Ramo

The most recent win came at Ludlow in November 2023, which is now nearly 29 months ago. Since then, Ramo has gone six races without winning, and the latest form figures — 8, 7, 9, then a slight uptick to 3rd, 2nd, and 5th — suggest a horse that drifted out of form before showing some signs of life again. That recent 2nd place is genuinely encouraging if you're following this horse, hinting that something closer to peak Ramo might be returning.

The partnership with jockey Charlie Deutsch is the most-used combination in Ramo's career, but it hasn't been especially fruitful — just 1 win from 15 races together, a win rate of around 1 in 15. That said, Deutsch clearly knows the horse better than anyone, and long-term jockey-horse relationships often matter more than raw numbers suggest. Trainer Venetia Williams, based at Kings Caple in Herefordshire, is having a productive season with 16 winners already sent out from her yard — a respected operation that knows how to place horses.

Ramo typically lines up in Class 3 races, which are solid, competitive mid-level contests — not the very top of the sport, but far from easy pickings either. In those races the record reads 1 win from 6, or roughly 1 in 6, which is respectable at that level. Having raced just yesterday and still active, this is very much a horse in current work, and given the recent upturn in form, the yard — the team at Williams' yard — will likely be eyeing an opportunity to end that near two-and-a-half-year winning drought sooner rather than later.