Shushi

What makes the situation more interesting is who is doing the training. Andrew Balding's yard at Kingsclere in Hampshire has sent out 202 winners this season alone. That is a remarkable number — it means roughly once every day and a half, something carrying the Balding colours has crossed the line first somewhere in Britain. When a yard is operating at that kind of volume, horses tend to be placed in races where they have a genuine chance, and Shushi keeps getting runs, which suggests the team still believe there is a win in there somewhere.

The recent form reads 2-6-4-3-4-4, which means Shushi has been drifting towards the back half of the field more often than not lately, but that second-place finish hints at what this horse might be capable of on the right day. Raced just yesterday, it is very much a horse in the middle of its campaign. At three years old, there is still time for things to click.