Jamie Sommers

The recent run of form makes for mixed reading: in the last six races, there have been two third-place finishes alongside a couple of more distant efforts. No win in six races is a stretch, and the clock is ticking on that Wolverhampton victory, which now sits six months in the past. But the placings show a horse that is competitive rather than one that has lost its way entirely.

The team behind Jamie Sommers is worth noting. David Loughnane trains out of Stoke Heath in Shropshire and has sent out 39 winners already this season — that is a yard in good form, and horses trained by Loughnane tend to be placed with purpose. The fact that Jamie Sommers raced just one day ago tells you this is a horse being kept busy and actively campaigned, which often means the trainer believes there is a race to be won in the near future. Whether that comes at Wolverhampton again — the scene of the one moment of glory so far — remains to be seen.