Blue Prince

What makes Blue Prince genuinely interesting is how specific his strengths are. On normal ground, he wins roughly one in every three races (3 wins from 10), a striking improvement on his overall record. Ask him to run on wet or muddy ground or when conditions are particularly fast and firm, and his form dips noticeably. Similarly, his best distance is short to middle range—between five furlongs and six and a half furlongs—where he has won 3 of his 14 races (21 percent), compared to just one win in 14 Class 2 races (7 percent). This tells you he thrives in lesser company and over more forgiving ground. David Evans, his trainer at Pandy in Monmouths, has had a productive season with 37 winners from his yard, and Blue Prince appears to be one of the horses benefiting from that momentum. Recent form suggests he is genuinely improving: winning twice in six races is respectable, and the fact that he has remained active in the last week shows he is being kept sharp. He is a horse to watch when conditions and company suit him, though backing him in top-class races or on unusually fast or soft ground would be a gamble against the form.