Nannymooresbridge

What makes the picture more interesting is the trainer. Ella Pickard operates out of Timberscombe in Somerset, a small yard in the kind of rural setting that doesn't tend to produce headlines — but five winners already this season suggests she knows exactly what she's doing with the horses she has. A small operation hitting that tally is genuinely impressive; this isn't a trainer throwing horses at races and hoping for the best. When a yard like that persists with a horse through four unplaced runs, it usually means they see something worth developing.

Nannymooresbridge ran just one day ago, which means whatever happened is still fresh. At five years old, there's time to figure things out, and with a trainer who is clearly in form around her, the next chapter could look very different from the first four chapters.