Houstonn

Where Houstonn shows his most promise is at the middle distances—races over a mile and three furlongs to a mile and four furlongs—where he has won one from eleven attempts. That narrow success rate, around 9%, hints that these distances suit him better than anything else, yet he still struggles to convert those occasions into regular victories. When stepped up to Class 2 company—one of the top levels of racing—he has managed nothing from five attempts, suggesting he finds the strongest opposition beyond him. His trainers, Tony Culhane and Stella Barclay at their Garstang yard in Lancashire, have built a quietly productive operation this season with six winners, but Houstonn remains one of their tougher puzzles. Currently active and last seen in the last day, he continues to seek a second career win that would ease the long drought since that Windsor day over two years ago.