Daytime Dreaming

The key to unlocking Daytime Dreaming's winning formula is twofold: distance and ground. The horse thrives at longer trips between 1m6f and 2m, winning 2 of 3 races over that range — a 67 percent win rate that shows this is where it finds its rhythm. Slightly soft or muddy ground brings the best out of it too, producing wins in 2 of 4 races when conditions are damp. Trainer T Ellis, based at Rugby in Warwickshire and responsible for 24 winners this season, has settled Daytime Dreaming into Class 4 company, where it has won 2 of 4 races and performs at its peak. Regular jockey Jack Andrews, who rides the horse in most outings, has steered it to 2 wins from 6 races together — a partnership that works. If the handicapper's ground forecast reads soft and the distance stretches beyond a mile and a half, Daytime Dreaming arrives as a genuine threat.