The Good Biscuit

The numbers that really stand out are the ground stats, because most horses have a clear preference — either they love it wet or they need it quick. The Good Biscuit seems not to care. On dry ground it has won two from six races, a 33% win rate. On wet or muddy ground it has won two from five, which is 40%. That kind of flexibility is genuinely useful, because it means the team at Ruth Carr's yard in Stillington can target races without one eye permanently on the weather forecast.

Ruth Carr's operation has sent out 63 winners this season alone, which puts it firmly among the more productive yards in the north of England. Joanna Mason rides The Good Biscuit most often, and together they have won two of their eight races — roughly one in every four times they've lined up together, which is a healthy return at this level. The horse typically competes in Class 4 races, a solid mid-tier where it has won two from 12 outings, or about one in every six, which is a respectable record without being dominant.

Pontefract is where The Good Biscuit has made its mark most clearly — two wins from six races at the same track is the kind of record that makes you pay attention when the entries go up. Some horses simply suit a particular course, whether it's the shape of the bends or the way the ground rides, and Pontefract appears to bring out something extra here.

Recent form reads 3-1-1-3-9-9 with the most recent run just yesterday, so two wins from the last six races puts it in a decent vein of form after a quieter spell. This is a horse that keeps turning up, keeps competing, and at five years old, still has races to win.