Dreamed To Dream

Trained by Raymond Hurley, whose yard has sent out just two winners this season, Dreamed To Dream is operating in a setup that is itself still searching for momentum. That combination — a winless horse with a trainer yet to find real form this term — means expectations need to be managed carefully. To be fair to Hurley, turning around a horse that has finished in double figures more often than not is no small task, and the fact that the horse raced just yesterday suggests the team is actively trying to find the right opportunity rather than giving up on it.

At four years old, there is still time for things to click, and horses do occasionally find their feet after a frustrating start to their careers. But right now, Dreamed To Dream is a horse that needs something to change — a drop in class, a surface that suits, or simply a race where things fall its way for once. Until that happens, the name remains more hopeful than the record.