Warm In Gorey

The telling detail in his recent form is the stretch without a win. His last six outings have yielded three third-place finishes and three sixth-place finishes, which suggests a horse still capable of mixing with decent company but no longer at the sharp end. He was last in the winner's enclosure over six months ago, and he raced just a day before this profile was written, meaning he remains actively campaigned by trainer P J Rothwell's yard in County Wicklow. Rothwell has sent out 35 winners this season, so the yard is working well enough.

Warm In Gorey is most often partnered with jockey Tiernan Power Roche, though their record together — one win from ten races — reflects the horse's general struggle to find the frame. This is a horse for whom a place is often a good day's work, and a win is cause for genuine celebration. He is the kind of competitor who gives his the yard regular days out without ever quite suggesting he will hit the big time, but that consistency and durability have their own kind of value in racing.