Bluesy Moon

The recent form figures don't offer much encouragement either. Looking at the last six runs, the best effort was a second place, but that was followed by finishes of eighth, fourth, seventh, ninth, and tenth — the trajectory is heading in the wrong direction. Jockey Oliver Searle, who has partnered Bluesy Moon five times without a win between them, takes a share of that story too, though it's fair to say neither has had much luck to build on.

Trainer Michael Attwater operates out of Epsom in Surrey and has had a solid enough season — 26 winners sent out is a respectable total and shows the yard knows how to get horses to the track in winning shape. That makes Bluesy Moon something of an outlier in the string. The five-month break since its last race could mean almost anything: a minor setback, a deliberate freshening-up, or simply waiting for the right opportunity. Returning horses sometimes show a spark of improvement, and Attwater will be hoping that time away has done some good. But Bluesy Moon will need to show something significantly different from what it has managed across 16 attempts so far.