Matteo

Kevin Ryan's yard at Hambleton has sent out 45 winners already this season, so Matteo is running in good company. The horse's recent form reads 7-1-1 (seventh, first, first), which means after a below-par run about three months ago, it has won its last two races. That kind of momentum matters. Matteo raced just a day ago, so it is still very much in action and clearly being campaigned actively through the summer. At two years old, with a win rate of better than two in three and two successive victories under its belt, this is a horse that has done something rare — it has proven itself already, rather than simply showing promise.