Ice Jet

His two wins came in quick succession last May, at Huntingdon and then Worcester three days later, suggesting he was in real form at that time. Since then, a three-month absence has interrupted his momentum, though his return form has been encouraging: a second place, a first place, another second, and a first from his last six outings. He's clearly capable of hitting the frame regularly—7 places from 15 races—but converting those near-misses into victories remains the challenge.

Ice Jet runs for Dan Skelton's yard at Alcester, one of the most prolific training operations in the country this season with 198 winners already sent out. That's the kind of setup with the resources to find the right opportunity for a horse like this. Where Ice Jet struggles is at the highest level: he has yet to win at Class 4, the tier just below the very top races in Britain. It suggests that when the bar is raised, he finds it harder to compete, but at the lower levels and over the distances that suit him, he remains a genuine winning chance.