Al Arrivee

What makes Al Arrivee interesting is her pedigree and where Mullins sees her future. She's a half-sister to Al Boum Photo, a horse who won at the very top level, and the trainer is deliberately taking the long view with her. Rather than throw her in hard now, Mullins has given her an easy autumn and winter, with his sights set on the Graded mares' bumper at the Dublin Racing Festival in the second half of the season. This is the kind of patient approach that suggests real confidence in what's to come — Mullins isn't rushing her because he believes there's significantly more to uncover. For a mare only six races into her career with winning form already established, that kind of quiet backing from a trainer of his calibre is worth paying attention to.