The overall numbers are modest — one win and four places from eleven races, a win rate of around 1 in every 11 outings — but the recent form tells a more complicated story. Looking at the last six runs in reverse order, Great has finished fourth, third, eleventh, sixth, third, and seventh. That third-place finish two races back shows there is still something to work with, but the horse has not got its head in front since Windsor, and that was over twelve months ago now. The eleventh-place finish lurking in the sequence is a concern too.
What is interesting here is the class level. Great has run five times in Class 4 company — the kind of races that sit squarely in the middle of the racing ladder — and has not won any of them. That is 0 from 5 at that level. The Windsor win came elsewhere, suggesting Great may have found its level in those Class 4 contests but is struggling to actually beat them.
Sam England trains the yard up in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, and it has been a productive season — 49 winners sent out, which is a genuinely healthy return for a northern stable. England clearly knows how to get horses winning, which gives some reason for optimism that Great's day might come again. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much an active project. At four years old, there is still time to find a race that fits.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Sharp |
2 | 1 win, 1 other | 26 Jul | 50% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 1 Oct | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 12 Jul | 0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 | 1 second | 13 Oct | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Apr | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 May | 0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 17 Apr | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 21 Mar | 0% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 21 Apr | 0% |