Sarangpur

The breakthrough came at Brighton on 21 June, and since then Sarangpur has won twice more, most recently at Newbury on 23 July — a top-tier track where victories matter. That is a win rate of roughly one in every four races overall, which sits solidly in the middling-to-useful range, but his recent run tells a different story: three wins from six starts suggests he has genuinely improved. What is more telling is where he wins. Put him on fast, dry ground and he becomes a different horse altogether, winning two of every three races he runs on such conditions. The same applies to distance: over the longer trips between a mile and six furlongs and two miles, he has won two of three races. Pair those two factors together — dry ground and a proper test of stamina — and Sarangpur appears genuinely dangerous.

The caveat is that Paul Mulligan's yard has only sent out one winner all season, which suggests these are modest operations racing modest horses. Sarangpur sits comfortably in that bracket, a workmanlike type rather than a prospect with grand ambitions. But for a four-year-old who took time to find his feet, recent form is all that matters, and his is trending in the right direction. He is the kind of horse worth keeping an eye on at smaller meetings on good ground, where his limitations matter less and his strengths — durability and a preference for proper racing conditions — become assets.