Dash Of Class

That said, three placed finishes from nine races tells you the horse is competitive enough to be thereabouts — it isn't being beaten out of sight. The recent form figures of 6-2-3-5-3-4 show a horse that has twice finished second or third in its last six races, so it clearly has ability. The challenge is converting those near-misses into a victory, and with a race just yesterday, the team are clearly keeping it busy and looking for the right opportunity.

The yard behind Dash Of Class is worth noting. Trained by Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole out of Elmbridge in Worcestershire, this is a training operation in fine form — 49 winners already this season is a genuinely impressive tally and signals a team that knows how to get horses ready to win. When a yard is firing at that rate, it is only a matter of time before even their most patient projects find their moment. Dash Of Class might just be one race away from rewarding everyone who has stuck with it.