Hathaways Cottage

The most recent runs tell a familiar story. A ninth-place finish sandwiched between unplaced efforts, and a fourth place that represents the closest Hathaways Cottage has come to troubling the winner. That fourth is worth noting — it shows the horse is capable of competing — but it has not been built upon.

Hathaways Cottage is trained by D M Christie, operating out of a small yard in Derrylin, County Fermanagh. With just one winner on the board this season, this is a modest operation, and expectations here are likely measured accordingly. The fact that Hathaways Cottage raced just one day ago shows the team are keeping the horse active and looking for opportunities, which at least suggests belief that a better day could still come. Whether this horse ever finds the front at the finish line remains to be seen.