Cormorant Rock

Trained by Jim Boyle at Epsom, Cormorant Rock is part of a yard that has sent out 25 winners this season, suggesting the team has the skill to get horses competitive. Recent form has been inconsistent — a third-place finish two races ago was followed by ninth and fourth-place efforts, and before that a fifth and an eighth. Most recently, just a day ago, the horse ran twelfth. This kind of up-and-down record, bouncing between middling placings and poor runs, is typical of a horse still searching for its level or waiting for a race that suits.

At three years old, Cormorant Rock still has time to find a winning opportunity, though eight races without a victory does suggest it may be finding its ceiling in tougher company. The yard's recent success elsewhere at least indicates the horse is not with a trainer short on ability to improve runners.