The partnership with amateur rider Mr Ben Sutton has had five chances to click, and none of them have produced a win. That is a winless record across the board, and at this stage it is hard to point to a run where things looked like they were about to change. The horse typically lines up in Class 4 races — a level below the big occasions, broadly the kind of race designed for horses of modest ability — and has not won in three attempts at that level either.
On the positive side, Northanger Abbey is trained by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White, a yard based in Bilbrook, Somerset, that has sent out 37 winners this season. That is a productive operation, which suggests the horse is getting every opportunity to find its feet. With six races still ahead of it in terms of experience, there is time yet — but right now, Northanger Abbey is one of those horses that keeps turning up without quite delivering.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 8 Mar | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Nov | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 10 Dec | 0% |
| Huntingdon Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Jan | 0% |
| Fontwell Park Tight |
1 | 1 other | 8 Apr | 0% |