Distillate

The horse shows clear preferences. On normal ground she is markedly better, winning 3 of 21 races there (14%), compared to her overall win rate. Over 7 furlongs to a mile—the distances that suit her best—she has won 5 of 32 races (16%), nearly double her career average. This tells you Distillate is a horse that benefits from specific conditions rather than one that adapts to anything. Cork is the track where she has found her groove most consistently, winning twice from eight runs. His partnership with jockey Adam Caffrey has also borne fruit, with the pair combining for five wins from 44 races together (11%), again better than the horse's baseline.

Encouragingly for the yard, Distillate remains active and competitive. She won this week at Southwell on 15 October, her first success since mid-March—a gap of seven months that suggests she may have been out of form or struggling with a particular fitness issue. Her recent form shows mixed results, including a win and two third-place finishes in her last six outings, which indicates she has shaken off whatever was troubling her. At 6 years old, the horse is entering the prime years of her career and could yet find more winning opportunities, particularly if stepped back onto normal ground and over her preferred middle distances.