Lady Coco

She is trained by Henry Daly at his yard in Ludlow, Shropshire, a operation that has quietly been in fine form this season, sending out 17 winners. That kind of consistent output suggests a stable that knows how to have a horse ready on the day, which makes Lady Coco's smooth introduction all the more credible. First-time winners can sometimes flatter to deceive, but coming from a yard firing at this rate gives the result a bit more weight.

With just one race to her name, there is not much of a story yet — but that is also precisely what makes her worth watching. A perfect record is a blank canvas, and the next run will tell us a great deal about whether Bangor was a statement or simply a soft introduction. For now, Lady Coco is unbeaten and untested, which is just about the most intriguing place a young horse can be.