A Daughters Love

The distance she runs over tells a big part of the story. At a mile and three to four furlongs — a middle-distance trip that suits horses who stay well and grind out a finish rather than blazing away on speed — she has won 2 of just 4 races, a 50% win rate. That is a remarkable return. For context, most horses at this level win roughly 1 in 5 or 6 attempts on their best surfaces and trips. Finding that A Daughters Love wins half her races at this specific distance is a meaningful signal, not a coincidence.

She is trained by David Flood, whose small yard is based in Stow-on-the-Wold in the Gloucestershire countryside. It is not a large operation — they have sent out just 2 winners this season — which makes it all the more interesting that one of those winners is a horse in such sharp current form. Small yards do not carry many horses to back-to-back wins on the bounce; when they do, it usually means something is working well at home.

With her last race only a day ago, A Daughters Love is as live and current as any horse in training right now. A horse who has won 2 of her last 6 races, excels at a specific distance, and is clearly in the form of her life heading deeper into the summer is one well worth following over the weeks ahead.