Lightning Glory

The good news is recent effort. In the last six races, Lightning Glory has finished in the money five times — second place twice, third once, and fourth once — which suggests the horse is knocking on the door. That fourth-place finish came just yesterday, so there's no ring rust here; the horse is actively racing and working with trainers Simon and Ed Crisford, whose Newmarket yard has saddled 78 winners already this season. That kind of fire-power behind the horse counts for something. The question now is whether Lightning Glory can take another step up and turn these placings into victories. The window for 3-year-olds to establish themselves at the track is closing fast, so the next few weeks will tell us whether the Newmarket success in August was the start of something or just a flash.