He's Tailor Made

That said, there are reasons not to write him off entirely. He runs out of Adrian Wintle's yard in Westbury-On-Severn, Gloucestershire, and that stable is in decent form right now — 30 winners on the board this season, which is the kind of momentum that suggests the team know what they're doing. A horse in a yard firing on all cylinders at least has good people around him.

At 5 years old, He's Tailor Made isn't a youngster still finding his legs, which means the patience required from his the yard has its limits. His most recent run was just yesterday, so whatever conclusions the yard drew from that effort, they're forming plans quickly. Whether those plans involve a change of tactics, a different type of race, or simply more time, only they know. For now, he remains a horse in search of his first win — and racing does occasionally reward that kind of persistence.