Balzac

Trained by Jane Chapple-Hyam at Dalham in Suffolk, Balzac is part of a yard that has already sent out 24 winners this season, so he is in capable hands. His first win came at Kempton Park back in April, but it is the recent Newbury victory that carries real weight. That win came in the middle of a streak of solid form—two thirds sandwiched around a pair of wider runs—which suggests the horse has learned how to finish races and is developing into something with genuine potential. At three years old, Balzac still has time on his side and room to develop further, and a trainer of Chapple-Hyam's calibre will know how to build on this momentum. With active racing and his win coming so recently, there is every reason to watch where this horse goes next.