Tacograph

What makes Tacograph worth keeping an eye on, despite those modest numbers, is the yard behind it. W P Mullins, based at Muine Bheag in County Carlow, is one of the most formidable training operations in the sport — the kind of yard that doesn't run horses without a plan. This season alone, the team has sent out 215 winners, which is a staggering volume of success. When a stable is firing at that rate, even a horse yet to win carries a certain credibility by association.

Two races is also a very small sample. Many horses take several outings just to figure out what racing is all about, and a third-place finish from the most recent run suggests Tacograph is at least competitive and moving in the right direction. Whether that first win comes next time out or takes a little longer, it would be no surprise at all if this horse eventually adds to that enormous tally from the Mullins yard.