Cawthorne Banker

The horse performs noticeably better over the longer distances, between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, where he has won 3 of 10 races — a 30 percent win rate that stands out against his overall record. When you strip away the outings that didn't suit him, a picture emerges of a genuine performer at the right trip and the right track. His recent form shows flashes of that consistency: two wins in his last six races, with only one unplaced run in that span. He raced just a day ago, so he remains in active work and evidently still capable of competing.

Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill train him at Cheltenham, and the stable is in good form this season with 51 winners already sent out. Jonjo O'Neill Jr has ridden him most often, with 3 wins from 15 races together — a respectable 20 percent win rate that suggests the partnership works. At eight years old, Cawthorne Banker is in his prime racing years, and his consistency at Class 5 level, where he has won 4 of 17 races, indicates he has settled into a niche where he can still deliver. He is not a fashionable horse and will never command headlines, but for those who know where to find him — Uttoxeter, over two miles, in the races that suit his level — he remains a horse worth watching.