Shes Got The Blues

At three years old, she still has time on her side, and her recent form offers a few reasons not to write her off entirely. Her last six races read 6-5-2-3-5-4 from oldest to most recent, which charts a genuine improvement — she's been running into the places more consistently of late, finishing second and third in back-to-back runs. Raced just yesterday, she's clearly a horse being kept busy and given every opportunity to find her moment.

She competes at Class 6, the entry level of British racing, where the fields are competitive in their own modest way and every runner is essentially fighting for the same prize — a chance to prove they can actually win. Zero wins from six races at that level is a stat that raises questions, but second and third place finishes suggest she's not out of her depth, just not yet over the line.

Her trainer Tony Carroll operates out of Cropthorne in Worcestershire and has sent out 136 winners this season alone — a yard producing winners at a serious rate. That kind of operation knows how to place a horse to its best advantage, so the patience being shown with Shes Got The Blues suggests they still believe a win is coming. When you're sending out that many winners, you tend to have a decent read on which horses have one in them. The fact that she's still racing regularly is itself a quiet vote of confidence from the team. She just needs one thing to click.