Top Coeur

Recent form shows inconsistency. In the last six races, the best result was a fifth-place finish, a couple of months back; the other five runs scattered between fifth and ninth. There is no obvious pattern of improvement or decline, just the kind of up-and-down racing that suggests Top Coeur is competing at a relatively modest level where the margins are thin and races can go any direction. The horse raced as recently as yesterday, so the yard clearly still sees potential worth testing.

Top Coeur runs for Christian Williams's yard at Ogmore-By-Sea in Glamorgan, a Welsh operation that has had a decent season with 25 winners sent out so far. Williams is an established trainer with a solid record, which means there is genuine horsemanship behind the decision to keep running this horse. The team believes there is a win in Top Coeur somewhere, even if it has not arrived yet. Whether that breakthrough comes, or the horse remains one of racing's nearly runners, will depend on finding the right race and the right set of circumstances.