The recent form makes for mixed reading. A second and a fourth in the last six races suggest there is something there, but a ninth earlier in that sequence is the kind of run that raises questions about consistency. At Class 5 level — the entry point of competitive racing — Storm The Dug has had four chances and converted none of them, which means it has yet to prove it can win even at the most accessible level of the sport.
What does work in this horse's favour is the team behind it. Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore, based up in Milnathort in Perth and Kinross, have sent out 49 winners already this season — that is a yard in form, clearly doing something right. Good horses tend to come from good stables, and having trainers who know how to get horses winning is no small thing when you are still chasing that elusive first victory. Storm The Dug raced just yesterday, so it is very much in the thick of its campaign right now, with the yard clearly keen to keep it busy and find the right opportunity.
The question hanging over this horse is straightforward: can it translate those placed efforts into an actual win? Three places from 12 races means it has been competitive enough to finish in the top three, but competitive and victorious are very different things in racing. At some point a horse either finds a way to win or it does not, and Storm The Dug is at the stage where that answer needs to start becoming clearer.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh Sharp |
5 | 2 thirds, 3 other | 20 Mar | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
4 | 4 other | 10 Jan | 0% |
| Kelso Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 28 Feb | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 23 Apr | 0% |