Tryst

Her first win came at Wolverhampton in October 2025, and after a mixed run through the spring — including a sixth and a seventh that might have had casual observers writing her off — she has bounced back sharply. This week she won at Great Yarmouth, her second win from her last six races, and she raced just yesterday, meaning this is a horse very much in the middle of her story rather than at the end of it.

What adds genuine intrigue is a comment George Boughey made earlier this year after one of those quieter runs. Boughey, who trains Tryst out of Newmarket, noted that she had been drawn wide in a messy race and was also giving weight away to her rivals — in other words, carrying more than the others as a kind of built-in disadvantage. His view was that the result was more flattering to her opponents than it looked, and that she might actually be on a fair mark. That kind of confidence from a trainer matters, because Boughey is not guessing idly: his yard has sent out 99 winners this season alone, which is an extraordinary volume of success and suggests a team that knows exactly what they have and when to run them.

Tryst is still only three, still learning, and still racing. Two wins from eight is a solid foundation, but the more interesting number is two wins from her last six — that suggests improvement rather than repetition. A yard firing at the rate Boughey's is will have plenty of options for where to take her next, and on this week's evidence, she is very much worth following.