State Express

State Express is a three-year-old that has yet to break through in two outings, finishing fifth and fourth in recent races. The horse is trained by S Woods at Newmarket, a yard that has already sent out 24 winners this season, so there is clearly competence at the operation. With just one race between the fourth-place finish and the most recent outing, the horse has been kept active, which suggests the trainer believes improvement is near. What happens next will tell us whether State Express is a work in progress or one of those horses that struggles to find its level.