Star Bayside Boy

Her most recent form reads 11-10-1-11 across her last four outings, meaning she has gone without a win since that August victory at Windsor. Last time out, just a day ago, she finished eleventh, which is a step backward. What stands out, though, is the consistency of being in the mix: she had a second place and a tenth in that recent sequence, suggesting she is capable of better days than her latest run. At two years old, horses are still learning their trade, and comebacks are as much a part of the game as breakthroughs.

He is trained by Marcus Tregoning, a highly regarded handler whose yard has sent out four winners already this season despite the undisclosed location. For a young horse with limited racing experience, having a trainer of Tregoning's caliber in his corner matters. Whether Star Bayside Boy develops into something more competitive than her current record suggests will depend on how she bounces back from that recent eleventh-place finish and whether she can recapture the form that earned her victory at Windsor in the summer.