Three In A Row

That one career win came at Naas back in April 2024 — over two years ago now — which is both the high point and, so far, the only high point on Three In A Row's record. Naas is a tidy, well-regarded track in County Kildare, and it's where trainer A L T Moore is also based, so there's something neat about the yard's only notable moment with this horse coming on home turf. Moore's team has sent out three winners this season, which shows the yard is ticking over, but Three In A Row has not been among them.

The recent form tells a consistent story. Looking at the last six races — the most recent showing a fall or exit, then a second, fourth, sixth, second, and second — there is a horse that finds itself in the mix without ever quite converting. Those placed efforts are not nothing; finishing second repeatedly means the horse is competitive and trying. But there's a difference between being competitive and winning, and Three In A Row has now gone 25 months without crossing the line first. Jockey Donagh Meyler has been the regular partner, riding the horse 11 times for that single win — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 rides together, which is modest but reflects the broader pattern rather than any failing on his part.

What's striking is that Three In A Row raced just one day ago, which means this is still a horse in active training, still being pointed at races, still being given chances. At eight years old, with one win to its name, the horse is unlikely to suddenly transform into a serial winner — but it keeps showing up, keeps placing, and keeps giving the yard something to work with. In racing, that kind of honest, persistent effort counts for something, even when the big moment stays stubbornly out of reach.