What makes the picture a little more encouraging is the recent trajectory. Her last four results read 9-3-6-4, and reading those in order — most recent first — there is something of a turnaround taking shape. She finished ninth on one occasion, but has since placed third and posted a fourth just one day ago, suggesting she is finding her feet and running into form at the right time. She is very much a horse in the middle of her story rather than at the end of one.
She is trained by Fergal O'Brien at his yard in Withington, Gloucestershire, and that is a significant detail. O'Brien's operation has sent out 90 winners already this season — that is not a small stable finding its way, that is a yard operating at serious volume and clearly knowing what it is doing. Being housed somewhere that productive means Madame De Labrunie has every resource behind her, and trainers running at that kind of pace tend to know exactly when a horse is ready to go and win. When O'Brien's team point one at a race, it is worth paying attention.
She raced just yesterday, so the yard — the team — are clearly keeping her busy and looking for the right opportunity. At four years old, she has time on her side, and the combination of improving form and a powerful yard behind her means the first win, when it comes, will not be a surprise to anyone watching closely.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton Undulating |
1 | 1 third | 30 Dec | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 28 Nov | 0% |
| Ludlow Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 4 Feb | 0% |
| Exeter Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 7 Apr | 0% |