Shadow Of The Moon

What's striking about her record is the consistency of effort. Three places alongside that one win means she's finishing in the frame roughly one race in every two outings, which is respectable for a horse at her level. But the gap between her last win (12 months ago) and now is long enough to matter. Her recent form has been mixed—a string of mid-field efforts mixed with that second-place run—which is typical of a horse who finds certain conditions or race shapes easier than others. John James Feane's Curragh yard has saddled eight winners this season, so Shadow Of The Moon isn't without support, and the fact that he's still racing regularly suggests the trainer believes there's more to come from him.

At four years old with one win under her belt, this is a horse in her prime years. Whether he'll find another winning opportunity depends on whether Feane can pitch him into a race that suits his strengths—perhaps back at Down Royal, the one track where he's delivered. For now, she's a hard-knocking type quietly grinding away, the kind of horse who makes up the backbone of racing without grabbing headlines.