Lan De Ghaire

What stands out in the recent form is the improvement. That ninth-place run came first, and the two races since have both produced third-place finishes — the kind of upward curve that trainers love to see in a young horse still learning its trade. Three races is a very small sample, but running into a place twice from three attempts at this age is a decent return, and the fact that Lan De Ghaire raced just yesterday tells you the yard believes there is more to come in the short term.

The trainer is J S Bolger, one of the most respected names in Irish racing, operating out of Coolcullen in County Carlow. Bolger has a long reputation for producing well-schooled, patient horses, and his yard has already sent out seven winners this season. That is a team that knows what it is doing with young horses, and being in that kind of care gives Lan De Ghaire every chance of turning those placed efforts into a first win before long.