Yaa Min

The picture becomes clearer when you look at what suits Yaa Min. On normal ground conditions, the horse wins roughly 1 in every 3 races — 2 wins from 6 — which is a genuinely strong win rate and worth remembering. Over distances of a mile and six furlongs to two miles, Yaa Min has won 3 of 9 races, again hitting that one-in-three mark. The recipe for success is clear: normal ground, middle-distance racing, and the horse performs. Throw it into top-class races or onto firm ground and things get messier. Yaa Min has never won from 4 attempts in Class 5 — the top tier of racing — so this is strictly a mid-level performer, but at the right level and conditions it can deliver.

Trainer Hayley Burton, based at Newmarket, has sent out 7 winners already this season and clearly knows how to get Yaa Min ready. The horse's first career win came at Lingfield Park back in March, and with three wins to date from 15 races, Yaa Min is a steady campaigner rather than a star. But that recent win and the ability to hit top 3 finishes regularly suggests Burton has the horse exactly where it needs to be.