Madam Jess

Trained by Declan Queally out of Cappagh in County Waterford, she has had 88 days off since her last run — a short break that suggests the team may be targeting something specific for her return. Queally's yard has been in decent form this season, sending out 29 winners, so there is clearly ability in the operation to get horses right and find the right opportunity for them.

The tricky question with Madam Jess is whether that third place hints at a horse still finding her feet, or whether it simply represents her ceiling at this stage. Two finishes of tenth bookend that placing, which isn't the profile of a horse building steadily toward a breakthrough. At five years old, she isn't young, and patience from the yard will need to start paying off soon.