Ocean's Breath

The standout detail is Ocean's Breath's performance over 7 furlongs to a mile. Over that distance, it has won 2 of 3 races, a 67 per cent win rate that suggests it has found its ideal trip. Horses that dominate a particular distance often do so because the pace and the demands of that ground suit their running style perfectly, and Ocean's Breath looks to have figured out where it wants to race. Its first win came at Dundalk on 1 April, and it has returned to the same track to win again six months later — that kind of pattern sometimes points to a horse that enjoys the course.

Ocean's Breath is trained by G. M. Lyons at Dunsany in Co Meath. Lyons has sent out 43 winners already this season, so this is a yard in form and one that clearly knows how to get results. For a three-year-old with genuine winning form and a recent victory, Ocean's Breath looks to be a horse on an upward curve.