Beryl's Girl

Trained by Eve Johnson Houghton at her yard in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, Beryl's Girl is in safe hands. Johnson Houghton has been in fine form this season, sending out 42 winners — a serious number that puts her among the busiest and most productive trainers in the country right now. When a yard is firing at that rate, it tends to mean the horses are well placed and fit, and Beryl's Girl looks to have benefited from exactly that.

The distance that suits her best is a mile and one to a mile and two furlongs — over five races at those trips, she has won once, which works out at 1 in every 5 races (20%). That is a solid return, especially for a young horse still learning the game, and it tells you that when the team pitches her at the right distance, she is genuinely competitive. Her recent form reads 7-1-6-6-4-3 going back through her last six races — the 7th and 6th place finishes are less eye-catching, but the win and the third show there is ability there when conditions click into place.

Having raced just yesterday, she is clearly being kept busy at the moment, which suggests the yard is confident she is in good nick. At 3 years old, she is still learning and improving, and with a first win now under her belt, the hope will be that she can kick on from here.