Maryland Star

Trained by Dean Ivory at Radlett in Hertfordshire, Maryland Star runs for a yard that has had a decent season, with seven winners sent out so far. The horse typically competes in lower-tier races, though it has not found the winning formula there either — zero wins from three attempts at that level. The recent form shows effort without breakthrough results: a third, then eighth, twelfth, fifth, seventh, and ninth in the last six races. It is the kind of pattern you see with a young horse gaining experience, running well enough to stay competitive but not yet quite making the jump to the winner's enclosure. For now, Maryland Star remains a work in progress.