Alfa Kellenic

The horse has a clear preference that its the yard have learned to exploit. On dry, fast ground, Alfa Kellenic is nearly unbeatable. It has won three of its four races on such conditions, a success rate of 75 percent. Put it on wet or muddy ground and the record drops away, which is valuable information for any race planner. Its recent form is a touch concerning—it raced sixteen days ago and finished a remote sixteenth—but before that it showed its quality with a win six days earlier. Ivan Furtado's Wiseton yard, based in South Yorkshire, has sent out 43 winners this season, and Alfa Kellenic is clearly a key part of that operation. Tom Eaves has ridden the horse in five races, winning two of them, and the partnership clearly understands what this horse needs to perform.

Ayr appears to be where Alfa Kellenic is most at home, with two wins from three starts there. That September victory on fast ground was a reminder that the horse remains sharp and ready to win whenever the conditions suit. For a five-year-old still competing at Class 2 level and winning regularly, Alfa Kellenic has genuine racing value and remains a horse worth following on dry-ground days.