Her recent form reads 2-6-4-4-4-13, which tells an interesting story. Reading from back to front, she was once finishing a distant thirteenth, but she has gradually pulled herself closer to the front — running fourth three times in a row before finishing sixth, and then, most recently, running second. That runner-up finish is genuinely encouraging. It means she crossed the line ahead of every other horse in the race except one, which is the closest she has come to a breakthrough moment. She raced just a day ago, so that second place is fresh.
Jockey Cam Hardie has been aboard for six of those eleven races and is yet to steer her to a victory, but the partnership has clearly been building through the same sequence of improving runs. Trainer Antony Brittain, based at Warthill in North Yorkshire, is having a productive season — 23 winners sent out so far — so the yard clearly knows how to get horses to win. Princess Vivi has simply not managed to get there yet. Whether that second place yesterday is the turning point, or just the closest she gets, is the question her the yard will be asking themselves right now.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 11 May | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 27 Aug | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 10 Mar | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jul | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 8 Aug | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 27 May | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Jul | 0% |