Somersby Roost

Recent form has been patchy. In the last six runs, Somersby Roost finished eighth, then twelfth, followed by a top-3 finish in the third-most-recent race, but then returned to finishing tenth most recently, just a day ago. The horse is still actively racing despite the lean spell, which suggests Oliver McKiernan's Rathcoole yard believes there is a chance of another win coming. Phillip Enright has been the regular rider—they have teamed up eight times, producing one win together at a rate of roughly 1 in 8, slightly better than the horse's overall record but still not encouraging odds. McKiernan's yard has produced six winners already this season, so the trainer is not without success elsewhere in the string, though Somersby Roost has not been the source of much of that success.

This is a horse that has shown it can win but does so rarely. The long absence from the winner's circle since May will weigh on the yard' minds, and without a clear pattern of improvement in recent weeks, Somersby Roost remains a modest performer who will need a turn in the form cycle before becoming a reliable proposition.