The recent form figures — 6-4-3-6-7 — are worth reading right to left, because that tells the more encouraging story. Tiger's three most recent finishes before the last run showed genuine improvement, working its way up to a third place, which is the placed finish on its record. Since then, though, it has slipped back to sixth and seventh, suggesting that promising patch may have been a brief peak rather than a turning point. It raced just yesterday, so whatever happened is fresh.
On the positive side of the ledger, Tiger is trained by Ian Williams at his yard in Portway, Worcestershire — and that is not a bad place to be. Williams has sent out 96 winners already this season, which is a serious number and marks him out as one of the more productive trainers in the country right now. A busy, successful yard like that has the tools and the experience to find the right race for a horse like Tiger — one where the competition suits and a first win finally arrives. The horse has ability, as that third-place finish shows, but converting near-misses into victories is the next challenge. At four years old, there is still time to figure it out.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 25 Oct | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 May | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Nov | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 10 Oct | 0% |