It's Not His Fault

His recent form tells a familiar story of a horse searching for that elusive first win. Most recently, just a day ago, he finished third in his latest outing—his best result in the current sequence of six races. Before that came a wider spread of results, with a 16th-place finish the poorest showing, and an 8th-place result among the more encouraging. The placing he has managed came somewhere in this recent run, offering a small proof that he belongs in the races he is entered for, even if victory continues to elude him.

McNamara's yard has had a productive season with 22 winners sent out already, so the trainer clearly knows how to get horses to the line first. For It's Not His Fault, the challenge remains finding his niche and breaking his duck. At five years old, he still has time, though the mounting pressure of a winless record can test both horse and the yard alike. The fact that he raced just yesterday shows he is still being given chances—which suggests the team believes there is a race in him yet to win.