Regal Envoy

Trained by William Knight at Newmarket, Regal Envoy is part of a yard in excellent form, having sent out 28 winners already this season. But the horse's form has stalled in recent months. His last six races have brought nothing but disappointment — an eleventh, a fifth, a twelfth, an eighth, and a seventh, sandwiched around a second place. That's a stark contrast to the Windsor heroics, and it suggests he may be crying out for the right race or a return to a course where he feels at home. He has form at Salisbury, having won two of his three races there, so a return to a track that clearly suits him might spark a revival.

When ridden by his regular jockey Brandon Wilkie, Regal Envoy has a respectable record of three wins from ten races together — a 30% win rate that's marginally better than his overall figures. At Class 4 level, his bread and butter, he has won three times from 15 attempts, confirming he is best suited to mid-tier competition rather than the very top. With no win in his last six outings, he is in need of a confidence-boosting success, and his the yard will be hoping that a change of scenery or a drop back to a familiar track can reignite what made him such an effective raider at Windsor last summer.