Charlie's Cannon

The horse found the winning post for the first time at Kempton Park in early July, then went to Wolverhampton last week and did it again. In between, there was a ninth-place finish, the sort of blip that can happen to any horse, but Charlie's Cannon bounced back immediately. This is active, moving form. It raced just a day ago and there's every sign the yard is keeping it busy while it's firing on all cylinders.

David O'Meara's Upper Helmsley yard in North Yorkshire is one of the busiest outfits in the country — they've already sent out 101 winners this season — and Charlie's Cannon sits high in the pecking order right now. Two wins from three races in a matter of months, and the horse showing no signs of stopping, means this is a young animal that's found its feet and is kicking on. For anyone watching it race, the pattern is clear: it arrives in form, and it delivers.