Double Naughty

The shape of recent form is where things get interesting. The last six runs read 7-9-7-6-6-1, which on the face of it looks ordinary: a seventh, a ninth, another seventh, two sixths, and that win. But the fact that Double Naughty keeps finishing sixth or better in most races suggests it is a horse in the mix, competitive enough to be thereabouts, just not quite at the level to win. When Joe Tickle's yard at Stoodleigh has sent out 20 winners this season, Double Naughty is not one of the success stories. In Class 4 races — where the horse has mostly competed recently — it is 0 for 3, outgunned at that level. The trainer appears to be searching for the right spot. Double Naughty raced only yesterday and is clearly active, so the hunt for a second win continues, and it will be worth keeping an eye on next time it goes to Bath. That is where it found the form once before.