Paradise Walk

Those wins matter, because they show the horse knows how to get the job done under pressure. What is less encouraging is the three-month gap since the last victory at Nottingham on 20 June, and the inconsistency displayed since then — a run of fourth, seventeenth, eighth, and fourth place finishes before bouncing back with that most recent fourth last time out. This is a horse that can do it on its day, but finding which day is the puzzle. Ridden primarily by Hector Crouch, the partnership has managed just one win from six races together, suggesting there may be work to do in getting horse and jockey fully in sync.

Trained by Ralph Beckett at Kimpton in Hampshire, Paradise Walk is part of a yard that has been firing on all cylinders this season with 107 winners already. That kind of form suggests the trainer has the horses and the eye for a race to get the best out of Paradise Walk. At three years old, the horse still has time to develop, and with two wins now on the board, there is something to build on. The question is whether Paradise Walk can convert that occasional brilliance into something more regular — right now it is a horse that keeps supporters hoping, and that is often where the most interesting races are won.