Love You More

The numbers suggest a horse that finds winning difficult. A 7 percent win rate (1 win from 15 races) is not impressive on paper, but the details matter. Love You More performs noticeably better over distances between 1 mile 1 furlong and 1 mile 2 furlongs, winning at a rate of roughly 1 in every 8 races (1 win from 8 attempts) at that trip. That's nearly double its overall average, which hints at a horse that has found a distance where it belongs. When stepped up to the toughest races it has faced—Class 6 company—Love You More has managed nothing in five attempts, a sign it operates better at lower levels.

Trainer Joseph Parr, based at Newmarket, has sent out 6 winners this season, a modest tally that suggests a small or struggling yard. Recent form has been mixed. In the last six races, Love You More finished second twice (including a runner-up effort just yesterday) and placed in the placings four times overall, which shows some consistency even without wins. Yet the gap between first and sixth in that sequence—finishing out of the frame three times while placing twice—points to an inconsistent horse that can be reliable one day and disappointing the next. For punters and casual observers alike, Love You More represents a horse worth watching for places rather than banking on victory, one that proved on 13 July it has what it takes to win, but does so only on rare occasions.