Let It Settle

The recent form makes for tough reading. Over the last six races, the best result was a second-place finish, but that has been followed by finishes of 11th, 14th, 12th, 13th, and 14th — a run of results that suggests the horse is currently struggling to land a blow at whatever level it is competing. With a win rate of zero from ten races, patience is clearly being tested.

What works in Let It Settle's favour is the yard behind it. Gavin Cromwell, based in Navan, Co. Meath, has sent out 96 winners already this season — that is a serious operation, not a small stable hoping to stumble across a result. Cromwell is a trainer who knows how to place a horse and find the right opportunity, so the fact that this team has persisted with Let It Settle across ten races suggests they still believe there is a winning day somewhere ahead. It raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping the horse active and looking for that breakthrough. Whether the horse can repay that faith is the question. For now, it remains one for the watching brief rather than the betting slip.