Herculeus

What catches the eye is how he performs when stepping up in class. At Class 4 level—the better races—Herculeus has won 1 of his 4 attempts, a 25% win rate. That is considerably better than his overall record, which hints that he may be more comfortable when facing slightly easier competition. His regular jockey, Lewis Edmunds, has ridden him to 2 wins from 9 races together (a 22% win rate), better than Herculeus's average. That suggests a workable partnership, though not one that has solved his recent slump. Trained by William Muir and Chris Grassick at Lambourn, Herculeus runs for a yard that has been in decent form this season with 20 winners already. After racing just yesterday, he is still active and presumably aimed at something in the near future. Whether he rediscovers that winning touch remains to be seen, but the fact that he has found the line twice already means it is not beyond him.