Kamekist

At its best, Kamekist operates over the shorter distances, between five and six and a half furlongs, and that's where its one win came. From nine races at those trips, it has won once — around 1 in every 9 attempts — which at least suggests the horse is competitive at that level even if it rarely converts. It tends to line up in Class 5 races, which is the bread and butter of everyday racing rather than the headline events, and has a 14% win rate there — 1 win from 7 races — which is arguably its strongest patch of form.

The jockey who knows it best is Charles Bishop, and together they have the strongest record of any partnership the horse has had — 1 win from 5 races, which works out to around 1 in 5, or 20%. That's a significantly better return than the overall career average, and it's worth noting when the two are paired up again.

The yard behind the horse belongs to Ivan Furtado, based in Wiseton in South Yorkshire, and the team has been in decent form this season with 34 winners sent out. Furtado is a trainer who tends to work quietly without much fanfare, so getting the best out of a horse like Kamekist — one that clearly has ability but hasn't found a way to win consistently — is the kind of everyday challenge that defines a trainer's season. Whether Kamekist can add a second career win before the year is out is the question, but with six blanks since that Wolverhampton day, it will need things to fall right.