Call Margot

What makes Call Margot interesting is not what she has already done, but what the stable believes she can do. Tutty describes her as "very fast" and speaks of her with genuine optimism — the kind of talk that suggests the April victory was a proper breakthrough moment rather than a one-off. The plan was to step her up into handicap races at York and beyond, with an eye on the 3-Year-Old Dash at Epsom, a race the yard won two years earlier with a horse called Blue Storm. There is a clear pathway mapped out, and the trainer plainly thinks Call Margot belongs in that kind of company. The catch is her temperament: she is keen and runs freely in her races, which means everything has to fall into place for her to win. When conditions suit her, though — as they did at Southwell — she can perform well.

Her recent form has been patchy. She raced just yesterday and has not won in her last six outings, including a couple of below-par efforts mixed in with some respectable placed finishes. At this stage of her career, Call Margot remains a work in progress rather than a proven winner, but Tutty's yard is in form this season and clearly has faith in her potential. The next few months will tell whether that faith is justified.