Dyonisos

The horse's recent form shows he is capable of running into the money: a second place and a fifth within his last six races suggest he can get competitive when conditions suit. But the form is patchy. Between those decent efforts sits a ninth, a twelfth, and a couple of lower placings that hint at the inconsistency that has defined his career so far. Ian Williams, his trainer at Portway in Worcestershire, runs a busy yard that has sent out 96 winners this season, so Dyonisos is working within an operation that knows how to get horses in front — but he has not yet found the formula that will make him a regular earner. At just over two months without a win, he faces the familiar task of every moderate horse: proving that Doncaster success was not a one-off, and that he can string together the form that justifies continued racing.