Lairy Mary

The bare numbers tell a story of a horse who is still learning the game. With just the one win from eight races, she is winning roughly 1 in every 8 attempts. But what is worth noting is her recent form line: after a sixth-place finish in her last outing three months ago, she has bounced back with a second, then a fourth, suggesting that some consistency is starting to emerge. She belongs to a yard in fine form — Tim Easterby has sent out 128 winners this season — and while Lairy Mary herself has not yet found the winner's enclosure again since Beverley, the fact that she is still being asked to race regularly and is picking up places tells you the trainer believes there is more to come from her. For a young horse still figuring out what racing is all about, that is not an unusual position to be in.