Nolan, whose yard in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford has sent out 25 winners this season, has made no secret of where he thinks I Am Lorenzo's real future lies — over fences. Speaking earlier in the season, he described the horse as "a big chaser in the making", the kind of comment that reframes everything you see from him right now. When a trainer says that, it means the hurdle campaign is essentially a long warm-up act. The horse is learning, filling out, and banking experience while his the yard wait for the moment to switch him to the job they believe suits him best.
His recent form — a win, two thirds, a second, and a couple of quieter runs mixed in — fits that narrative neatly. He is not disgracing himself, he is not tearing up the record books, but he keeps showing up near the front of the race often enough to suggest there is real ability there. Finishing in the top three in seven of nine races means he has been placed in roughly four out of every five runs — that is a horse who belongs in the races he enters, and who rarely runs a stinker. The Fairyhouse win was the confirmation moment, but if Nolan is right about what comes next, it may end up being a footnote compared to what I Am Lorenzo does once he gets a fence in front of him.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 1 Feb | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 15 Jan | 50% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 May | 0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 | 1 second | 27 Oct | 0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 6 Nov | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 17 Mar | 0% |