Raintown

There is also a pattern in the distances that suit him best. Pitched at races around a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs—the sort of middle-distance test that can feel a bit long for some horses and too short for others—Raintown has won two of his six attempts, a 33 per cent success rate that suggests this is where he genuinely thrives. His most recent win came at Newbury on 23 July, just five weeks ago, and his form over his last six races shows genuine consistency: a win, a second place, a third place, another second, a third, and a fourth. That is not erratic or desperate form—it is the record of a horse who turns up and gives his the yard something to work with. With Taylor Fisher his most regular jockey, the pair have combined for two wins from 12 races, and Moore's yard continues to run winners at a healthy clip this season. Raintown may never be a horse to set the racing world alight, but at Class 5 level—where he has won five of 22 races—he remains a genuine force, and those looking for a horse to follow on the all-weather would do well to keep an eye on his next entry.