Hatour

That most recent run, finishing tenth, will have been a disappointment, but trainers John and Thady Gosden are not a yard that panics. Based at Newmarket, they have sent out 140 winners already this season — a remarkable volume that speaks to the sheer quality of horses they handle and the precision with which they place them. When a stable of that firepower keeps running a horse, it usually means they believe there is a race to be won somewhere.

Hatour has placed in half of its four races, which is a decent return for a young horse still learning the job. The challenge now is converting that consistency into an actual win. At three years old, there is plenty of time, and with the Gosdens pulling the strings, the next step up could come sooner rather than later.