Dawn Romance

That first win came 13 months ago, a long gap by racing standards, but her recent form shows real improvement. Four placings from her last six races means she is competitive again and running well enough to trouble the winner regularly. Her trainer, M D O'Callaghan at The Curragh in County Kildare, has built a yard sending out 18 winners already this season, so the stable is in good form. For a horse with just one win from eight races, staying in that kind of winning yard matters—it means she is getting good horses to race against and experienced handlers. The question now is whether those placings turn into wins again, or whether she settles as a horse who contributes more often than she breaks the tape.