Dandy Orton

Trained by Wilf Storey, whose yard has managed 4 winners so far this season, Dandy Orton has not been short of opportunity. Seven races is a reasonable sample, and the truth is the numbers don't give much encouragement yet — 0 wins from 7 races means it hasn't got its nose in front once. That said, a cluster of fifth-place finishes suggests it isn't being embarrassed; it's simply been finding several horses better on the day, every time out. For a three-year-old still learning its trade, that's not a disaster, but the clock is ticking on finding improvement.

Whether Dandy Orton can translate those mid-field efforts into something more is the question Storey's team will be working to answer. There's no obvious course form to lean on, no big win lurking in the record. For now, it's a horse that keeps showing up and keeps finishing in the middle — and that, realistically, is where the profile has to leave it.