Miss Tuite

That runner-up finish is worth paying attention to. She raced as recently as yesterday, so she is clearly a filly being kept busy and is right at the heart of her season. For a young horse still learning the ropes, placing on the board is a meaningful step — the wins tend to follow for horses who are improving at this rate.

She is trained by Declan Carroll at his yard in Malton, North Yorkshire, a part of the country with a long and proud tradition of producing competitive racehorses. Carroll has sent out 24 winners already this season, which tells you this is a team that knows how to get a horse to the track in the right shape. Miss Tuite is one of the more promising young prospects in a yard that is clearly firing on all cylinders right now, and with that kind of support behind her, her first win may not be far away.