Long Goodbye

The yard is trained by Liz Doyle, and with four winners already on the board this season, there is clearly something working well behind the scenes. Long Goodbye returns after a break of around three months, which adds a small layer of intrigue — whether that time away has been spent fine-tuning something or simply letting the horse mature is hard to say, but Doyle's team will be hoping the patience pays off.

The honest truth is that with just two races to go on, Long Goodbye remains largely an unknown quantity. The next run will tell us a great deal more — whether this is a horse quietly building toward a win, or one that simply enjoys finishing just behind the winner.