Cinnodin

What makes Cinnodin genuinely valuable to the yard is his specialist appeal. Over his preferred distances of a mile and six furlongs to two miles, he has won five of his last 14 races — a 36 per cent win rate that stands well above his career average. He is also a course specialist at Kempton Park, with two wins from just six races there, suggesting the track suits his running style. More intriguingly, Cinnodin thrives on wet or muddy ground: he has won two of his six races on slow conditions, a 33 per cent win rate that shows he genuinely handles the going when others struggle. His last win came at Uttoxeter on 2 May, five months ago, which suggests he has been running without success in more recent starts but remains active and competing.

Finley Marsh has become his go-to jockey, and the partnership works. Marsh has ridden him in 18 races and won five of them — a 28 per cent win rate that outperforms Cinnodin's overall record. The horse is trained by Jamie Snowden at Lambourn, a yard that has sent out 82 winners this season and clearly knows how to get the best from its runners. Snowden has noted that Cinnodin's own temperament can work against him — he keeps running into tough races where he goes well but cannot quite finish the job. Once the right race comes along, one pitched at the right level with a genuine gallop through it, Cinnodin looks primed to strike.