Breadalbane Lass

The overall numbers are modest — one win from 16 races means she has won just 1 in every 16 attempts, and her record in the Class 5 races she typically competes in reads zero wins from eight, so the Perth victory was genuinely her first time getting that right at this level. That makes the win feel more significant, not less. It took patience, but it happened.

What gives the story some momentum is the yard behind her. R Mike Smith, training out of Galston in East Ayrshire, has sent out 25 winners already this season — a yard clearly in good form. When a horse sits in a stable that is firing at that rate, and then lands a win herself after a long wait, it is reasonable to think the team have found something that works. Perth is a right-handed, flat track that suits certain horses more than the eye might suggest, and the fact that her sole win came there is worth remembering next time she lines up at the same venue.

She raced just one day ago, so she is very much in training and being kept busy. Whether the Perth win is a turning point or a one-off is the question every punter will be asking — but a horse improving at six, in a yard running hot, is at least worth watching.