Trained by Henry Candy at Kingston Warren in Oxfordshire, Robert Anstruther is part of a yard that has sent out 9 winners this season, so the capability is clearly there. Candy is an experienced trainer with a long track record, and the fact that the horse keeps getting entries suggests the team still believes there is a race to be won somewhere down the line. Most of its racing has come at Class 4 level — the kind of mid-tier, bread-and-butter racing that makes up the bulk of the British season — where it has gone winless in 3 attempts. Racing here just one day ago, it remains an active runner.
The most telling detail is that finishing position of fourth, which has appeared three times already. Fourth is the cruellest place in racing — close enough to matter, but not close enough to count. Whether Robert Anstruther is a horse that needs more time, a different type of ground, or simply a smaller field to find daylight in, only more racing will tell.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 24 Jul | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 19 Sep | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 28 Jun | 0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Aug | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 27 Apr | 0% |