The recent form makes for interesting reading. The last six runs show a 13th, a third, a second, a non-completion, another third, and a second — so strip out that one bad day and you have a horse that has been knocking on the door repeatedly. Two runner-up finishes suggest Tommo's Ginjaninja knows exactly where the finish line is; it just needs something to click on the right day.
The yard behind the horse is worth paying attention to. Michael and David Easterby, training out of Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, have sent out 55 winners already this season — that is a busy, productive stable that clearly knows how to get horses ready to run. When a team like that keeps running a horse, it usually means they see something worth persisting with. The Easterbys are not a yard that wastes time on hopeless causes.
Raced just one day ago, Tommo's Ginjaninja is as current as it gets. The question now is whether all those near-misses have been building toward something, or whether this horse will settle into a career as a reliable placer rather than a winner. Either way, it is worth keeping on your radar — horses that finish second and third with this kind of regularity have a habit of eventually getting their nose in front.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 21 Mar | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 third | 30 Jan | 0% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 24 Apr | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 14 May | 0% |