What's encouraging is the direction of travel. Reading the recent form from oldest to newest — fifth, third, sixth, seventh — it's not a clean upward curve, and that last run a single day ago finished seventh, so there's work to do. But finishing third in only four career races shows there is genuine ability in there somewhere, and at three years old, there is plenty of time to find the right opportunity.
Aurelune is trained by the father-and-son partnership of Richard and Peter Fahey at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, one of the sport's reliable northern yards. With 9 winners already on the board this season, the team clearly knows how to get horses to perform, which is a reasonable reason for quiet optimism. When a yard is in that kind of form, they tend to have a good feel for when and where to place a horse — and finding the right race for Aurelune will be the key to unlocking that first win.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 31 Jan | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 May | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 15 Apr | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 23 Mar | 0% |