What is worth noting is that Clear Above raced just yesterday, so this is very much a horse in the middle of its season rather than one being readied or rested. That kind of active campaign, especially at three years old, can be exactly the period where things start to click — horses this age are still developing, and a yard that keeps running one suggests they see enough to keep trying.
The training operation behind Clear Above is Richard and Peter Fahey, a father-and-son yard based at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire. With nine winners already on the board this season, the Faheys are clearly in form, which is always a useful backdrop for a horse still looking for its breakthrough. A team sending out winners regularly tends to have its horses tuned up and ready — and sooner or later, some of that momentum rubs off.
Clear Above has yet to win, and that is the honest truth of it. But a horse with two places from six races, trained by a yard in good shape, racing regularly at three years old — that is not a hopeless picture. It is more the portrait of a horse still working out how to win.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 23 Apr | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Apr | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 26 Jun | 0% |
| Ripon Sharp |
1 | 1 third | 8 May | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 29 May | 0% |