Rainbow Sorbet

That said, Rainbow Sorbet is trained by Jim & Suzi Best out of Lewes in East Sussex, a yard that clearly knows how to get horses winning — 13 winners already this season tells you this isn't a stable that lacks for talent or know-how. When a capable yard keeps running a horse that hasn't won, it usually means they believe there's a win in there somewhere; the trick is finding the right race and the right day. Rainbow Sorbet ran just yesterday, so the team are clearly keeping busy and actively searching for the right opportunity.

The one thing working in this horse's favour is time. At 4 years old, there's no great urgency, and some horses simply take longer to put it all together. Whether Rainbow Sorbet can finally deliver on what the yard clearly believes is there remains the interesting question — but for now, it's a horse whose best moment is still ahead of it.