Don Occhetti

The level he usually competes at tells an honest story. Class 4 represents the solid middle ground of British racing — not the glamour events, not the basement either — and Don Occhetti has gone 0 from 6 at that level. Five places but no wins suggests a horse that gets into races without quite being able to close the deal. His recent form of a win followed by a third confirms he can be competitive, but the results since then — a sixth and two unplaced runs — have been less encouraging.

When Harry Skelton takes the ride, the picture brightens a little. Together they have won 1 from 5 races, a 20% win rate that works out to roughly 1 in every 5 trips — meaningfully better than Don Occhetti's overall record, and worth noting if Skelton is booked again. Trainer William Young Jnr has sent out just 1 winner this season, so this is a small yard where each runner counts.

After a 34-day break, Don Occhetti returns fresh rather than race-hardened. For a horse that has struggled to recapture his best form, the rest might help — or it might mean he needs a run to find his rhythm again. At eight years old, the window for new chapters is narrowing, but a horse that has already surprised once at Worcester is not one to write off entirely.