Crac de Megaudais

What's most interesting about him is his preference for normal, standard ground. When the track is neither heavy and waterlogged nor rock hard and fast, he thrives: 2 wins from 7 races on those conditions means he wins 1 in every 3 or 4 times out when the ground suits. Strip away the less favourable going and his record looks considerably better. He typically races in Class 5 company — the lower tiers of British racing — where he has won 1 of 9 races, but his two recent victories suggest he may be building momentum.

Trained by Tom Gretton at Inkberrow in Worcestershire, Crac de Megaudais is part of a yard that has already sent out 13 winners this season, indicating a trainer in form. His regular rider, Robert Dunne, has yet to taste success aboard him across 5 rides together, though that is not necessarily a mark against either horse or jockey — sometimes the partnership simply needs the right race and the right day. Having raced just a day ago and with his confidence clearly on the rise after breaking a long losing streak, Crac de Megaudais is a horse worth keeping an eye on, particularly if he lines up again on normal ground.