Hoseki

What gives that Redcar win extra weight is where Hoseki is trained. William Haggas operates one of the most formidable yards in British racing, based in Newmarket, and this season the stable has sent out 170 winners — a number that reflects not just quality horses, but a training operation firing on all cylinders. When a horse from a yard like that wins on a Tuesday and lines up again days later, it tends to mean the team likes what they are seeing. Hoseki is clearly in good hands and, at three years old, is right at the age when horses begin to develop into something more serious.

Three races is a small sample, but nothing about the record suggests a horse still finding its feet. A win, a third, and a fourth means Hoseki has never finished out of contention — and that consistency at the very start of a career is worth noting. The next few months will tell us whether this is a horse with a bigger story to tell.