Coachello

What makes Coachello worth watching is his preference for normal ground conditions, where he has won 3 of his 12 races—a win rate of 25 percent that stands out sharply against his overall record. He also seems to favour races over 7 furlongs to a mile, a distance where he has clicked once in five attempts. The pattern suggests a horse that knows where he runs best, even if he doesn't get there often enough. Mark Loughnane's yard at Rock Farm in Worcestershire, which has sent out 25 winners this season, has kept him in work long enough to find those pockets of opportunity. Coachello raced just yesterday, so he remains active and clearly still has something left to offer. His form over the past few weeks has been unspectacular—a run of 14th, 8th, 11th, 6th, 5th and 5th—but for an eight-year-old grinding away at Class 2 level, that kind of mid-field consistency at least keeps the lights on. He may not be a star, but he is a campaigner who has learned what works for him.