Engross

The single placing on the card — that second place — is the only concrete result to point to, but it matters. A horse that has never threatened to win but suddenly gets beaten into second is showing signs of stepping forward, and at three years old, there is every reason to think there is more to come. Engross raced just one day ago, which means the team clearly believes there is plenty left in the tank and are not letting the season slip away.

The trainer is James Fanshawe, one of the more respected operators based in Newmarket — the heartland of British flat racing. Forty-five winners already banked this season tells you this is a yard that knows how to get horses ready to perform. Fanshawe has a reputation for patient, intelligent training, which suits a three-year-old still finding its feet. If Engross is going to turn that improving run into an actual win, it is in capable hands to do so.