Caturra Lights

The recent run of form tells an interesting story. The horse finished ninth on its first try, then came back to run third twice in a row. That improvement from ninth to third, and then holding that third-place level again, is exactly the kind of progression you hope to see in a young horse still finding its feet in racing. A first win feels closer than the bare record of zero from three might suggest.

Caturra Lights is trained by Adrian Paul Keatley at Ryedale in North Yorkshire, and the yard is clearly in fine form right now — 40 winners sent out this season is a healthy return that tells you the horses are well prepared and the operation knows what it is doing. A yard firing at that rate gives any horse a genuine chance of making the most of its ability. With Caturra Lights having raced as recently as yesterday, there is clearly no shortage of ambition from the team, and the next start could be the one where all those near-misses finally turn into a winner's photo.