Latosca Du Houx

The early numbers are as good as they get: one win and one placed finish from two races, meaning Latosca Du Houx has finished in the top two in every single outing so far. That is a perfect record in terms of consistency, and while two races is a small sample, it tells you the horse has not wasted a single run.

Behind the scenes, the team responsible for this horse carries serious weight. Willie Mullins, based at Muine Bheag in County Carlow, is one of the most decorated trainers in the sport, and his yard has sent out 230 winners already this season alone. That is not a yard that wastes entries — when a Mullins horse turns up somewhere, it is usually there to do a job. The fact that Latosca Du Houx has already delivered one win suggests this is a horse the team believe in.

At just five years old and with only two races on the clock, there is a lot of racing still ahead. The question is not whether this horse can win — it already has — but how high the ceiling might be.