Romeo Coolio

The overall numbers back up the impression. From 13 races in total, Romeo Coolio has won 7 and placed in 11 — that's a 54% win rate, meaning he wins more than half his races, which is genuinely extraordinary in a sport where winning one race in five is considered excellent. Four wins from his last six runs, with only one finish outside the top two, tells you this is a horse in the form of his life right now.

Gordon Elliott trains him out of Longwood in Co Meath, one of the most powerful yards in Ireland — 209 winners already this season says everything about the operation. When Jack Kennedy is in the saddle, things get even more interesting: the pair have won 4 of their 6 races together, a rate of roughly two wins from every three rides. That kind of partnership, where horse and jockey clearly click, is one of the more enjoyable things to track in racing.

The one honest caveat in this profile is the step up to the very top level. Romeo Coolio has run in three Class 1 races — the biggest races in Britain and Ireland — and is yet to win one. That's not a failure, exactly; plenty of very good horses find the very best company a bridge too far. But it does mean the question of whether he can translate his dominance at Leopardstown into a win on the grandest stage remains genuinely open. Still active and racing sharp, with his last race just 18 days ago, the answer may not be far away.