The recent form makes for interesting reading. Two of the last six runs have produced a place, including a runner-up finish, and the horse has avoided the back of the field often enough to suggest it belongs at this level. The two seventh-place finishes are the blips, but sandwiched around them are thirds and that second — so this is not a horse in freefall, just one that keeps finding a rival or two it cannot get past.
Superstorm races most often at Class 5, the entry-level tier of British racing, and has yet to win in four attempts there. That is the puzzling part. Class 5 is where horses are expected to find their feet and pick up a victory, and a horse with this much experience at that level without a win will start to raise questions about whether the right race has simply not come along yet, or whether winning is proving genuinely difficult. Charlie Fellowes, based at Newmarket and one of the smarter operators in the game, has sent out 20 winners already this season — so the yard clearly knows how to get a horse to the line first. Jockey Mikkel Mortensen has had five rides on Superstorm without a win, though the pair have accumulated some of those place finishes together.
What keeps this interesting is that Superstorm raced just yesterday and is clearly fit and active. At three years old, there is still time to turn things around — horses this age are still developing, and a confidence-boosting win in the right race could change the whole picture. The team will be hoping that race comes soon.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton Park Galloping |
4 | 1 second, 1 third, 2 other | 30 Apr | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 4 Aug | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
2 | 2 other | 19 May | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 3 Nov | 0% |
| Great Yarmouth Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Sep | 0% |