What makes this profile worth a second look is where the horse is trained. Ben Pauling's yard in Naunton, Gloucestershire, has sent out 91 winners this season — that is a serious operation, the kind of stable that knows how to get a horse ready to perform. Pauling isn't running a small outfit hoping for a bit of luck; this is a team that wins races regularly and in number. The fact that Lheur De Gloire hasn't troubled the scorers yet almost certainly means they are still searching for the right opportunity, the right conditions, or simply waiting for the penny to drop with a young horse who may need more time and experience than most.
Raced as recently as yesterday, so this is very much an active, ongoing story. At five years old, there is still time to find a race that suits, and yards like Pauling's don't tend to persevere with a horse unless they believe something is there. The current form figures don't make for pretty reading, but they are not the finished article either.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 14 Jan | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 May | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Mar | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 29 Nov | 0% |