Pedro The Poet

His most recent run came just a day ago, and the pattern of his last six races shows some glimpses of competence mixed with inconsistency. He finished 3rd, then 2nd, then 4th, then 6th, before two absences. That second-place finish suggests he still has moments where he's close to the action, but the 6th place and the long gap before that tells you form has been patchy. Without a win to his name, Pedro The Poet sits at the margins of racing — the kind of horse that the yard keep campaigning partly from hope and partly from habit. Trainer Nicky Richards, based at Greystoke in Cumbria, has had a productive season with 39 winners sent out from the yard, so the support is there to keep trying. For now, though, Pedro The Poet remains a horse still searching for that elusive breakthrough.