Maldives

What gives the profile some genuine interest is where Maldives is stabled. Kevin Philippart De Foy trains out of Newmarket — the heartbeat of British racing — and has sent out 40 winners already this season, which tells you this is a yard that knows how to get horses ready to win. When a busy, successful trainer keeps running a horse that has not yet won, it usually means they believe the right opportunity is still to come. Maldives raced just yesterday, so clearly the team has not given up on finding that moment.

For now, the horse sits in the "promising but unproven" column. The task is simple: turn one of those placed efforts into a first victory.