Highbury See See

The horse broke through for its first win at Gowran Park in June before adding a second at The Curragh four months later. Since then, however, nothing. Its last six runs have brought a mixture of close calls and disappointment: ninth place, then third, eleventh, fourth, and tenth most recently. It raced just yesterday, which means the yard is keeping it active and looking for another opening. Andrew Slattery, who trains the horse at Thurles in County Tipperary, has been sending out winners at a decent clip this season — 62 of them — so there is clear ability in the yard. Slattery also rides the horse regularly, combining the roles of trainer and jockey; in their eight outings together they have won once, matching the horse's overall win rate of 12 per cent.

At four years old with two wins to its name, Highbury See See sits at that crossroads many racehorses reach: capable enough to have tasted victory, but caught in a run of form that suggests finding another winner will take patience and perhaps the right race at the right time. The recent activity suggests the team believes another opportunity is coming.