Mya Du Clos

What is mildly encouraging is the recent trajectory. Her last six runs read 8-5-5-5-4-2 going back in time, which means her most recent effort was a runner-up finish — the closest she has come to winning. Whether that signals genuine improvement or was simply a good day, only time will tell. She raced just yesterday, so she is very much in active training and clearly being kept busy.

She is trained by Christian Williams at his yard on the Welsh coast at Ogmore-By-Sea in Glamorgan. Williams has had a productive season, sending out 25 winners, which shows this is a functioning, ambitious operation — not one that runs horses just to make up the numbers. The fact that Mya Du Clos keeps getting entries suggests the team believes there is a race out there she can win. At four years old, she is still young enough for that belief to be reasonable.