Tio Joao

The form line reads 2-5-7-6 across his last four races, which shows some inconsistency but nothing alarming for a horse this young and inexperienced. What matters more than any single run is that his trainer, Robson De Aguiar, has a yard in Mullingar that knows how to get winners on the board—the team has sent out 16 winners already this season, so Tio Joao is in a stable where good work is happening. At this stage, the horse simply needs more racing to settle into a pattern and start converting those close efforts into victories. A second place finish from just four races suggests there's a win in him; he just needs to put it together on the right day.