Coral Cove

The last four races tell a story: 7-1-1-2, running backwards from the most recent outing just a day ago. So there was a struggle — a seventh place very recently — but before that, a win and then a place. For a 2-year-old still finding its feet, that kind of mixed form is not unusual, but the two wins in the last four races show the horse has the ability to bounce back and deliver when it matters. James Owen's Newmarket yard has sent out 205 winners this season, so Coral Cove is training at a place with genuine strength in depth and a trainer who clearly knows how to develop young talent. The puzzle now will be whether that recent seventh place was a blip or a sign that the horse has hit a ceiling. Either way, with two wins already in the bank at this early stage, Coral Cove has already proved it belongs at this level.