Cordal Boy

Trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy out of Athea in County Limerick, Cordal Boy is part of a yard that has been in decent form this season, sending out 15 winners. That context is worth noting — McCarthy clearly knows how to get horses winning, which suggests Cordal Boy's time may simply not have arrived yet, or that the yard are still searching for the right opportunity to unlock him. His most recent form figures show a third-place finish a few runs back, which is at least a sign of life, and he raced just yesterday, so he is very much an active project rather than a forgotten one.

For now, Cordal Boy is the kind of horse you watch with cautious interest rather than confident expectation — zero wins from 10 races is a challenge to overcome, but yards with 15 winners on the board do not tend to run horses without a plan.