Melosa

She runs in Class 5 company — the level where horses are trying to find a race they can win rather than chasing prestige — and has gone 0 from 4 at that level. That is the kind of record that raises a question: if a horse cannot win at the lowest tier, where does the win come from? Her recent form reads 7, then a blank run, then a third, then an eighth, with two further blank entries before that — patchy at best, and not pointing in an obviously upward direction.

What she does have on her side is freshness and an active campaign. She raced just one day ago, so she is fit and engaged with the job. Her trainer, Mike Sowersby, operates out of Little Barugh in North Yorkshire and has sent out 8 winners this season, which shows the yard is capable of getting horses to the line first. The question is whether Melosa can be one of them. She has the trainer, she has the opportunity, and at four years old there is still time to turn the page — but she will need to find something she has not shown yet.