Pendella

Her win came at Wolverhampton on 23 February 2026, and with recent form reading 1-4-2 — that second place being her debut — she has only once finished out of the places. The fourth-place run sits between two very solid efforts, which suggests that was the exception rather than the rule. She has been given a short break of around five weeks since that win, which is fairly standard at this stage of a young horse's development.

What gives real cause for optimism is the yard behind her. K R Burke, based at Coverham in North Yorkshire, has sent out 139 winners already this season — that is a seriously productive operation, the kind that knows how to place horses well and time their runs. When a trainer of that calibre has a young horse winning 1 in every 3 races from the off, it is a sign they think there is something worth nurturing here. Pendella is still learning her trade, but the foundations look solid.