Ray Mon Dough

What's particularly interesting is how the horse has found its form recently. After a slow start earlier this year, Ray Mon Dough has picked up a win in four of its last six outings, finishing second or better in most races. The horse made a winning debut at Lingfield Park back in November, but it was the Leicester victory last week that suggests the horse is really beginning to understand what's being asked of it. Trainer Oliver Cole, based at Whatcombe in Oxfordshire, has been quietly effective this season—the yard has produced eight winners already—and Ray Mon Dough looks like it could add to that tally regularly if it stays in this form.

The fact that the horse raced again just a day after winning suggests Cole sees something special here. Ray Mon Dough isn't the type to rest on its laurels, and with two wins from six races, there's every reason to think this horse will be heading back to the track soon with a genuine chance of making it three.