Khormor Syd

The overall record reads one win and three places from 11 races, a win rate of around 1 in every 11 outings, which is modest. But the recent form tells a more encouraging story. Scroll back through the last six runs and you see two sixth and seventh place finishes give way to back-to-back second places and then that breakthrough win — a horse finding its rhythm at exactly the right moment. The sweet spot appears to be distances of a mile and one furlong to a mile and two furlongs, where Khormor Syd has won 1 from 4 races, a 25% win rate. That is a notably better return than anywhere else, and it suggests the horse genuinely suits that middle-distance trip rather than just stumbling into it.

The one puzzle worth noting is the partnership with regular jockey Darragh O'Sullivan. Together they have partnered in five races without a single win — and it was presumably a different arrangement that led to this week's victory. Whether that changes anything going forward remains to be seen. Scott's yard has sent out three winners this season, so it is not a large operation, but it is a functioning one, and getting a horse like this over the line at a track as competitive as Leopardstown is a result worth celebrating. For a small yard in Limerick, that kind of win matters.