Jagged Edge

The real story, though, is what Jagged Edge does on normal ground. Give it standard track conditions and the horse becomes something special: it has won 2 of its last 3 races on that surface, a 67% win rate that suggests this is exactly the kind of going where it thrives. That's the sort of detail that matters. A trainer who knows their horse well — Stephen Thorne at his Rush yard in Dublin — can work around ground that doesn't suit, but when conditions are right, Jagged Edge has shown it is capable of winning.

The recent form reads 1-10-3-12-1-17, meaning the Killarney win last week came hot on the heels of an earlier victory just a few races back. That kind of winning sequence, even with some tougher efforts sandwiched between, suggests a horse with genuine ability and appetite. Thorne's yard has been prolific this season with 24 winners already, so Jagged Edge sits within an operation that knows how to get the best out of its horses. With a 4-year-old that loves normal conditions and has already proved it can win at the top of its game, Jagged Edge looks like a horse worth watching when conditions suit.