Recent form shows some consistency of a sort: in the last six races, May Encounter has finished 6th, 4th, 7th, 4th, 6th, and 5th. There is a pattern here, and it is not an encouraging one. The horse is regularly trailing the main bunch without being close to contention. It was last at the races just a day ago, which means the yard are still looking for that elusive first win, but the evidence suggests they may be searching for quite some time yet.
Nicola Currie is May Encounter's most frequent jockey, with five rides on the horse and no winners between them. Henry Candy trains the horse from his stable at Kingston Warren in Oxfordshire, a yard that has managed eight winners this season — so Candy's team clearly knows how to get horses past the post, even if this particular horse remains stuck in the shadows. For a horse at this level of racing, three years without a win is a long stretch, and the recent pattern of mid-field finishes suggests May Encounter has settled into a role as a bit-part runner rather than a genuine contender.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 4 Jul | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 16 May | 0% |
| Salisbury Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 25 Jul | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 13 Aug | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 3 Jun | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 Sep | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Oct | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Apr | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 12 Sep | 0% |