Asmeralda

That win at Kempton gives her a record of 1 from 2, meaning she wins exactly half her races. For context, most racehorses win far less often than that — a win rate of 50% is exceptional, even if the sample size is small. It suggests real ability, and at just three years old, there is likely plenty more to come.

She is trained by the father-and-son partnership of John and Thady Gosden, one of the most respected yards in British racing, based in Newmarket. This season alone they have sent out 135 winners — a number that reflects both the quality of horses in their care and the skill with which they are prepared. A yard that productive does not run horses for fun, and the fact that Asmeralda has already got a win on the board so early in her career suggests the team believes she has a future worth investing in. With a race as recently as yesterday, she is clearly fit and active, and however her story develops from here, she is one to watch.