Rose Cotton

Her form over the past six races tells the story of a horse knocking on the door. Two second-place finishes sit among recent efforts, most recently less than a week ago, showing she is competitive and still racing actively. The problem is consistency at distance. Rose Cotton performs noticeably better over 1m1f to 1m2f—that stretch of ground where she has won one of four races—than she does elsewhere, suggesting her the yard have found the right trip. Jack Mitchell, her most regular jockey, has ridden her five times and won once together, a 20 percent partnership win rate that is respectable without being spectacular. Tom Clover's Newmarket yard, which has sent out 23 winners this season, continues to campaign her, and with her Class 5 record in mind, a repeat winner might not be far away if she gets another race at the right level and distance.