Thirsty Work

The form figures tell a familiar story for a horse stuck in this position: mostly mid-field finishes, with positions ranging from tenth to fifteenth across the last six races. There have been no wins in that stretch, which now spans the entire recent campaign. Trainer Oliver McKiernan's yard at Rathcoole has had a respectable season — six winners sent out so far — but Thirsty Work has not been the source of any of them. What this horse needs is to find a race suited to its ability, or perhaps a slight drop in standard, to finally break through. For now, it remains a work in progress: still racing, still trying, but still waiting for that first victory to justify the effort being put in.