Green Sense

Her first win came at The Curragh in April 2025, and O'Brien's reaction afterwards was telling. She said she did more than they expected, praised her attitude, and noted that she went through the line well — the kind of performance that makes a trainer start reaching for a pen and circling entries in the big races. She was already mapping out a route toward Ascot and flagged the Cheveley Park Stakes as an obvious target, which is one of the most prestigious sprint races for young horses in Britain. That is not something you say lightly.

She won the Prix Robert Papin — a Group 2 race in France — which is exactly the sort of prize that puts a horse's career on a different trajectory. The problem that comes with it, as O'Brien explained ahead of this season, is that success at that level brings penalties in the next tier of races. She now carries extra weight in Listed and Group 3 company, which is a bit like asking a runner to compete against peers while wearing a weighted vest. O'Brien has been thoughtful about managing that, looking at a longer trip to find a better angle of attack and not wanting to force the issue early in the season.

Her best form has come over 5 to 6 and a half furlongs, winning 1 from 4 in that range — 25%, or 1 in every 4 races at the trip. She raced just one day ago, so she is right in the middle of an active campaign. The recent sequence of 4-11-3-13-2-1 tells the story of a horse whose form has been inconsistent, but whose the yard — the trainer and the yard — are clearly patient enough to find the right spots. When the race fits, she has shown she can be very good indeed.