Lady Moon

What works in her favour is where she is trained. A Oliver's yard in Caledon, Co Tyrone has sent out 18 winners already this season, which suggests a yard in decent form and not short of confidence. A horse with Lady Moon's modest record sitting in a yard firing at that rate is at least in the right environment to improve — sometimes a horse just needs time, and a trainer with winners on the board usually knows when to be patient and when to press.

She hasn't won yet, and the gap between ninth and first is a long one. But she's young, she's active, and she's with a yard that clearly knows how to get horses ready to run. The next few races will tell us a lot about whether Lady Moon is a work in progress or simply one who needs a very specific opportunity to shine.