The recent form tells a mixed story. A third-place finish earlier in the sequence is the obvious highlight, the one time Lauderdale King ran into a competitive spot and delivered something to shout about. Since then, the numbers have gone the wrong way — an eleventh, a tenth, and most recently a fourth suggest a horse that is inconsistent rather than hopeless, capable of running respectably but not yet stringing things together.
What does offer some encouragement is the yard behind it. Andrew Slattery, based in Thurles in County Tipperary, has sent out 62 winners already this season — a serious number that marks him out as a trainer with a strong, busy operation. When a yard is producing winners at that rate, it tends to mean the horses in it are being placed and prepared well. Lauderdale King may not have justified the faith yet, but it is not sitting in an obscure corner of a struggling stable. It raced just yesterday, which suggests the team still sees a race worth winning somewhere in the near future.
For now, Lauderdale King is a work in progress — a horse whose best performance came and went without turning into a habit. The one place from five races is thin return, but it proves the ability is somewhere in there. The question is whether it can find it again, and soon.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 12 Jun | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 19 May | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 May | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 Apr | 0% |