What makes this worth watching rather than writing off is the context. Zohar only raced yesterday, meaning this is a horse right in the thick of its first season, still learning what racing is actually about. Two-year-olds are essentially teenagers being asked to perform under pressure in an unfamiliar environment, and some take longer than others to click. Three races is a very small sample — plenty of horses have looked similarly unimpressive at this stage before turning the corner entirely.
The trainer is Charlie Fellowes, who operates out of Newmarket — the historic heartland of British flat racing, where serious horses get serious preparation. Fellowes has sent out 21 winners already this season, which tells you this is a yard that knows how to get a horse ready to win. The fact that a stable operating at that level keeps running Zohar suggests they see something worth persevering with. Trainers do not keep entering horses out of sentiment — there are costs involved, and patience only stretches so far without reason.
For now, Zohar is a project rather than a performer. But the season is live, the trainer is in form, and the story is far from finished.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 May | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jun | 0% |