Polka Blue

Charles Hills, who trains Polka Blue at his Lambourn yard, has sent out 29 winners this season, so the horse is part of a stable firing on all cylinders. Polka Blue's first win came at Leicester on 26 May, a breakthrough that would have been welcome validation. The second victory at Lingfield followed just over a week later, suggesting the horse had found something — a win and a place from the next four races shows a competitor still sorting out where it belongs. The real measure of Polka Blue will come over the next few months as a three-year-old. Some horses click into gear at this age; others plateau. With two wins banked and a yard that clearly knows how to prepare winners, there is enough here to suggest Polka Blue is still worth watching.