What makes the situation a little surprising is where Snowballs is trained. W McCreery's yard in Rathbride, Co Kildare has sent out 19 winners already this season, which tells you this is a competent and active operation — not a small stable struggling to find its feet. When a yard is firing in winners at that rate, a horse sitting on 0 from 12 tends to stand out, and not in a flattering way. That said, McCreery clearly keeps faith with Snowballs — the horse raced just one day ago, so the yard are still trying.
The one silver lining is that solitary place finish, which at least confirms Snowballs is capable of running a race worth noticing, even if only briefly. Whether there is a win somewhere down the line is genuinely hard to say. Twelve races is a fair-sized sample, and the pattern so far hasn't been one of near-misses. It has been one of finishing in the pack. For now, Snowballs remains one of those horses that keeps turning up without quite delivering — the kind of puzzle trainers keep trying to solve.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 24 Jun | 0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 17 Jul | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 May | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Aug | 0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 Jul | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 22 Oct | 0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 1 Oct | 0% |