Leucothea

In nine races, Leucothea has finished in the top three five times without winning once. That's a respectable record for a young horse — finishing close enough to see the winning post clearly — but there's a nagging sense of promise unfulfilled. Her recent form reads 2-3-10-12-2-18, which shows flashes of something better mixed in with some harder days. The pair of second-place finishes in her last six outings suggest she can still run well, but she hasn't managed that final push to the front when it matters. At two years old, there is time for things to click, but Hannon will be watching closely to see whether she has the speed or temperament to convert one of those near-misses into a breakthrough win.