Rosemary May

The clearest clue to where Rosemary May can be competitive is in the distances she's been asked to run. Over a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs, she has won 1 from 3 races — roughly one in every three attempts at that trip. In horse racing terms, that's a genuinely strong return, and it suggests she's a horse who needs a bit of time to warm up and find her stride rather than one who wants to be in and out quickly. Outside of that distance range, the results have been harder to come by.

Her recent run of form makes for tougher reading. The numbers from her last six races — 3-5-3-9-8-10 — show she was placing reasonably well a few months ago, finishing third twice, but she's drifted back through the field in her most recent outings, finishing eighth and ninth. She raced just one day ago, so she is clearly being kept busy, and the team at Easterby's yard will be hoping a return to the conditions that suited her at Ayr can spark a revival.

That yard, it's worth saying, knows how to get winners out. Tim Easterby has sent out 128 winners already this season — a remarkable volume that speaks to a large, well-run operation with horses at all levels. Rosemary May competes at Class 5, which is the bread-and-butter level of British racing rather than the glamour end, but that's where most horses find their feet. Within that level, she's won 1 from 4 races — one in every four — which is actually a respectable return if the right conditions align. Get her back to a mile and a bit, ideally back to Ayr, and there may well be another day in the sun for her yet.