Tounsivator

The horse seems to thrive when the ground is slightly soft or muddy. He has won 2 of 4 races on that type of surface — a 50 per cent win rate that stands out sharply against his overall form — and he clearly enjoys the extra grip and give underfoot. He also performs best over distances between 1m6f and 2m, where he has again won 2 of 4 races. Put those two things together and you have a clearer picture of what Tounsivator needs to succeed.

Fairyhouse is his spiritual home. He has won 2 of just 3 races at the course, and his most recent victory came there on 8 July, just three weeks ago, which shows he is genuinely in form right now. His jockey Paul Townend, one of the yard's regular pilots, has ridden him 5 times for 1 win, though that doesn't tell the whole story — Townend is simply doing his job on a horse that wins less often than the stable's headline acts. Tounsivator races for the powerhouse W P Mullins yard in County Carlow, which has already sent out 215 winners this season alone. At seven years old, with recent wins under his belt and a clear profile emerging — soft ground, the right distance, Fairyhouse in particular — he looks like a horse who will continue to give his the yard value when he runs in races that tick his boxes.