Albert Cee

The numbers are modest but honest. Albert Cee has won 3 from 24 races across his career — roughly 1 in every 8 — and placed in 8 more. That means he has given his the yard something to cheer in nearly half his races, which at his level is a reasonable return. He tends to run in Class 5 company, which is the bread-and-butter tier of British racing, and there he has won 2 from 9 attempts — roughly 1 in every 4-and-a-half, a noticeably better ratio than his overall record. That suggests he is competitive when the race is pitched right for him.

Where Albert Cee really comes alive is on wet or muddy ground. In 6 races on those conditions he has won twice — a win rate of 33%, or 1 in every 3 races. That is a significant edge. For context, most horses win fewer than 1 in 10 races across their careers, so finding a set of conditions where a horse wins 1 in 3 is exactly the kind of thing that separates a useful horse from a forgettable one. When rain is forecast and the ground softens up, Albert Cee becomes a different proposition entirely.

Trained by P Charalambous and J Clutterbuck, the yard has been quiet this season with just one winner to their name, so Albert Cee is carrying a fair bit of the team's hopes on his back. He raced 15 days ago and is clearly still being aimed at targets, which means the yard believe there is another win in him. Given his liking for wet ground and his knack of performing at Class 5 level, they are probably right — as long as the weather plays ball.