Lairy Mary

The recent form reads 1-4-2-6-4-6, which tells a mixed story. That win at Musselburgh just this week — her second in the season — was timely and suggests she may be hitting a better patch. Before that, she had drifted backwards through a run of mid-field finishes, which is exactly what you'd expect from a young horse still learning how to race and how to handle different tracks and conditions. She raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping her busy and keen to build on that Musselburgh success.

Tim Easterby's yard at Great Habton has sent out 128 winners this season, so she is in a stable that knows how to get horses ready. Lairy Mary is still a work in progress — two wins from ten races is nothing to shout about on paper — but her consistency in placing (six finishes in the money from ten races) and that recent win suggest she has something about her. At two years old, she should only improve from here.