Likedbymike

The recent form makes for interesting reading: in its last six races, Likedbymike has posted 4-2-2-7-12-3, going most recent first. Two runner-up finishes and two thirds sit alongside a couple of poor results — 7th and 12th — which suggest a horse that can be brilliant one day and flat the next. That kind of inconsistency is the puzzle M J Byrne's yard is clearly still trying to solve. The team has sent out just one winner this season, so this is a small operation that will be hoping Likedbymike can rediscover the form that produced that Cork victory.

What keeps the interest alive is that the horse raced just yesterday, meaning it is bang in the middle of a campaign right now. With placings piling up and a win that feels increasingly distant, the question is whether Likedbymike is a horse that has genuinely levelled off, or one that is quietly building toward something. Seven places from 15 races says it belongs on a racecourse and rarely embarrasses itself — it just needs to find that finishing gear one more time.