Kayce Dutton

The eight-year-old is trained by Charles & Adam Pogson out of Farnsfield in Nottinghamshire, a yard that has been in solid form this season with 12 winners already on the board. Kayce Dutton has contributed to that tally in style, with its most recent win coming at Market Rasen as recently as January — just three months ago. The horse raced again just yesterday, so this is very much an active campaign rather than a horse coasting towards retirement.

Over a career of 20 races, Kayce Dutton has won 3 times and placed a further 9 times — meaning it has finished in the first three on 12 occasions out of 20. That 15% win rate, roughly 1 in every 7 races, is respectable enough, but the placing record tells you this is a horse that competes consistently rather than occasionally flashing brilliance. It first won at Cork back in July 2023, which sets the story as one of gradual development across different tracks and conditions. Most of its racing life has been spent at Class 4 level — a solid but unspectacular tier — where it has won just 1 from 12 at that grade. That suggests the class of race suits it without it dominating, which makes the Market Rasen figures all the more striking by contrast.

Robert Dunne has partnered Kayce Dutton in 7 of its 20 races, winning once together — a win rate of around 1 in 7. It's a working partnership rather than a dominant one, but with the horse in active form and a track record at Market Rasen that any trainer would be pleased with, there's every reason to think the combination could click again. When the entries show Market Rasen, this is one to pay attention to.