Dance In The Storm

What makes this horse interesting is the partnership with jockey Oisin Murphy. Murphy has ridden Dance In The Storm six times and won twice, a win rate of one in three, which is notably higher than the horse's overall record. That suggests the pairing works, and when a top jockey clicks with a horse, it often means the horse is more than its bare numbers suggest. Andrew Balding's Kingsclere yard has been prolific this season with 202 winners, so the horse is also in a training operation that knows how to get results.

The softer side of the record is at the highest level. In three attempts at Class 2 races—the top tier of British racing—Dance In The Storm has drawn a blank. That tells you this is a horse that finds its level in the races just below that elite standard, which is no shame; most horses do. Recent form has been mixed: a win at Chester, then a fifth-place finish, suggests the horse doesn't always show up, but the fact it was last out just a day ago and is still racing regularly means the yard are keeping it active and looking for opportunities. For a horse that broke its duck barely a year ago at Wolverhampton, the trajectory has been steady upward.