Justenzia

The distance she seems to suit best is around a mile and a quarter, where she has won 1 from 7 races — a 14% win rate, or roughly 1 in every 7, which is noticeably better than her overall record. That kind of distance preference matters, because it tells you she is a horse who needs a proper test to show her best. Stick her over the right trip and she becomes a different proposition.

She is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan, who operates out of Cloughjordan in County Tipperary and has been in fine form this season with 56 winners already on the board. That is a yard with plenty of momentum behind it, which bodes well for a horse like Justenzia who still looks to have a race or two in her. She raced just yesterday, so she is very much an active runner right now. Whether that quick turnaround is a sign of confidence from the team or simply good timing remains to be seen, but Hogan's record this season suggests he knows what he is doing with his horses.