Kach Above

The form line tells its own story. After finishing fourth and then seventh in its first two outings, something clicked. Kach Above has won both of its last two races, taking its debut victory at Leicester in early June before landing a win at Chester just this week. That turnaround from mid-pack finisher to back-to-back winner isn't something you see every day, and it suggests a horse that has improved rapidly as it has grown into the job.

Chester is worth pausing on. It's one of the most unusual racecourses in Britain — a tight, almost circular track that tends to suit horses with a sharp turn of foot and good agility. Winning there at two years old shows a level of tactical awareness and natural ability that many older, more experienced horses struggle to produce. Racing just one day ago and already being profiled speaks to how much attention this latest win has generated.

Behind the horse is trainer David Loughnane, based at Stoke Heath in Shropshire. His yard has sent out 39 winners already this season, which puts it firmly among the productive operations in British racing right now. Loughnane has a reputation for bringing young horses along quickly without burning them out, and Kach Above looks like a fine advertisement for that approach. With two wins already banked at two years old, the question now is where the yard — sorry, where the team — aim next. If the improvement continues at anything like this rate, bigger races won't be far away.