Hollywood Harmon

The recent form figures — 5-15-5-5-2-3 — are a decent summary of the whole story. That second place and third place suggest Hollywood Harmon can get involved when things go right, but the wide-margin finishes in between show how inconsistent the horse has been. Running five times at Class 5, which is the entry-level tier of British racing, and still not winning there is the kind of statistic that raises questions. These are the races specifically designed to give horses like this a fair chance, and so far Hollywood Harmon has not taken one.

Regular jockey Miss Pippa Brown has been aboard for five of those races together and has yet to get the horse into the winner's enclosure either. That is not necessarily a reflection on either of them — some partnerships just need one good day to click — but five attempts without a win does make you wonder whether the right combination of conditions has simply never come together. Hollywood Harmon raced just yesterday, so whatever comes next will not be far away, and at nine years old the window for finding that elusive first win is not getting any wider.