What is encouraging is the trajectory. His last four results, reading from most recent to earliest, go 2nd, 4th, 6th, 4th — which looks a little messy at first glance, but that runner-up finish is the most recent of the lot, suggesting he ran his best race last time out. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much in the thick of his season right now.
He is trained by James Fanshawe at Newmarket, one of the most famous training centres in the world, where the wide gallops and flat terrain have shaped champions for centuries. Fanshawe is having a productive season — 44 winners already from his yard is a serious tally, the kind of output that puts you near the sharp end of the trainers' standings. Being trained by someone in that kind of form matters. A yard firing out winners at that rate tends to be placing its horses well, and a three-year-old still searching for that first win is exactly the kind of project a confident, in-form trainer can unlock. The step up to a first victory might not be far away.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 30 Mar | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 4 Oct | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 23 May | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Oct | 0% |