The recent form makes for sobering reading. Working back from yesterday's run, the finishing positions read 10, a blank, 15, 13, 11, and 19 — a sequence that shows a horse that has not seriously threatened the front of a race in some time. That blank in the sequence means a non-completion at some point, which adds another unwanted chapter to an already difficult run of results. The one place finish on record is genuinely the brightest moment of a career that has otherwise failed to deliver.
James M Barcoe trains the horse out of Gowran in County Kilkenny, and it is worth noting that the yard is not short of form — seven winners on the board this season suggests this is a competent operation. That makes Your Out Of Line something of an outlier within the team, a horse that has not yet found a way to repay the faith being placed in it.
Whether there is a race out there that suits this horse well enough to change the story remains to be seen. What is clear is that, right now, Your Out Of Line is a horse whose the yard will need patience — and probably a little luck.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 15 Apr | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 15 Mar | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 18 Feb | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 9 May | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 30 May | 0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 11 May | 0% |