Schrodinger's Cat

What's particularly telling is how the horse performs at the highest level it's been asked to race. In three attempts at Class 4 races—the upper tier of competition where serious horses are supposed to thrive—Schrodinger's Cat has won zero times. It's a stark contrast to those two Redcar wins, which came at lower grades where the opposition was weaker. This suggests the horse has found a ceiling, and it may have hit it some time ago.

Grant Tuer's yard at Birkby has had a decent season with 29 winners, so the trainer isn't without form. But even a competent yard can't make a horse faster than it is. At this point, Schrodinger's Cat looks like a horse that has shown just enough ability to stay in work—it's won races, it finishes in the money often enough to keep the yard interested—but not nearly enough to suggest better days are coming. It was last out just a day ago, and you have to wonder whether the horse is being kept active in hope of finding another soft race, or whether there's genuine belief that form will turn around.