Glitter And Glory

At three years old she sits at 1 win and 6 places from 9 races, a win rate of roughly 1 in every 9. Those numbers don't tell the full story, though. Strip out the early learning curve and her recent record — a win followed by two seconds and two thirds — suggests a horse settling into a rhythm and finding her level. She's clearly most at home over seven furlongs to a mile, where she's won 1 from 5 races (20%), and Dundalk's tight, all-weather circuit appears to suit her style.

She's trained by Jessica Harrington — one of Irish racing's most respected figures — at the family yard in Moone, Co Kildare. The stable has sent out 54 winners already this season, which underlines just how seriously run the operation is. Shane Foley has been in the saddle for most of her career, winning together once from six outings, and Harrington has spoken about how the horse has progressed steadily since that Dundalk victory. The current plan is an ambitious one: a fillies' race on Irish Guineas weekend, one of the most celebrated fixtures on the Irish calendar. That's a significant step up in class for a horse with a single win to her name, but trainers of Harrington's calibre don't make those entries lightly. Glitter And Glory, it seems, may have more to offer than her record currently shows.