Light of Dawn

The horse first broke through at Carlisle on 8 June, and that early success has been backed up by recent victories. Its most recent win came at Goodwood on 30 August, which was four weeks ago, and that matters because it shows Light of Dawn has stayed sharp and hungry rather than fading away. Being a young horse that wins races matters far more than how many it runs in—and Light of Dawn is doing what good young horses do: winning at a genuinely high rate and proving it can do it at different tracks.

K. R. Burke's yard at Coverham in North Yorkshire has already sent out 145 winners this season, so Light of Dawn is trained by someone who knows how to get the job done. The horse raced just a day ago, which means it is actively campaigned and still very much in work. For a two-year-old with this record, there is real potential here—it has already done what many horses never do, and it seems to be improving into the bargain.