The horse raced just a day ago, finishing eleventh in its most recent outing. Looking back over its last five attempts, the results tell a familiar story of a horse searching for form: a eleventh, followed by a fourteenth, sixth, ninth, and an unrecorded run before that. There's been no winning run anywhere in that sequence, and no clear upward trajectory either. The sixth-place finish is the highlight, but it's a thin silver lining in what has otherwise been a disappointing campaign.
Undertheinfluence races for trainer Noel C. Kelly, whose yard at Draperstown in County Derry has sent out fourteen winners this season. Kelly clearly knows how to train horses to win—that figure suggests a competitive operation—which leaves the question of whether this particular horse simply needs more time, or whether the level it's running at has moved beyond its capabilities. At five years old, it's not a young prospect anymore, and horses that haven't won by this stage often struggle to find their way into a winner's circle.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 | 1 other | 15 Jun | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Oct | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Downpatrick Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 22 May | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Jun | 0% |