Running Point

The recent form makes for interesting reading. A third and a second in there suggest Running Point has genuine ability, but the bookending efforts — including an eighth most recently — show the inconsistency that is pretty typical of a young horse still finding its feet. It raced just yesterday, so it is clearly being kept busy, and that kind of active campaign often tells you a trainer is trying to find the right opportunity rather than sitting on the horse and waiting.

That trainer is Jarlath P Fahey, operating out of Monasterevin in County Kildare. The yard has turned out three winners already this season, which tells you this is not a large powerhouse operation flooding the entries — every race entry tends to be a considered one. Fahey will know exactly where Running Point fits and will be hunting for the race that finally lets it get its head in front. With a second place already on the card, the talent is there. It just needs the stars to align.