Amorim

The three-year-old is trained by George Boughey at Newmarket, one of the most prolific yards in Britain this season with 105 winners already on the board. Boughey has been refreshingly honest about Amorim's first campaign, saying he possibly mishandled it and ran the horse in the wrong races. That kind of candour from a trainer is worth paying attention to. It usually means they have a clearer plan now.

Amorim's one career win came at Windsor in June 2025, and his record of 1 win and 3 places from 6 races — winning roughly 1 in every 6 — flatters slightly when you look at his recent form. His last five runs have produced finishes of 10th, 8th, 4th, 3rd, and 2nd, which tells a slightly uncomfortable story of a horse who got close early on and has since been struggling to recapture that. His most regular partner, jockey Billy Loughnane, has been on board for five of those six races and knows the horse well, winning 1 of those 5 together.

What makes Amorim worth following now is what has changed. He has been gelded since that difficult run of form — a surgical procedure that often settles a horse mentally and makes them easier to train and ride. Boughey believes the horse has always shown real ability at home and that he is still relatively unexposed, meaning there could be more to come once conditions are right. Specifically, the trainer thinks he will be better over longer distances and on a flat track. Windsor, where he won, fits that description — it is one of the most distinctive tracks in Britain, a long left-handed loop with no significant hills, which suits horses that stay strongly rather than those who burst clear in a sprint.

If Boughey has read him correctly, the gelding operation and a step up in distance could unlock a different horse entirely. At three, with only six races behind him, Amorim has plenty of time to prove that June win was a sign of things to come rather than a high point already passed.