Zurna

The most telling sign is his recent form: a second, a win, then two more places, followed by a seventh and a ninth. Those last two runs look a step backwards, but what matters now is that she raced just a day ago, so she is still in active training with Julia and Shelley Birkett at their Newmarket yard. The pair have sent out 15 winners this season, suggesting they know what they are doing. Zurna will be given another chance—but at three years old, with only five races to his name, time is still on his side to find his feet. He has shown he can win at Newmarket; the question is whether that proves to be a one-off or the start of something more regular.