Florita

Overall, Florita has won 2 of her 12 career races, which works out at roughly 1 in every 6 — a modest return across her whole record. But zoom in on the last six races and the picture looks sharper: two wins, a third place, and only two results outside the frame. That is the form of a horse coming into form rather than fading out of it. Her most recent win came at Market Rasen on 1 February, just eight weeks ago, and she raced again just yesterday, so this is very much an active, competitive horse right now.

She is trained by Sam England at a yard in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, that has sent out 53 winners already this season — a busy, productive operation. Most of her races have been ridden by Sam's relative Jonathan England, who has been in the saddle for 8 of her 12 races and won once together with her — a win rate of around 1 in every 8 rides, which is modest but tells you this is a partnership still finding its best. The most interesting number, though, is what happens when Florita competes at her own level: in Class 5 races — the bread-and-butter tier of the sport — she has won 2 from 7, which is just under 1 in every 3. That is genuinely good, and it tells you she is a horse who is competitive when the conditions are right, even if the bigger prizes are not really part of her story. Florita is not about glory — she is about knowing your turf and making the most of it.