Fourtwofour

Those last four runs show a horse that has at least been competitive on occasions. A fourth-place finish suggests Fourtwofour has been in the mix at some point, and back-to-back finishes of 11th and 12th indicate tougher days too — though every horse has those. The dashes in the form, indicating non-completions or unplaced finishes further back, are the less encouraging entries. What matters now is that this is a horse who raced just yesterday, meaning it is firmly in the middle of its season and its story is still being written.

Karen Jewell, who trains out of Borden in Kent, is a smaller yard operating at the sharper end of the game. Four winners sent out this season shows the stable is capable of getting horses to the track in winning condition, and Fourtwofour will be hoping to become the fifth. Smaller training operations often take a patient approach with horses still finding their feet, and at five years old, there is reasonable expectation that Fourtwofour has more to offer than its record currently suggests.