Sun Goddess

What makes this horse truly special is what it has done at The Curragh. It has raced there three times and won every single time. There is something about that track that brings out the best in Sun Goddess, and that kind of course mastery in a two-year-old is the hallmark of a genuinely talented animal. The first of those wins came on 24 May earlier this season, which means the horse has been firing consistently across the summer months.

Trained by A P O'Brien at Cashel in County Tipperary, Sun Goddess is part of a yard that has been in flying form this season — the stable has already sent out 125 winners. That kind of volume from a top trainer's yard suggests Sun Goddess is operating in the upper echelon of the yard's string, the horses considered capable of winning at the better level. Young horses with this kind of record do not come along often. Sun Goddess looks like one to watch closely as the season progresses.