Longevity

What works in Longevity's favour is the stable it calls home. Nigel Tinkler's yard in Langton, North Yorkshire, has sent out 37 winners already this season — that's a genuinely productive operation, and horses trained there tend to be placed with care and patience. Tinkler is a trainer who knows how to find the right opportunities for horses at this level, so the fact that Longevity is still running and still active — it raced just yesterday — suggests the team believes there's more to come.

At three years old, there's time on its side. Many horses of this age are still figuring things out, and a single placing from four races isn't a reason to write one off. The question is whether Tinkler can find the conditions and the company that finally allow Longevity to show its best. With a busy, successful yard behind it, the next run will be worth watching.