Le Ciel Noble

What works in Le Ciel Noble's favour is time. Two-year-olds are still learning the job — how to settle, how to handle the noise and bustle of a racecourse, how to respond when another horse comes alongside and the race really begins. Some take several runs just to figure out what is being asked of them, and with only three races on the clock, it would be premature to write this one off entirely.

The horse is trained by David Evans, whose yard in Pandy, Monmouthshire has sent out 37 winners already this season — a serious tally that marks Evans out as a trainer who knows how to get horses ready to run and win. Having a horse that hasn't troubled the judge yet isn't unusual in a large, busy operation; what matters is whether the team can find the right race and the right conditions to unlock whatever is there. With an active yard firing at that rate, the experience and horsepower exist to give Le Ciel Noble every chance of turning things around.