Karmacy

The finishing positions tell a consistent story: 8th, 7th, 8th, 8th, 7th. There is no dramatic collapse or promising near-miss hiding in there — just a horse that has settled into the lower reaches of each field and stayed there. At the level Karmacy typically competes at, Class 5, which is roughly the entry level of British racing, it has gone 0 from 3 without so much as a placed finish. That is the division where horses are expected to find their feet, and so far Karmacy has not managed to do that.

The yard behind the horse is trained by Andrew J Martin at Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire, a team that has sent out five winners this season — so they are clearly capable of getting horses to win. Karmacy raced as recently as yesterday, which suggests the yard are still actively searching for the right opportunity. At three years old there is still time to find a race that suits, but the current record offers little to build on.