Molly Marine

The recent form tells a similar story. Finishing fifth twice, sixth once, eighth once, and ninth once in her last five completed runs, she has not threatened the front of a field in any of those outings. Positions like that suggest she is competing but not quite finding the extra gear that separates the finishers from the contenders. The dash in her recent form means one run produced no official finishing position, likely due to an early exit from the race.

She ran just yesterday, so at least there is no question about her being kept busy. Jack Jones, who trains her out of Newmarket in Suffolk, has clearly kept faith with her — and Jones is having a solid season, sending out 33 winners so far this year, which shows the yard knows how to get horses to perform. The puzzle is why Molly Marine has not yet found her moment. With a trainer in that kind of form, there will be hope that the right opportunity eventually unlocks something.