J'Arrive De L'Est

Trained by Emmet Mullins out of his yard in Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, J'Arrive De L'Est is in capable hands. Mullins has sent out 31 winners so far this season, which tells you this is not a small, quiet operation — it is a yard that knows how to get horses ready to win. The fact that J'Arrive De L'Est keeps finishing second rather than winning might sound frustrating, but it also tells you the horse is competitive and running well enough to matter. It just needs to find that bit extra at the right moment.

At seven years old, this horse is not short of experience in terms of age, but three races is still a very small sample. Some horses take time to figure things out, and with a trainer who is clearly in good form this season, the next run could be the one where it all clicks.