Tees Aggregates

The jockey most often in the saddle is Harrison Shaw, and their partnership shows promise — Shaw has ridden Tees Aggregates to victory twice in eight races together, a 25 per cent success rate. After a winning run earlier in the year, the horse has now gone four months without a victory, with his last six races yielding only one top-3 finish. That lean spell may simply reflect a run of unsuitable conditions or tougher opposition; horses do not stay at peak form indefinitely. Trainer Adrian Nicholls, based in North Yorkshire, has had a productive season and is clearly capable of placing his charges well. The yard's approach to running Tees Aggregates tends toward Class 5 races — his bread and butter — where he has won 2 of 9 starts. He remains active and in work, suggesting the team still believes there are wins left in him, particularly if fast ground returns and the horse can get back to somewhere like Catterick where he knows his way around.