Saliba

What is worth paying attention to is the stable Saliba comes from. Trainer Mrs J Harrington operates out of Moone in County Kildare, and her yard has already sent out 58 winners this season — that is a serious operation producing results at a consistent clip. When a horse is in training with someone running at that level, it tends to suggest there is genuine belief in the animal, because yards like that have no shortage of options about what they run and where.

The recent form — a sixth followed by a third, reading from oldest to newest — actually shows a horse moving in the right direction. Going from mid-pack to the podium in the space of one run is exactly the kind of improvement you hope to see in a young horse finding its feet. Whether Saliba can make that final step to winning is the open question, but the trajectory is the right one.