Tillyiver

The recent form figures tell an interesting story on their own. A sixth, then a ninth, then a dash — meaning the horse didn't finish or was pulled up — and most recently a fourteenth. That is a sequence moving in the wrong direction, and finishing fourteenth in a race suggests Tillyiver was well beaten rather than unlucky. The missing result in that sequence is worth watching too; horses that fail to complete a race have sometimes had a physical issue, a fall, or simply found conditions too tough on the day.

What makes Tillyiver worth keeping an eye on, despite all of this, is simple: the horse raced just one day ago, so the team clearly still believes there is something worth running for. At six years old, there is still time to find the right opportunity — the right distance, the right ground, the right field — and horses can surprise you. For now, though, the results have not arrived.