Look at those last six results and there are signs of life buried in there. A second place finish stands out as the clear highlight, and a fourth and a sixth show the horse has at least been competitive in patches, even if the big days have been hard to come by. The most recent run came just yesterday, so this is a horse very much in the thick of its season rather than one being carefully managed from a distance.
Calabrian Soldato has run four times at Class 6 level — the entry-level tier of British racing — without winning any of them. That is a concern, because Class 6 is where horses go to find opportunities, and not converting at that level means the margin between this horse and a win is tighter than most would like. That said, zero from four is not a sample size that tells the whole story, and one placed finish suggests there have been moments where victory was at least within sight.
The yard behind the horse is Lemos De Souza, operating out of Newmarket — one of the most famous training centres in the world, a town where serious racing is taken seriously. The operation has sent out 17 winners already this season, which shows this is a functioning, productive yard capable of producing results. The infrastructure and knowhow are clearly there. Whether Calabrian Soldato can take advantage of that remains the open question, but being in a winning yard at least means the horse has every opportunity to find its moment.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 3 Dec | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 second | 18 Dec | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Feb | 0% |
| Leicester Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 13 Apr | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 27 Jan | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 24 May | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 Feb | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 28 Apr | 0% |