Stratusnine

Trained by Hugo Palmer at Malpas in Cheshire, Stratusnine has been in a productive yard — Palmer has sent out 67 winners this season alone, so the horse is rubbing shoulders with horses that know their business. The recent form is typical of a horse that tries hard but doesn't always get there: in its last six races it has picked up just one win, with a second place and four third places making up the rest. That was the win at York. Racing just yesterday suggests Stratusnine is being kept busy and actively campaigned, which at this level usually means the the yard believe there is more to come. For a horse without top-level pretensions, this is exactly where it belongs — a consistent campaigner that finds the winning post often enough to justify its place in the stable.