Kindergarten

The most recent form reads 4-1, meaning Kindergarten finished fourth on debut before coming back to win. That improvement from one race to the next is exactly the pattern good yards look for — a horse that learns quickly and shows its real ability once it knows the job. Behind it sits a trainer with serious credentials: Mrs John Harrington, operating out of Moone in County Kildare, has sent out 51 winners already this season. That is the kind of output that marks a yard operating at a high level, and a horse that wins on just its second run for an operation like that is worth paying attention to.

Two races is a tiny sample, but the fact that Kindergarten is already on the board — and was placed in the race it didn't win — means it has done something useful every single time it has been asked. There is plenty still to learn about what it is capable of, but the early signs are good.