Mr Jukebox

The most telling detail in his profile is how he performs when asked to go a proper distance. Over two miles or further, he has won 1 from 3 races — that's a win rate of roughly 1 in 3, which is genuinely strong. Compare that to his overall record of 1 win from 7 races and it becomes clear that stamina is the key to unlocking this horse. The further he goes, the more dangerous he becomes.

He runs out of the Warren Greatrex yard at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, and that is worth noting. Greatrex has sent out 50 winners already this season — a yard operating with real momentum. When a stable in that kind of form targets a race, they tend to know what they're doing, and Mr Jukebox's recent win looks like a horse and trainer finding the right opportunity at the right time.

His last six runs read 2-1-8-blank-5-6, and while that eight and the unplaced run might make you wince, the two most recent efforts — a second and then a first — show a horse heading in the right direction at pace. He raced just yesterday, so he is as current as it gets. Whether that quick turnaround suits him or tests him will be one of the interesting questions next time out, but right now Mr Jukebox arrives at this moment in his career with a win on the board, a trainer in fine form, and a clear preference for staying trips that the yard — sorry, that the team — now know how to exploit.