Steal A Glance

The recent form makes for interesting reading. The number "2" at the end of that sequence shows a runner-up finish early on, and the "3" at the front of it — the most recent run, just yesterday — means Steal A Glance came home third last time out. In between, there are two unplaced efforts, so the picture is uneven: flashes of promise, gaps of disappointment, and no win yet to pull it all together.

What does give the horse some credibility is the operation behind it. Anthony Honeyball trains out of Mosterton in Dorset, and his yard has sent out 51 winners already this season — that is a serious number, and it tells you this is not a small or struggling operation. Honeyball knows how to get horses to the track in winning form, which means Steal A Glance is in capable hands even if results haven't clicked yet. When a trainer of that productivity keeps running a horse, it usually means they believe there is a win in there somewhere. The question is just when and where it arrives.