Sunset Hill

That Kelso win, now 16 months ago, remains the high point. What makes it the natural venue for a career breakthrough is hard to say from the record alone, but it clearly suited on the day. Since then, Sunset Hill has gone six races without winning, and recent form — finishing fifth in three of its last completed races — paints a picture of a horse competing honestly without threatening to take the spoils. The dashes in that sequence indicate races where it either didn't finish or the result wasn't recorded, which adds a layer of uncertainty to how it's actually been performing.

The class level is also worth noting. Sunset Hill typically runs in Class 4 races — a step or two below the top tier, the kind of races that aren't glamorous but are genuinely competitive. It has run nine times at that level without winning once, which suggests the horse may need things to fall perfectly in its favour to get its head in front again.

Jockey Nathan Moscrop has been the regular partner, aboard for 15 of those 18 races and present for the one win they've shared. That long-running combination — 1 win from 15 races together, a win rate of around 7% — reflects the horse's overall story: familiar, reliable, but waiting for a day when everything clicks.

Trainer Susan Corbett operates out of Otterburn in Northumberland, and her yard has been in decent form this season with 13 winners sent out. Sunset Hill has had a short break of 37 days since its last run, which sometimes signals a trainer freshening a horse up before making another push. Whether that translates into a result remains to be seen, but with a career earnings total that speaks to a modest level and a long wait since that sole victory, this is a horse whose supporters will be hoping Kelso magic can strike twice.