Private Larry

What stands out in his recent work is the wild swings. Over his last six outings, he has been sixth, third, first, then eighth and thirteenth. That third-place finish and the win show he can run well on his day, but the eighth and thirteenth suggest things fall apart just as quickly. Racing just a day ago keeps him in the conversation as an active competitor, though his trainer Alan McIntyre, who runs a modest yard at Clifden in Kilkenny, will be hoping the next outing brings a return to something closer to his victory at Bellewstown rather than the bottom-of-the-field efforts that have marked too much of his recent racing. It is the pattern of a horse who needs to find another level to become genuinely interesting.