The form figures read 10-5-2-3 from oldest to most recent, and that is a horse finding its feet in real time. Tenth on debut, fifth next time out, then a runner-up finish, and third just a day ago — Parading has improved in every single race. Not many horses do that. Most two-year-olds take time to figure out what racing actually is, and plenty go backwards before they go forwards. This one has done the opposite, steadily climbing the placings with each outing, which suggests it is learning fast and may well be knocking on the door of a first win very soon.
The stable behind Parading gives plenty of reason for optimism too. Richard Hughes, based at Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, has sent out 60 winners already this season — a yard operating in genuinely strong form. Hughes was one of the most decorated jockeys of his generation before turning to training, and he has a well-earned reputation for developing young horses with patience and care. Having a two-year-old improving race by race in a yard firing at this rate is exactly the kind of combination that tends to result in a winner sooner rather than later.
Watch this one closely. A horse that has finished closer to the front in every single race it has run, trained by a yard in top form, still only a baby in racing terms — Parading looks like a horse that is right
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Sharp |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 26 May | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 11 May | 0% |
| Brighton Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 7 Jul | 0% |