Beibhinn

What gives this profile real weight is the yard she comes from. Beibhinn is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien at Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, and this season his operation has sent out 160 winners — a number that tells you everything about the scale and quality of what he runs. When a horse earns its place in a yard producing winners at that rate, it is not there by accident. O'Brien has a sharp eye for placing horses where they can perform, which makes Beibhinn's win at Listowel feel like the start of something rather than a lucky one-off.

Her recent form reads 3-1-4 — a third, then a win, then a fourth in her most recent run just one day ago. That latest fourth place shows she is being kept busy and is clearly thought capable of running competitively. At two, horses are still finding their feet, and a trainer of O'Brien's calibre rarely rushes a young horse without good reason. Worth keeping an eye on as the season develops.