Northern Tempest

What's encouraging is that Northern Tempest is with Michael Dods, a trainer at Piercebridge in County Durham whose yard is in good form this season with 43 winners already. That suggests the horse is in a stable with the nous to find the right race and the right conditions. The real question is whether Northern Tempest will find its feet at a suitable level, or whether it has reached the limit of what it can achieve. At three years old, there is still time, but after ten attempts without a win—though it has managed one place—the window for a horse to prove itself is starting to narrow. The next few races will be crucial in determining whether this is a horse that will eventually find the winner's circle or whether it has already shown us the best it can do.