What is striking is how active Von Trotter is right now — it ran just yesterday, so this is a horse in the thick of a busy campaign. Trainers only keep running a horse this frequently when they believe it is in good enough shape to perform, and the back-to-back second-place finishes suggest they are right.
The yard behind Von Trotter is worth knowing about. Michael and David Easterby operate out of Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, and with 55 winners on the board already this season, this is a team that clearly knows how to get horses ready to race. A stable firing at that rate does not have many passengers — when they keep running a horse, it is usually because they see something worth persisting with.
Von Trotter has yet to win, but zero wins from four races at age three is hardly a crisis. Many three-year-olds take half a season just to figure out what racing is about. The question now is whether the next start finally converts all that consistent placing into a victory — and given the form, the trainer, and the momentum, that day does not look too far off.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
2 | 2 seconds | 13 Mar | 0% |
| York Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 15 May | 0% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 22 Nov | 0% |