Mapa

The recent form paints a picture of a horse still very much in the mix: a sixth-place finish was followed by a tenth, then a sixth again, with an eleventh and eighth in the run before that. These are the results of a horse that belongs in races but is being found out with regularity. Ridden most often by Robbie Colgan—13 races together without a win—Mapa has not managed a success in its last six outings either, a stretch that underlines the hard ceiling this horse has hit. Trained by Sheila Lavery from Summerhill in County Meath, the yard is a modest operation, having sent out just three winners across the entire season, which provides useful context for the level of competition Mapa faces day in and day out. The horse was active as recently as a day ago, so the yard are still testing it regularly in search of that breakthrough moment that may never come.