Lady In The Park

What makes her situation interesting is who she's with. Lucinda Russell and Michael Scudamore run one of the most productive yards in the country, based up in Milnathort in Perth and Kinross, and they've already sent out 47 winners this season alone. That's a serious operation — the kind of team that knows how to place a horse and get the best out of it. If Lady In The Park has ability somewhere in there, she's in the right hands to find it.

At eight, she's no youngster, and with just one race on the clock she remains a largely unknown quantity. Whether that fifth place was close or comfortable matters — but right now, the honest answer is that we simply don't know enough yet. She raced 21 days ago and is still active, so more chances are coming. The next run will tell us considerably more than the first one did.