Glenridding

What makes Glenridding's profile a little puzzling is that the Great Yarmouth win came over a mile and a furlong, and at that kind of trip — between a mile and a mile and two furlongs — the record actually looks far more respectable: 1 win from 4 races, meaning the horse wins 1 in every 4 at distances that suit. Yet most of Glenridding's racing has come at Class 5, the level where prize money is modest and competition is, in theory, within reach — and there, it is yet to win from 7 attempts. That's a combination that suggests the horse may simply need everything to fall right on the day.

Trainer Ewan Whillans operates out of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, not one of racing's big-name centres, but his yard has sent out 28 winners this season, which shows there is genuine capability behind the operation. Glenridding raced just yesterday, so whatever comes next is likely not far away. The horse only needs to find that Great Yarmouth magic one more time — but it has been a long wait.