Walk On Son

The recent form makes for difficult reading. In the last six races where a finishing position was recorded, the best effort was a fourth, followed by an eighth and a ninth — a trend that points in the wrong direction. That said, Walk On Son is still active, having raced just one day ago, so this is very much a horse still in the thick of things.

At Class 4 level — which is roughly mid-table in British racing's pecking order — Walk On Son has run six times without winning. That is a record that will test the patience of any team, but it is worth noting that the yard behind this horse is far from short of confidence right now. Trained by Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore at their base in Milnathort in Perth and Kinross, Walk On Son is in the hands of an operation that has already sent out 49 winners this season. That is a yard firing on all cylinders, which means when the right opportunity comes along, Walk On Son should at least have every chance of being placed correctly to find it.

The honest truth is that 0 wins from 12 races is a hard stat to spin. But racing has a way of surprising people, and horses trained by a yard in this kind of form are rarely without a plan. Whether Walk On Son can finally break through remains the question — but the team around this horse clearly hasn't given up on finding the answer.