Annie Agnew

Trained by Gerald Stephen Quinn out of Ballymena in Co Antrim, Annie Agnew is part of a small yard that has sent out 2 winners so far this season. Her recent form reads 10-4-blank-5-5-9, which charts a horse that has been competitive on occasion — that fourth place stands out as a reminder of what she can do on a good day — but is clearly finding wins hard to come by. The blank in her form line suggests a non-completion at some point, which rarely helps a horse's momentum.

What keeps the story alive is that she raced just one day ago, meaning she is very much in active training and her team clearly believe there is still a race to be won with her. Down Royal remains the place where she proved she could get to the front, and until something better comes along, that September 2023 afternoon stands as the high-water mark of her career. Plenty of horses win once and fade — the question for Annie Agnew is whether she can find her way back to that kind of form before time runs out.