Dyonisos

The horse has shown enough ability to place fourth times across his races — he has now placed (second, third, fourth, or fifth) in 4 of his 12 outings. Recent form, though, tells a mixed story. In his last six runs he has not returned to the winner's circle, posting a ninth place finish most recently before that, followed by a fifth and a twelfth. A second-place finish sits in there too, suggesting he can still get close, but consistency remains a work in progress. Williams, who trains at a yard that has sent out 96 winners this season, will know exactly what Dyonisos needs to do next: he needs to prove that first Doncaster win was not a one-off flicker. The horse raced just yesterday, so he is clearly active and in work. Whether he can build on that single victory and become a genuine winning proposition, or whether he settles into the pattern of a horse that shows ability in patches, will become clear over the coming weeks.