Ribenska

At Class 5 — the entry-level tier of British racing — she has won 1 from 5 races, a win rate of around 1 in 5, which is actually a decent conversion at this level. That suggests the step up to tougher company may have cost her, and her best performances tend to come when she is racing against horses at a similar standard. Her recent form reads 3-9-2-7-7-1 going back through her last six runs, which tells an interesting story: a win, then two disappointing efforts, then a sharp return to form with a second, before things went a bit quiet again. Horses can be frustrating like that — they show you what they are capable of, then make you wait.

She is trained by Charlie Fellowes at Newmarket, one of British racing's great training centres, and the yard has been in strong form this season with 21 winners already on the board. Fellowes has a reputation for placing his horses carefully, and with Ribenska having raced just one day ago she is clearly being kept busy. Whether that Lingfield win proves to be the start of something, or a high point to build from, remains to be seen — but she is a horse whose form repays watching closely over the summer months.