Claret And Blues

What works in Claret And Blues' favour is the training operation behind it. Richard and Peter Fahey run one of the most respected yards in the north of England, based at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, and they have already sent out 23 winners this season alone — a strong indication that the horses in their care are fit, well-prepared, and running in the right races. When a yard is operating at that level, it tends to know when a young horse's moment is coming.

The most recent form — sixth, sixth, third, fifth, reading from newest to oldest — shows a horse that has not yet found its rhythm in a race, though that third-place run hints at a little ability lurking beneath the surface. Claret And Blues raced just one day ago, so the yard will be watching closely for any signs of how it has come out of that latest run before plotting the next step. At two years old, with a capable team around it and a whole career still ahead, the story is far from written.