Gortmore Lady

Her most recent six races paint a mixed picture. A fifth-place finish last time out was flanked by a second place and a fourth place, suggesting she remains in the ballpark of competitive handicap racing but is struggling to convert chances into wins. With E Walsh in the saddle for 13 of her 25 races, they have never combined for a victory together, though the jockey has had better luck on other horses in the yard.

Gortmore Lady races for trainer Ciaran Murphy's Mullingar yard, which has been productive this season with 18 winners to its name. That context matters: the stable is clearly capable of getting horses to the line first, which makes Gortmore Lady's winless record a puzzle rather than a reflection of poor training. At six years old and still racing actively, she is past the point where improvement is likely to be dramatic, but her frame record suggests she remains competitive at her current level. She may never wear the winner's garland, but she is clearly a fighter — the kind of horse that pays her way through consistency rather than flashy success.