Fregada

The 4-year-old's recent form has been inconsistent. It came third most recently, then fourth, sixth, sixth again, and eleventh before that—the kind of patchy pattern you see in a horse that occasionally shows promise but cannot string together the consistency needed to break through. Trained by J Feane at the Curragh yard in Co Kildare, Fregada is racing under a trainer with eight winners to his name this season, so it is not a yard lacking in form. But Fregada itself remains a work in progress, and at four years old, the window for improvement is beginning to narrow. The fact it was back in the ring just a day ago suggests the yard are still hoping to find the spark that lit that solitary win nearly two years ago.