Poppy Foxy

The horse ran out at Goodwood just this week, winning on 23 September, and has come back to the track today after only a day's rest. That suggests either real confidence from trainer Charlie Clover or an entry for a race that seemed too good to pass up. Clover's Newmarket yard is having a strong season with 24 winners already, so the horse is in a yard that knows how to handle form. The first win came at Chester back in June, and since then Poppy Foxy has delivered when it matters, winning three of the last six races despite a couple of tougher days mixed in (a fifth place and a sixth place show this is still a learning horse, not an unbeatable machine).

The recent record tells the real story: win, win, placed second, fifth, win, sixth. That is the pattern of a young horse finding its feet fast, strong enough to beat what it has faced so far but honest enough to show that better animals will beat it on any given day. At two years old with three wins already banked and the backing of a form trainer, Poppy Foxy is one to keep an eye on.