Walkingtheline

The recent form figures — 5, 4, 6, 3, 4 — paint a picture of a horse that sits in the middle of the pack more often than not. That third-place finish stands out as the highlight, a reminder that on its day Walkingtheline can put in a performance worth watching. But the six and the five in that sequence show it can also have days where nothing clicks. Consistency has been the missing ingredient.

Competing at Class 5 — the entry-level tier of British racing, where horses of a similar modest level are matched against each other — Walkingtheline has raced three times at that level without winning. At a point in a horse's career where you would hope to see wins starting to accumulate, the blank record is a challenge for the trainer to solve. Having raced just yesterday, this is very much a horse still in the thick of its campaign, and there is time yet for the picture to change.