Mo of Cairo

His recent form tells the story of a horse treading water. Over his last six outings, he has managed a second place and two fourths, but nothing more — suggesting he still has ability, yet lacks the consistency or class to finish the job when it matters. The pattern is familiar to any racing stable: a horse with enough talent to earn a cheque now and then, but not quite enough to threaten rivals when victory is on offer. Kevin Stott, his most frequent jockey, has ridden him five times and won once with him, a 20% win rate that is noticeably better than his overall numbers — worth noting if the partnership can be maintained.

Kevin Ryan's Hambleton yard has been firing this season with forty-five winners to their name, so Mo of Cairo is at least in a setup with the infrastructure to win races. That said, after fifteen months without a victory and only eleven career races under his belt, time is beginning to matter. He races actively — he was out just a day ago — which suggests his the yard still believe there is more to come. Whether he can rediscover the form that brought that Beverley success remains to be seen, but right now he is a horse capable of running into a place without ever quite threatening to win.