Snooze Lane

What's striking is how much better things go when Joshua Bryan is in the saddle. The pair have won together 4 times from 13 races — that's a 31% win rate, nearly three times better than Snooze Lane's overall record of 1 win in every 9 races. That kind of partnership is valuable, and clearly Bryan knows how to get the best out of him. When they are not paired, Snooze Lane's win rate drops to just 1 in 23, which suggests the jockey-horse relationship really matters here.

The horse competes mostly at the lower levels, typically in Class 6 races where he has won 4 of 25 starts — a 16% win rate. That's respectable at that grade. His recent form shows he is still mixing finishes in the top 3 with struggles further back: his last six races include two second-place finishes and two thirds, but also a ninth and an eighth. He raced just yesterday, which keeps him active, though he has not won in his last 6 outings. Trainer Sarah Hollinshead's yard at Upper Longdon has had a quiet season with only one winner so far, so another Snooze Lane victory at Wolverhampton — his happy hunting ground — would be welcome news there.