Maybe This Will Inspire Other Trainers
I was looking for 4m horse that I could breed a Grand National horse from. My usual way to look for such a horse is to keep starting new games and checking the 5 horses the AI gives you. If they are not very good, start another new game. Sometimes I have to do this 50 times before I find a suitable horse.
Just another little titbit of info. I breed all my horses, both flat and jumps in a flat game.
Anyway, I found this horse. What attracted me to him was the Cruising Burst. I had no horses with more than about 55% cruising burst. His potential was poor, but I have mares with 100% potential to breed with him.
The first generation of horses I bred with him produced this horse.
Two generations later this horse was produced.
This horse has just beaten every 2m and 2m 4f hurdler in my stable. Now I have to try and breed him with my best mares and see what happens. Trouble is, there is only 2 weeks before league starts.
Sometimes you don't always get instant success, but with a little trial and error, great things can happen.