Indefensible

Trained by Ollie Pears at Norton in North Yorkshire, Indefensible broke through at Redcar in July and has since managed just one other win, which came at Southwell in early September. The horse's immediate recent form — a sixth-place finish most recently, followed by a second, a fourth, and then two finishes in the placings — suggests it remains competitive but without the consistency to win regularly. Tellingly, it has never won at Class 5 level, where it has raced three times, making its wins instead at more modest tracks where the opposition is slightly softer. Jockey Harry Russell has ridden Indefensible five times without a win, so there may be room for a change of tactics or rider if the horse is to rediscover the form that brought it success in the summer. For now, Indefensible remains an active campaigner that will pay its way as a consistent performer in modest company.