Elevating

Richard Hannon's yard at Herridge, Wiltshire, has been in prolific form this season with 118 winners already, so Elevating is part of a training operation that knows how to get horses ready for the track. The recent form tells a mixed story: a fifth-place finish most recently, followed by a seventh, then another fifth, before that sole victory, a ninth, and a second-place finish. There is inconsistency here—the kind you might expect from a horse still developing—but the presence of that win and two places suggests it has the ability to run competitively at its current level. Sandown Park appears to suit the horse, having produced that breakthrough win, which might be worth noting as racing unfolds. Elevating is currently active on the track, having raced just a day ago, so the Hannon team is keeping it busy and building experience.