McCain, who operates out of Cholmondeley in Cheshire and has sent out 55 winners already this season, describes Mr Mojo Risin as "enormously tall" and "a big, raw horse who jumps like a buck." That phrase matters. A horse who jumps naturally and freely is one whose best days are almost certainly over fences, not on the flat, and McCain clearly sees a jumping career ahead of this six-year-old. His one placing — a second — from four races suggests he has the ability to get competitive; he just hasn't quite put it all together yet.
What's also interesting is a snippet from earlier in his career. On his first try at Catterick, he looked like he was cruising to an easy win — until the track's famously uneven, undulating surface caught him out. That detail is telling. It wasn't fitness or ability that beat him; it was inexperience meeting a tricky piece of ground. A horse undone by bumps and dips at Catterick is often one who simply needs more racing to sharpen up, and with a trainer like McCain — who wins roughly 1 in every 6 races he saddles this season — the opportunities will come.
Mr Mojo Risin is, by his own trainer's admission, a horse who "finds life quite simple." That sounds like a compliment, and it probably is — an uncomplicated,
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 6 Dec | 0% |
| Bangor-on-Dee Sharp |
1 | 1 second | 16 May | 0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 2 Apr | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 17 Dec | 0% |