Lunario

The horse clearly has strong preferences about when it performs best. On dry or normal ground, Lunario wins at a striking rate — 3 wins from 9 races on fast, dry ground, and 2 wins from 6 on standard conditions. That works out to 1 win in every 3 races on its preferred surfaces, which is the kind of number that turns heads in any company. Wet or muddy ground tells a very different story, and anyone watching Lunario race would do well to check the forecast first.

The partnership with jockey Jack Dace — almost certainly no coincidence given the shared surname with trainer Luke Dace — has produced 2 wins from 11 races together, a win rate of around 1 in 5. That is a meaningful and productive combination, and the fact that they keep returning to each other suggests a trust that goes beyond simple availability.

The most recent win came at Sandown Park on 7 August 2025, which is now nine months ago, and the last six runs since then make for sobering reading: a win, followed by a seventh, a seventh, a fourth, an eighth, and a ninth at the most recent outing just yesterday. The form has trailed off noticeably. Lunario races most often at Class 4 level — solid, competitive racing without being among the very top tier — and has won 2 of its 9 races at that grade. Getting back into the winner's enclosure will require conditions to fall right, likely dry ground and a track that suits. The tools are clearly there. It is just a matter of everything clicking again.