Middleton View

The recent run of form makes for fairly tough reading — the last six results show a single win followed by a string of mid-pack finishes, with a ninth place in the most recent outing suggesting the Chelmsford victory hasn't sparked an immediate purple patch. That said, plenty of horses take time to find their groove, and Stuart Williams' yard in Newmarket has clearly been in fine fettle this season, sending out 69 winners — a total that speaks to a well-run operation that knows how to get a horse ready to perform.

One thing worth noting is that Middleton View has raced four times at Class 5 level — the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — without winning once. The sole victory came elsewhere in the record, which hints that the horse may have found its moment in slightly different circumstances. Whether Williams can now build on that breakthrough and find the right opportunity to win again is the interesting question hanging over the next chapter of this horse's career.