Sixfiveseven

Recent form tells a frustrating story. Reading the last six results from most recent to that famous win — 9, 7, 7, 1, 2, 10 — you can see the shape of a horse that found its peak and has been searching for it ever since. That runner-up finish sandwiched between the win suggests there was a brief window when everything clicked. Since then, the results have drifted back toward mid-field and the occasional disappointing tail-off. It has now been 18 months since Sixfiveseven last won, which is a long time in racing and makes every outing feel like a test of patience for the team at J S Moore's yard in Upper Lambourn.

There are reasons to stay interested, though. At distances between a mile and one furlong and a mile and two furlongs, Sixfiveseven wins 1 in every 4 races — a 25% win rate that stands well above its overall record and suggests the horse genuinely has a trip that suits it. The puzzle is that most of its races have come at Class 4 level, where it has yet to win in six attempts. That combination — a horse that seems capable at the right distance but hasn't converted at its usual level of competition — is the kind of thing that keeps trainers and jockeys coming back.

Josephine Gordon has been the regular partner, riding the horse in 6 of its 9 races and landing that Newmarket win together. Their combined win rate sits at roughly 1 in 6 — modest overall, but the fact that their one win came at one of racing's most prestigious tracks gives it a certain weight. Moore's yard has hit form this season, sending out 17 winners, so the infrastructure for another big day is there. Whether Sixfiveseven, last seen racing just yesterday, can find that Newmarket magic again is the question worth watching.