Canaria Sun

What makes Canaria Sun's situation particularly telling is where it competes. Class 6 is the entry level of British racing — the races where horses who struggle to win elsewhere come to find their level. Even there, Canaria Sun has drawn a blank in all four attempts at that grade. When a horse can't find a way to win at the lowest rung of the ladder, it raises genuine questions about whether a winning moment is coming at all.

There is, however, one reason for cautious optimism, and it lives in the yard. Trainer Tim Easterby, based at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, has sent out 138 winners already this season — a volume of success that marks him out as one of the most productive trainers in the country. A trainer of that calibre clearly knows how to place a horse and get one ready to win. Canaria Sun may simply not have found the right opportunity yet, and with an active campaign underway, that chance could still come.