Gaoithe Glory

The recent form figures of 5-5-4-9-9-5 are a fairly honest summary of where Gaoithe Glory sits in the pecking order — competitive enough to finish in the top half of the field on a good day, but not yet threatening the winners' enclosure. The fourth-place finish stands out as the closest brush with a better result, though even that left the horse a step short. Jockey Calum Hogan has been in the saddle for six of those runs and is still waiting for his first win aboard the horse, a partnership yet to click into gear.

Trainer E McNamara, based in Rathkeale, County Limerick, is clearly a capable operator — 22 winners sent out this season is a solid return that suggests the yard knows how to get a horse ready to perform. The question is whether McNamara can find the right opportunity to finally unlock something in Gaoithe Glory. Having raced just one day ago, the horse is in active training and presumably the team has not given up on the search. Sometimes a horse simply needs that one race to fall perfectly — the right field, the right conditions, the right day. Gaoithe Glory is still waiting for its.