Granville Street

The story here is the long drought. Both victories came within six weeks of each other in the summer of 2023: first at Galway on 3 August, then at Kilbeggan just over a month later on 8 September. Since that September win, Granville Street has raced 18 times without another victory. That is a long stretch for any horse, and yet the trainer keeps finding races for it, suggesting there is still something to work with. In the last six runs, it has finished second twice and third twice, which indicates it remains competitive at whatever level it is being asked to race. Yesterday's second-place finish shows it is still capable of running close to the money. Whether Granville Street is being preserved for a specific opportunity or is simply a consistent middle-of-the-road performer waiting for form to click again is hard to say, but Murphy's yard has been productive this season with 18 winners, so the stable is clearly functioning well.