Inner City Blues

Recent form tells an interesting story. In the last four races, Inner City Blues has won once, finished second twice, and been sixth once — so it's showing both quality and inconsistency, which is typical for a young horse still learning the game. The sixth-place finish was the most recent, just a day ago, which means it hasn't quite found its feet at its latest outing, though at two years old there's plenty of time to develop.

The horse is trained by Charlie Appleby at Newmarket, a yard that has already sent out 121 winners this season and operates at the highest level of British racing. That kind of backing suggests Inner City Blues is considered a decent prospect, not a throw-away horse. The three-month gap since its last win means the team may have been giving it time between races — a sensible approach with young horses — but it will need to show it can get back to the form that brought those two victories.