Jubertilee

That said, the most recent result — a finish of eighth — is a slight dip worth noting. Three placings followed by a disappointing run can sometimes signal that a horse is finding its level, or simply had an off day. At nine years old, Jubertilee is not a young horse still developing, so the question the team will be asking is whether that eighth-place finish was a blip or something more telling.

Jubertilee runs out of a small yard in St. Giles-on-the-Heath, Devon, trained by D Summersby. It is not a high-volume operation, but the yard has sent out three winners already this season, which suggests Summersby knows how to place a horse to give it its best chance. The challenge now is finding the right opportunity for Jubertilee to convert one of those near-misses into an actual win. Having raced just yesterday, the horse is clearly fit and active — so another chance is presumably not far away.