Beat The Odds

The four-year-old is trained by Antony Brittain at his yard in Warthill, North Yorkshire, a set-up that has been in decent form this season with 23 winners already on the board. That context is worth noting: the horses around Beat The Odds are clearly capable of winning races, which perhaps makes the wait for this one's breakthrough all the more curious. Brittain is not a trainer who struggles to get results, so patience and persistence seem to be the order of the day here.

What makes this horse worth watching is simply timing. Raced as recently as yesterday and still only four years old, there is no suggestion the team are giving up. Some horses take time to find their confidence or their ideal conditions, and with a busy, active campaign still ongoing, the next run is never far away. A first career win remains very much the target.