The recent form makes for interesting reading: in its last five races the finishes read 5, 2, 2, 2, 3 (working back from the most recent). That run of four placings in a row is genuinely encouraging. This isn't a horse drifting to the back of the field; it is a horse that keeps turning up, keeps finding something, and keeps getting beaten by frustratingly small margins. At some point, the pieces tend to click into place for horses like this — the question is simply when.
Lyrics Of Life is trained by Brian Meehan at his Manton yard in Wiltshire, one of the more handsome training bases in the south of England. Meehan's team has sent out 13 winners already this season, which shows the yard is in good working order. Having a trainer who knows how to get horses to the line in form matters, and Lyrics Of Life raced as recently as yesterday, so the yard clearly feel the horse is in a good enough place to keep running. Whether the next outing is the one where everything finally goes right remains to be seen — but nothing in this record suggests it is beyond winning.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket Galloping |
3 | 2 seconds, 1 other | 15 Apr | 0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 5 Sep | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 1 May | 0% |