Inishbeg

The horse clearly has a marked preference for standard ground conditions. On normal, everyday racing surfaces, Inishbeg has won two of three races — a remarkable 67 per cent win rate — which is a huge clue for its the yard. They will know to target races when the going is neither too wet nor too fast. Kevin Ryan's Hambleton yard, which has sent out 45 winners already this season, trains Inishbeg, and the horse is most regularly ridden by Kevin Stott, though the pair have not clicked consistently yet, with just the one win from five races together. That suggests either Stott is not the ideal partner, or the horse simply needs the right ground and race conditions to perform. Either way, Inishbeg's recent Doncaster win proves it remains capable of beating honest opposition. If the yard can nail the ground conditions and find the right race, this three-year-old could develop into something genuinely interesting over the remainder of the season.