She's A Goldigger

She runs mainly at Class 6 level, which is the entry-level tier of British racing — essentially the races designed to give horses exactly like her a chance to win. And yet, across 8 races at that level, the score remains zero. Her recent form figures of 3-5-4-12-7-5 show a horse that is capable of finishing in the top half of a field but has drifted out of contention more often than not, including that 12th-place finish which stands out as her low point.

Jockey Olivia Tubb has partnered her five times without a win between them, though it's worth noting that the partnership hasn't had much luck to work with — the horse simply hasn't been in winning form regardless of who's aboard. She's trained by Mark Walford at Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, a yard that has been in decent nick this season with 35 winners sent out, which shows the problem isn't a struggling operation — She's A Goldigger just hasn't clicked into gear herself. She raced just yesterday, so she's very much still in training and being given every opportunity to break through.

The honest truth is that a horse rated this way, running at this level, with no wins from 15 attempts, is a tough sell on paper. But racing has seen plenty of late bloomers, and at four years old she isn't ancient. Whether she can translate those placed efforts into a win remains the question — and for those following her, it's one that's been asked rather a lot lately.