Flying Squad

What works in Flying Squad's favour is who it runs for. Simon and Ed Crisford operate one of Newmarket's stronger yards, and 84 winners in a single season is a serious number — that's a team firing on all cylinders, not one that sends horses out hoping for the best. Newmarket is home to some of the sharpest training operations in the country, and a yard with that kind of firepower tends to know exactly where to place a horse to give it the best chance of winning. The fact that Flying Squad is still running — it raced just yesterday — suggests the team see more to come.

At three years old, there's time. Many horses take a handful of races to find their feet, and a placed finish already on the board means this isn't a horse without ability. Whether Flying Squad can turn those near-misses into a win will be the story worth watching.