Reds And Wolves

With only one win from six races, Reds And Wolves sits at a win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 attempts, respectable enough for a horse at this level but nothing spectacular. What matters more is consistency. The horse has placed — finished in the top three — in two of those six races besides the win, meaning it hits the frame (money) in 3 out of 6 outings. That is solid. The gap of two months since the Wolverhampton victory is neither worrying nor encouraging; it simply marks where the horse's form dipped before this recent third-place finish suggested a turn for the better.

Hugo Palmer's yard at Malpas has sent out 67 winners this season, a productive operation, and the trainer has found a race Reds And Wolves can win. Whether the horse can do so again depends on finding the right opportunity — a race at the right track, at the right distance, against the right field. For now, the horse is active and climbing slowly back towards that winning form.