Vincenzo Peruggia

Charlie Johnston's Middleham Moor yard has clearly taken time to get him right. Johnston, who sent out 131 winners this season, knows how to nurse a young horse along, and Vincenzo Peruggia's record reveals a horse who performs dramatically better when the ground is fast and dry. On firm conditions he's won two of six races — that's a third of his starts — whereas he's never troubled the frame much when the track has been wet or heavy. That's the kind of detail that matters. His first win came at Beverley on a summer's day in July 2025, and now he's won again under similar conditions this week. If his team can pick his races carefully, keeping him on the good ground that suits him, there's scope for him to rack up a few more wins before the season turns and the autumn rains set in.