Katie's Cavalier

The win came at Leicester on August 9th, and what's encouraging is that Katie's Cavalier has raced four times since without disaster. The recent form reads 6-1-4-6-6, which means a place at Leicester just two races back, sandwiched between a couple of sixth-place finishes. That's the shape of a young horse settling in and finding its feet rather than deteriorating. The horse was last out just a day ago, so it is actively being campaigned, and David Loughnane's yard at Stoke Heath has had a productive season with 39 winners already sent out.

For a two-year-old still in single figures for career races, Katie's Cavalier has shown enough to keep watching. The course record — winning at Leicester and placing there again — hints that there may be something about that track that suits this horse, though it is too early to call it a specialist. The next step is seeing whether the trainer can find another race at the right distance and the right track to get a second career win on the board. Races won in the last month of this calendar year will matter when it comes to planning for next season.