Miss Denver

Trained by Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies at their Naunton base in Gloucestershire, Miss Denver runs under colours flying from a yard having an excellent season with 62 winners already sent out. That kind of win rate suggests plenty of quality coming through the yard's gates, which makes Miss Denver's lack of a win all the more intriguing. She is reliably placing in races—six places from eleven attempts means she is competitive more often than not—but something keeps her just short when it matters. At six years old and still racing, there is time yet, though the pattern is well established. She is a horse who shows up, does a decent job, and goes home without the prize.