Tiberio Force

The interesting detail is that Tiberio Force only just won this week, on August 31st at Ripon, which shows he is still competitive at his age. His record suggests he runs best over the 1m1f to 1m2f distance — at this trip he has won twice from 14 races (14 percent), a significant jump from his overall numbers. He typically races in Class 6, the lower end of the scale, where he has won 2 of his 36 races there. His most consistent jockey is Lewis Edmunds, who has ridden him seven times and won once together — Edmunds' win rate of 14 percent aboard him is double his overall win rate, suggesting they work well as a partnership.

Trained by Simon Whitaker at Scarcroft in West Yorkshire, Tiberio Force belongs to a small yard that has sent out four winners this season. His recent form is mixed: he ran ninth and eighth in his last two outings before the Ripon win, which came as something of a return to form. For a horse that has earned his keep modestly but persistently over four years, that latest victory suggests there is still a little spark left.