Petes Diamond

The recent form figures make for difficult reading: 6th, 11th, 7th, 14th, 8th, and 5th in its last six races. That 14th is the one that stings — finishing near the back of the field suggests at least one very hard day at the office. The 5th place is the closest it has come to troubling the judge, and even then it wasn't near the prize money. At the level Petes Diamond has been competing — the lower end of the racing ladder, where fields are competitive and every horse is looking for a confidence boost — finding a way to crack through is easier said than done.

The horse is trained by Joey Ramsden, operating out of Newark in Nottinghamshire. Ramsden's yard has sent out five winners already this season, so there is clearly ability in the stable. The question is whether Petes Diamond can tap into whatever those winners have found. At three years old there is still time, and horses do sometimes click into gear later than expected — but this profile can only deal in facts, and right now the facts say the breakthrough hasn't come yet. Keeping a close eye on where it runs next might tell you something about how patient the team are feeling.