Ceinture d'Orion

What's encouraging is that she ran well on her debut at Wetherby last month, finishing fourth. David O'Meara, her trainer based in North Yorkshire, has noted she travelled well into the race at Haydock before fading, suggesting she may have been slightly off-colour that day rather than fundamentally outclassed. O'Meara's yard has sent out 101 winners already this season, so she is in capable hands at a stable that clearly knows how to get horses to the racecourse in winning form. At three years old, she has time to mature and find the right spot, and two placings from seven races show she is competitive. The key now is whether she can break through for that first win — and what O'Meara says hints that a change of circumstances, possibly distance or ground, could be exactly what she needs.