Lesley's Boy

There is one combination worth watching, though. When Oisin Orr is in the saddle, the numbers sharpen considerably. The pair have raced together eight times and won twice, which works out at 25% — wins 1 in every 4 races together. That's more than double Lesley's Boy's overall win rate, which suggests Orr gets something out of this horse that others don't quite manage.

The horse is trained by the father-and-son team of Richard and Peter Fahey at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, a yard that has already sent out nine winners this season, so it's clearly in capable hands. Ground conditions matter too: on normal ground Lesley's Boy has won 2 of 6 races, a 33% win rate that stands well above its overall average. Put the right jockey up on a dry day and the form suddenly looks a lot more interesting. The horse competes mostly at Class 4 level — solid, mid-tier racing rather than anything elite — winning 1 from 7 at that level.

Having raced just yesterday, Lesley's Boy is clearly still being kept busy. Whether another win is close depends on a few things lining up: Orr in the irons, a dry track, and perhaps a little of whatever produced those two summer wins last year coming back around.