Auld Toon Loon

That August win at Windsor is now 14 months in the past, and Auld Toon Loon has not found the winner's circle since, failing to win in his last six races. His recent form reads 7-4-8-7-3-8—a mixed bag with a third-place finish six races ago as his closest call to victory. He was racing just yesterday, so he remains an active and regularly campaigned horse. Tom Dascombe's Upper Lambourn yard clearly believes there is more to come from him; the trainer has sent out 22 winners already this season and continues to run Auld Toon Loon with obvious intent.

Ground conditions matter greatly for this horse. On wet or muddy ground, he excels, winning half his races (2 wins from 4). On fast, dry ground, he is less reliable at one win from eight attempts (12%). His main jockey, Pierre-Louis Jamin, has partnered him eight times without finding much success—just the one win between them (12%)—suggesting that while the horse has ability, consistency remains elusive. At seven years old, Auld Toon Loon is entering the prime years of his racing life, and if conditions align and his current dry spell breaks, he remains the sort of horse capable of rewarding patient the yard who catch him on a good day at the right track.