Langstone

The recent form makes for excellent reading: results of 5-1-1-2, reading from oldest to most recent, show a horse that had a rough start but has hit its stride in style. Back-to-back wins at Doncaster on 29 March and then Kempton Park on 30 April suggest Langstone is improving fast and handling different tracks without any fuss. Winning 2 of its last 4 races — half of them — is the kind of consistency that gets people talking.

Behind the scenes, Langstone is trained by Clive Cox, whose operation in Lambourn, Berkshire has been in fine form this season — 48 winners already, which tells you this is a yard firing on all cylinders. Cox is known for producing sharp, well-prepared horses, and Langstone looks like a good example of that. Having raced just yesterday, this is a horse in the thick of its campaign, and on current form, it is very hard to find a reason to oppose it next time out.