Assassins Lullaby

The most recent form shows a fifth, a missed race, and a third, reading back from today. That third-place finish is the one to hold onto — it means Assassins Lullaby has been close enough to smell the finish line, even if the winning post has stayed out of reach. It raced just yesterday, so this is a horse that is active and in the mix right now, not one coasting through the twilight of a long career.

Nine is an age when plenty of horses have long since been retired to a field somewhere, so the fact that Assassins Lullaby is still running and still placing suggests there is enough ability — and enough soundness — to keep the yard sending it out. Whether a first win comes soon is the open question, but the recent placed effort gives genuine reason to watch this space.