Pureis King

What gives Pureis King a genuine angle is its record over longer distances. In races run over two miles or more, it has won 1 from 3, which works out at 33% — winning roughly 1 in every 3 attempts at that trip. That is a very different story from its overall numbers, and it strongly suggests the horse is a stayer at heart. Shorter races appear to find it out; get it running over a proper distance and it becomes a different proposition entirely.

The horse is trained by Faye Bramley at Lambourn in Berkshire, a yard that has sent out 19 winners this season — a healthy total that speaks to a team in decent form. Pureis King raced just yesterday, so it is very much a horse in active training rather than one being freshened up between runs. Whether yesterday's race produced another deep-field finish or something more encouraging remains to be seen. What is clear is that Bramley's team has already found the right conditions to unlock a win once, and with longer trips seemingly suiting this horse, another opportunity over two miles or beyond could be worth watching.