Grey Soul

What is interesting about Grey Soul's profile is the disconnect between its recent hot form and its record in top-tier races. In Class 5 company—the races where it typically competes—the horse has won just 1 of 6, a 17% win rate. That suggests the step up to stiffer competition does matter, as it does for most horses. But that blistering 3-from-6 run tells you it is very much in form right now. Looking at the last six races, the pattern reads: unplaced, first, first, fourth, first, unplaced. That is a horse that brings its A-game more often than not when things are going well.

Dan Horsford's yard at Marlborough, Wiltshire has sent out 6 winners this season, so Grey Soul is part of a stable that knows how to get horses winning. With a race just yesterday, Grey Soul remains active and still chasing opportunities. At 4 years old, the horse is still young enough to develop, and if it can string together more victories at its natural level, it has every chance of becoming a regular visitor to the winner's enclosure.