Two To Tango

His recent form shows the typical pattern of a horse caught between levels. In his last six races he has placed five times, with a second and two thirds bookending a solitary win, suggesting he runs consistently without quite having the class or turn of foot to break through more regularly. Trainer Emma Lavelle, who runs a prolific yard at Ogbourne Maizey that has already sent out forty-four winners this season, clearly sees potential in him. He once noted that he had shown promise in his earlier races but had struggled to finish the job, and believed he could win races if he could find his stride over the right distance and against the right opposition. That one win at Stratford-on-Avon suggests he was right, though he has yet to prove it again.

Most often ridden by Tom Bellamy, with whom he has managed no victories in five attempts, Two To Tango typically competes at the lower levels—Class 4 company—where he has raced twelve times without winning. The horse was last out just a day ago and remains active, so he has another chance to find that elusive second victory. For a horse this experienced, one win in twenty-two races is a modest record, but for those who follow his progress, March's breakthrough at Stratford offers a genuine thread of hope that he still has a winner or two left in him.