Damsel In Distress

She is trained by Daniel McLoughlin out of Newbridge in Co Kildare, a yard that has sent out 9 winners already this season — a healthy return that suggests this is not a team stumbling across success by accident. Getting a two-year-old to win first time out takes genuine skill, and McLoughlin's season record shows he knows what he is doing with a young horse.

The fifth place finish in her most recent run, just a day ago, is nothing to worry about at this stage. Two-year-olds are learning on the job every time they step onto a track, and the fact that she has already banked a win gives her something no amount of promising homework can replicate — racecourse experience that counts. She is very much a horse to keep an eye on as the season develops.