The distance that suits him best tells an interesting story. Over a mile and one or two furlongs, he has won 1 from 8 races, which works out at 12% — wins roughly 1 in every 8 times at those trips. That is actually his strongest suit, and it suggests the team know what they are doing when they pitch him in at that range. He typically runs in Class 4 company, the middle tier of British racing, where he has won 1 from 7 races at around 14%, or roughly 1 in 7 — modest, but not out of place.
What makes his situation a little uncomfortable is that Newcastle win now sits 14 months in the past, and his last six results read 13th, 4th, 4th, 5th, 2nd, 9th — that is a sequence that shows flashes of promise without a finish to match. The second place is encouraging, and the string of fourths and fifths suggests he is running consistently without ever quite finding top gear. A 13th somewhere in that mix is the kind of result that makes you wince, but it is not the whole picture.
He is trained by J R Jenkins at Royston in Hertfordshire, a yard that has sent out 8 winners this season — a solid, workmanlike operation rather than a headline-grabbing one. Jenkins is not sending horses to Cheltenham or Royal Ascot, but he puts them in the right races, and Nordic Norm's February win at Newcastle proves the yard can find the right opportunity when the moment comes. Whether that moment comes again soon is the question — but he is active right now, and based on recent form, a place finish feels within reach even if a win requires everything to click.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
3 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 other | 18 Apr | 33.3% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 7 Feb | 0% |
| chelmsford | 2 | 1 second, 1 other | 7 Mar | 0% |
| York Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Apr | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Aug | 0% |