Navajo Point

Those wins come at a specific distance — Navajo Point is a horse that thrives at around a mile and a quarter to a mile and two furlongs. At that distance, it has won 2 of 8 races, a win rate of 25 per cent, which is substantially better than its overall record. This is the kind of detail that matters, because it gives the horse a clear identity and a pathway: if Hassett can keep it fresh and finished in the top 3 at the right trip, there is more to come.

The recent form has been mixed but contains real encouragement. In its last six races, going back six days, it won, finished sixth, then tenth, then won again, then finished second and most recently fourth. That is the kind of form line you see from a horse still finding its feet — some good days, some poor ones — but the two wins in six attempts means it is capable of winning regularly, not by accident but by design. With the yard having sent out ten winners already this season, Navajo Point looks like it could be part of a productive autumn for Hassett.