Gloriola

Gloriola's record of 0 wins from 9 races puts it firmly in the learning category, the kind of horse that may eventually come good or may simply plateau as a mid-field runner. The trainer's yard has sent out seven winners already this season, so there is experience and form in the stable, but this particular animal has yet to deliver a breakthrough victory. With two places under its belt from nine attempts, Gloriola knows how to get close — which suggests there is something there worth persisting with — but the gap between placing and winning can be surprisingly wide in racing, and it remains to be seen whether this horse will eventually bridge it.