Way To Dubai

The distance that suits Way To Dubai best is somewhere between a mile and a mile and two furlongs, where it has won 1 from 8 races — a 12% win rate, which works out to roughly 1 in every 8, and that is comfortably the sharpest part of its record. Keep it in the wrong race at the wrong trip and the numbers get much bleaker: at Class 4 level, where it most often competes, Way To Dubai has gone 0 from 10. That is a frustrating blank at the grade it spends most of its time in.

Jockey Harry Davies has had the ride more than anyone, partnering the horse in 10 races without a win between them. That is not necessarily a reflection on either horse or rider — sometimes a partnership just hasn't clicked — but it is a notable streak. Michael Appleby, who trains Way To Dubai from his yard in Oakham, Rutland, is clearly a trainer who knows how to find winners: his team has sent out 71 this season alone, which is a serious tally. The question is whether he can find the right opportunity to unlock Way To Dubai again.

Recent form reads 3-8-12-4-11-4 going back over the last six runs, with a third-place finish the best of it. The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much still in training and active. Five months have passed since that Lingfield win, and the team will be hoping the track that brought the breakthrough once might eventually bring another.