Khuskhas

What's more encouraging is how Khuskhas performs at the shorter distances. Over 5 to 6½ furlongs, it has won 1 from 3 races — that's a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in 3, which is a genuinely strong return and suggests this horse is at its best when asked for a quick, sharp effort rather than a longer grind. The recent form figures tell an honest story too: reading from most recent backwards, it goes 10-5-13-7-6-1, meaning that Great Yarmouth win came after a rough patch of unplaced runs. It hasn't built on it yet, but it raced just yesterday, so this is very much a horse in the middle of its season.

Khuskhas operates mostly at Class 5 level, which is the bread-and-butter tier of British racing — competitive enough, but not where the big prizes are won. At that level it has won 1 from 5 races, which is a 20% win rate, or roughly 1 in 5. For the class, that's a respectable return. Trainer James Ferguson runs one of the sharper yards in Newmarket, a town that takes its racing seriously, and his team has already sent out 26 winners this season — a healthy total that suggests Khuskhas is in capable hands. Whether that Great Yarmouth victory is a one-off or the start of something is the question worth watching.