La Belle Argentee

Trained by Max Comley out of Warminster in Wiltshire, La Belle Argentee is part of a yard that has sent out 18 winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get horses winning. The fact that she hasn't broken through yet isn't a reflection on the stable — it may simply be a matter of finding the right opportunity. She raced just one day ago, so she is very much an active runner, and the yard will no doubt be working through the options to find a spot that suits her better.

At Class 4 level — the mid-tier of British racing, not the very top but not the bottom rung either — she has run three times without a win. That's a useful marker. She's not being pitched into the easiest races available, but she's also not competing against the elite. Somewhere in that bracket, a race should be winnable for her eventually. The question is when.