Uppercase

The really interesting detail emerges when you look at what distance suits it best. Over 7 furlongs to a mile, Uppercase has won 2 of 6 races—a 33% win rate that sits well clear of its overall record. Strip away the other distances and you see a different horse entirely, one that genuinely competes at that sweet spot. The opposite is true at Class 5 level, where it has failed to win from four attempts, suggesting it might be punching above its weight in the highest company.

Trained by Harry Eustace in Newmarket, Uppercase has been active enough to suggest the yard believes in it. The horse won at Catterick Bridge in June and then again at Epsom Downs three weeks ago, which means it has two wins in just over a month. More recently, its form has dipped a little—an eighth-place finish in the most recent race, followed by a run-in ninth and a seventh—but it was back in the money with a third-place finish two races back, so it has not lost its edge entirely. For a horse still searching for consistency, that kind of proximity to the winner's enclosure in recent weeks is encouraging. Uppercase is the kind of runner that turns a race competitive, even if it does not always get the job done.