What makes this particularly hard to spin is the level at which it is happening. Class 5 is the bottom rung of British racing — these are the races designed to give horses exactly like Titus Thor a fighting chance. And yet in three attempts at that level, the record reads zero wins from three, with nothing in the placings column either. When a horse cannot get competitive at the easiest grade available, there are not many places left to go.
Malcolm Saunders, who trains Titus Thor, has had 2 winners out on track this season, so the yard is capable of getting a horse ready to win. Titus Thor, for now, is not one of them. The horse did race just one day ago, so it is clearly fit and active — this is not a horse that has been quietly shelved. It keeps turning up, which at least suggests the team still believe something might click. At six, it is not ancient, but it is not a youngster with years of development ahead either. Time, like the finishing line, has a habit of arriving sooner than you expect.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 3 Nov | 0% |
| Bath Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 22 May | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 25 Nov | 0% |