Glendower

The recent form makes for uncomfortable reading. In its last six races, Glendower's finishing positions read 8th, 15th, 6th, 12th, 11th, and then a more encouraging 3rd most recently. That latest placing, at least, suggests there may still be a race to be won somewhere, though the performances before it — including a 15th — will have raised questions in the yard about where exactly that opportunity might come from. It raced just one day ago, so it is very much an active campaign.

Trained by Eoin Doyle out of Mooncoin in County Kilkenny, Glendower competes at Class 4 level — the middle tier of British racing, a long way from the top but competitive enough. Doyle's yard has sent out two winners this season, so the horses are capable of getting their heads in front. At Class 4 specifically, Glendower has tried five times and drawn a blank on every occasion. At some point, the yard — sorry, the team — will need to decide whether a drop in grade might finally unlock that elusive first win, or whether Glendower is simply one of those horses that contributes without ever quite getting over the line.