The recent form makes for sobering reading. Over the last six races, Ezra Cee has finished 11th, 11th, 11th, 7th, 6th, and 5th — a pattern that shows the horse is still in the mix and still trying, but rarely threatening. It raced only yesterday, which means Derek Shaw's yard at Sproxton in Leicestershire is keeping the five-year-old active and looking for an opportunity. When competing at the highest level it regularly attempts — Class 4 races — Ezra Cee has failed to win in five attempts, which suggests those races may be beyond its reach now.
What is remarkable is the gap between that one career win and everything else. For a horse to go nearly three years without winning, while still racing regularly, suggests a horse that the yard believe can compete but which struggles when it really matters. Ezra Cee is not being retired, and it is not being dropped to easier races — it is being run at the same level, race after race, in the hope that another opportunity might come. Whether it does is another question entirely.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
4 | 2 thirds, 2 other | 16 Aug | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 21 Sep | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 20 Nov | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 win | 25 May | 100% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Oct | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 other | 4 Dec | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Oct | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 27 Oct | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 31 Aug | 0% |