Horu Kanu

That solitary third place is actually the most interesting data point here. It means Horu Kanu has shown enough ability to get into a race — just not enough, yet, to win one. For a young horse still finding its feet, that matters. Three-year-olds are often works in progress, and a form line that includes a podium finish alongside the also-rans is at least evidence that the talent exists somewhere in there.

The horse is trained by the father-and-son partnership of Richard and Peter Fahey at Musley Bank in North Yorkshire, a yard that clearly knows how to get horses winning — they have sent out nine winners already this season. That kind of output from a stable suggests Horu Kanu is in capable hands, even if its own column is still sitting on zero. Sometimes it simply takes a horse a little longer to click, and being part of a yard in form is no bad thing when that moment eventually arrives.