Lynsey Larue

The good news is that she still knows how to place. In her last six outings she has crossed the line in the frame three times — including a second just two weeks ago — which suggests she remains competitive enough to stay useful. Her recent record reads 3rd, unplaced, 1st, 4th, unplaced, 2nd, a pattern that shows flashes of form rather than any real run of it. She raced just yesterday, which means she is still actively campaigned and clearly has some life left in her tank at seven years old.

Mrs C Williams trains her from a yard in Llancarfan, Vale of Glamorgan, which is a tight operation — the trainer has sent out just three winners all season, so Lynsey Larue is not part of a stable firing on all cylinders. When Lynsey Larue does run in Class 5 races, the bottom rung of the competitive ladder, she has won none of six attempts there, which tells you she performs better when dropped down or when conditions suit. She is a horse that looks to have found her level: honest, modest, willing to place regularly, but unlikely to trouble anyone at the track. For a trainer building a yard's record one winner at a time, though, that one May victory at Ffos Las probably meant more than most.