West Of Idaho

Trained by D M Christie at a small yard in Derrylin, County Fermanagh, West Of Idaho is part of a modest operation that has sent out one winner so far this season. That context matters — this isn't a powerhouse stable with runners filling racecards every week. When a yard this size places a horse in a race, there's usually a clear reason for it, and West Of Idaho's back-to-back placed finishes suggest Christie knows what he has on his hands.

Two races is a tiny sample, and a win rate of zero from two tells you very little about where this horse is headed. What's more telling is that it hasn't finished outside the top two yet. Whether it can convert one of those close calls into an actual win remains the question — but with the horse still active and last seen racing just one day ago, the answer may come sooner rather than later.