What keeps the story interesting is the yard behind the horse. Anthony Honeyball operates out of Mosterton in Dorset, and his team has sent out 51 winners already this season — that is a yard in serious form, the kind of operation that knows how to get a horse ready to win. When a trainer is firing in results at that rate, you tend to trust that any horse still in the string has a role to play. Crest Of Arms raced just a day ago, so it is very much an active story with more chapters still to come.
The pulled-up run in the sequence is the one question mark hanging over things — it suggests at least one day where something wasn't right, whether that was the conditions, the distance, or just an off day. But horses train through those moments, and with a placed finish already on the card, there is a foundation to build from. For a horse yet to win, the next race will tell us a lot.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 24 Mar | 0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Nov | 0% |
| Hexham Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 2 May | 0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 Jan | 0% |