Try Them

What stands out is where that win came from. Try Them broke through at Perth on 15 August, six weeks ago, and has raced five times since without repeating that success. Recent form reads 8-4-1-2-10-5, which shows a couple of decent efforts — that fourth-place finish and the two places suggest the horse has the ability to run respectably on its day — but consistency has been elusive. The run of 8-4-1 early in that sequence hints at better moments, but the most recent outing, an eighth-place finish, underlines how unpredictable this horse can be.

Try Them is trained by Patrick Neville at Coverham in North Yorkshire. Neville's yard has been productive this season, sending out 28 winners, so the horse is in a competent operation. Whether Try Them will add another win to its tally remains to be seen — with a win rate of just 11%, the horse would need a significant lift in form to make a regular impact, but Perth has already shown it can get the job done there once.