Del Corso

The real story is what this horse does on fast, dry ground. On those surfaces, Del Corso wins roughly 2 in every 5 races (40% win rate), a figure that stands out sharply against its overall record. Get it on a firm track and the horse is genuinely dangerous. Equally telling is its preference for races over 1m3f to 1m4f — at those distances it has won 2 of 3 races (67%), which borders on exceptional for a 3-year-old still developing. Nottingham, in particular, has become something of a happy hunting ground: 2 wins from 4 races there puts the horse firmly in the "knows the track" category. The most recent victory came just last week, on 3 August, and it has built on that with another race just yesterday, so Del Corso is clearly being kept busy.

Ed Walker, the trainer, is a high-volume operation at Upper Lambourn with 76 winners already this season, so Del Corso sits among a competitive group. The horse's combination of track form at Nottingham and proven liking for fast ground gives you a clear picture of where it will likely win next: a dry-ground race at a similar distance, ideally back at the track where it has already thrived. It is not yet a star, but for a 3-year-old with just two wins to its name, Del Corso has already shown enough to be worth watching.