Purrista

Trained by Gemma Tutty at Osmotherley in North Yorkshire, Purrista is part of a yard that has sent out twenty winners this season — solid, working results that speak to Tutty's ability to get horses competing. Recent races show Purrista has had some close calls: a fifth-place finish just over a week ago, another fifth before that, and a ninth-place run that suggests the horse still has room to develop. Racing just yesterday, Purrista remains active and part of the trainer's rotation, which at this young stage of a racing career is often where the real learning happens.

Two-year-olds are still learning what it means to be racehorses. A horse with one place from six races hasn't yet switched on, but neither has it been written off. Purrista has time to figure things out, and with Tutty's yard clearly capable of producing winners, there's nothing in this record to suggest the horse is beyond hope. For now, it's simply a young animal in the process of finding its level.