'Huge signs of a revival' - our experts with their horses to follow

Tom Collins and Marcus Buckland pick out three horses who caught their eye last week. Members can view the race replays and add these horses to their Racing Post Tracker.

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Graignes
Fourth, Ascot, Saturday

Plenty of heads were turned when Graignes was sold at the Arqana horses-in-training sale this time last year for a whopping €600,000 despite having racked up ten consecutive defeats after his impressive debut victory.

What was in his favour that day was his form in top-level contests and, although he has failed to feature at the business end of any of his five subsequent starts for trainer George Baker, there were huge signs of a revival at Ascot on Saturday.

The four-year-old travelled powerfully and ran a huge race to take fourth at massive odds. I certainly wouldn't give up on him just yet, especially given his mark is down to 104. [Tom Collins]

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Crocodile Dundee
Won, Stratford, Saturday

Tom Weston isn't the most well-known trainer but he certainly knows how to send out a winner and this exposed ten-year-old seems to have come back to life in his care.

Crocodile Dundee had won just two races from 34 starts when Weston picked him up and he looks firmly on the rise this season, backing up a cosy Fontwell win with a last-gasp victory at Stratford on Saturday.

He was value for more than the short-head winning margin given he made a momentum-shifting mistake at the last and lost a shoe during the race, while the way he travelled indicated that there is plenty more in the locker.

Crocodile Dundee boasts a similar profile to Coopers Square, who won five races out of seven starts for Weston last campaign. [Tom Collins]

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Good Bye
Sixth, Wincanton, Thursday

This looked a very ordinary maiden hurdle over 2m and Good Bye was quite well beaten (14 and a half lengths), but he caught the eye when putting in some strong late work from an unpromising position, which resulted into an inquiry being held into the running and riding of the five-year-old.

Upon reflection, it appeared he had been unable to lay up with the strong early pace on the first circuit and only really warmed to his task once his chance had gone. Detached jumping three out, he really took off in the straight.

He will be of major interest when tackling longer trips in handicaps. [Marcus Buckland]

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Mortens Leam
Second, Kempton, Sunday

A winner in the mud over 2m3½f at Wetherby in March, Mortens Leam made a really pleasing comeback in a strongly run 3m handicap chase at the weekend.

Raised 5lb for his Wetherby success and minus his usual rider's 7lb claim, he travelled eyecatchingly well for Nick Scholfield and found only the potentially well-handicapped Pontresina too strong from him after the last.

Having cruised into contention turning in, this was a big effort on ground previously considered too fast for him and the run, his first in 230 days, ought to bring him on significantly. [Marcus Buckland]

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