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Form Watch: 5 Dogs on the Rise

Saturday, 18 July 2026

A handful of dogs have put together the kind of form improvement that's worth flagging before the market catches up. Topping the list is Yama Wizard, whose composite score has jumped from 1 to 48 — a 47-point swing that's about as sharp a turnaround as you'll see. She lines up in a D3 over 264m at Monmore this afternoon from trap 3, and a jump like that usually means a dog who has found the right grade, distance or trap after a difficult run of form rather than a fluke figure.

Fridays Jota isn't far behind, climbing from 38 to 70 — a 32-point rise — ahead of an OR contest over the sprint trip of 245m at Star Pelaw tonight from trap 1. That kind of move into the 70s suggests a dog now firmly competitive at this level rather than one scraping into contention.

Also worth adding to the tracker: Cazzers Ellie, up 31 points to 53 ahead of an A8 480m at Monmore from trap 6, and Jays Pippin, up 30 points to 40 ahead of tonight's OR sprint at Doncaster — she's also the standout pick in tonight's feature race, so this improvement in her underlying figures lines up with the case for her there. Distant Hiker rounds out the group, climbing to 75 ahead of an S1 575m at Romford from trap 3.

Form trajectory like this — rather than just where a dog's rating sits today — is often the better early signal. A dog moving up 30-plus points is telling you something has changed in their conditions or preparation, and it's worth getting them into your kennel tracker before the next big form figure arrives.

This article was generated by RateThat.Dog's editorial engine, combining form analysis, pace profiles, trap bias data, trainer statistics, and deep reasoning models. Visit ratethat.dog for full racecards, speed ratings, and live results.