Luca Brillante

The horse seems to have found her ideal distance somewhere between five and six and a half furlongs. Over that range, she has won 1 of her 3 races (roughly a third of the time), which is a significantly better win rate than her overall record of 1 win from 5. Trainer D K Weld, based at the Curragh, clearly knows what he is doing — the yard has already sent out 21 winners this season, so Luca Brillante is in experienced hands. The fact that her breakthrough win came at Naas just days ago, and that she won there again this week, suggests she may have found a happy hunting ground. For a juvenile still learning the game, that kind of course affinity can be the start of something real.