Melosa

Trained by Mike Sowersby at his yard in Little Barugh, North Yorkshire, Melosa operates in Class 5 races — the entry-level tier of British racing, where horses tend to be modest and the competition is designed to be winnable. That she has gone zero from four at this level is a concern; Class 5 exists precisely to give horses like her a fair shot, and she has not taken it yet. Sowersby's yard has sent out six winners this season, so there is form in the camp — Melosa just hasn't been the one delivering it.

Her recent run of results offers a mixed picture. A third and a fourth in her last two completed races suggest she is finding some consistency, but the dashes in the middle of her recent form — indicating she either did not finish or was pulled up — add a note of uncertainty. She raced 16 days ago and remains active, so another opportunity is likely not far away. Whether she can finally convert one of those near-miss efforts into a win is the question her trainer will be hoping to answer soon.