Forever And A Day

The recent form figures tell a familiar story of inconsistency. A third place and a second show there is some ability here — this is not a horse that is simply making up the numbers — but those encouraging runs are sandwiched between finishes of sixth and seventh, which makes it hard to pin down what the best version of Forever And A Day actually looks like. Racing just one day ago, it is clearly a horse in active campaign, and the team will be hoping that consistency comes with time.

Peter Maher trains from Donore in Co Kildare, and it has been a modest season for the yard — just one winner sent out so far. That context matters: this is not a powerhouse operation firing on all cylinders, and Forever And A Day is unlikely to be the horse that turns the tide on its own. Still, small yards have their moments, and a horse with placed form is at least in the conversation when the right race comes along. The question is whether that race arrives before patience runs out.