The horse is in the hands of Ross O'Sullivan, who trains from Kilcullen in County Kildare and has already sent out 40 winners this season. That win rate speaks to a yard that knows what it is doing — it is the kind of record that tells you O'Sullivan can pick a runner and get it to the track ready to run. Whether Nouveau Grey will become number 41 remains to be seen. First-time racers are always a mystery: some arrive at the track having done serious work at home and ready to fire, while others need a race or two to find their feet. This one will tell us everything the moment the gates open.