The five-year-old has placed twice from three races, meaning he's finished in the money in two out of three attempts without yet converting that into a victory. That's not unusual for a horse still finding his feet at this stage — sometimes it takes a few runs before everything clicks. His recent form reads 5-3-3, which shows a horse improving in its finishes, moving closer to the front with each race. Whether that trend continues is the real question.
What does add genuine intrigue is who has him. Gordon Elliott's operation at Longwood in Co. Meath is one of the most powerful yards in Ireland, and this season alone they've sent out 209 winners — a number that reflects a machine-like level of organisation and talent. When a stable of that size and quality keeps running a horse, it's usually because they see something worth persevering with. Elliott doesn't need to fill his racecard with horses going nowhere. Lemmy Caution being in that string means someone at Longwood thinks there's a race to be won here.
He's had 54 days off since his last run, which is a meaningful pause — long enough to freshen up, short enough to suggest this isn't a horse being patched back together. It reads like a deliberate reset, the kind of break a good yard gives a horse when they want it to come back sharper.
No wins yet, but the pieces aren't entirely absent. A horse getting closer each time, trained by one of the best in the business, returning after a considered break — that's at least a story worth watching the next chapter of.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 3 Feb | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Nov | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 28 Dec | 0% |