That Redcar win is the defining moment on the CV so far. It arrived 14 months ago, and nothing since has matched it — the recent form of 8th, 11th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd tells a story of a horse that flirts with the frame without quite landing the knockout blow. The back-to-back runner-up finishes are both encouraging and a little maddening, depending on your perspective. This is a horse that clearly knows what it is doing, it just hasn't found the right moment to do it again.
The Easterby stable is no backroom operation — 128 winners this season alone signals a yard that is producing results at serious volume, and having your horse trained there means it is in organised, experienced hands. Regular jockey David Allan has been aboard for 5 of those 8 races, winning once together, which works out at roughly 1 in every 5 rides — a perfectly respectable partnership that has not yet clicked back into gear since Redcar.
At Class 4 level — the sort of competitive but not elite races that make up the backbone of the British racing calendar — Bleep Test has won 1 from 3, which is actually a solid 33%, or 1 in every 3 attempts at that grade. That suggests the level is right; the horse belongs there and can win there. The overall career record of 1 win from 8 races, roughly 1 in 8, sounds modest, but strip away the poorer runs and this is a horse that tends to be involved rather than simply making up the numbers. With a race just yesterday, it is clearly fit and active. The next win may be closer than the recent form suggests.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcar Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 second | 27 May | 50% |
| York Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 27 Jun | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 22 Jun | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 17 Jul | 0% |