Down Royal

A Gordon Elliott horse at four years old making her fourth career start, with just one place finish (a fourth) from three races so far. She was beaten 8 lengths when fourth at Clonmel, then dropped away to fifth just 19 days ago, which suggests limited ability at this level.

Making her racecourse debut at five years old is unusual — most horses run well before this age, which suggests W P Mullins's yard has been patient for a reason. The pedigree (by Siyouni, out of a Galileo mare) carries serious racing blood and hints at a tough, versatile runner, though there is nothing on the clock to work from yet.

Lightly raced at just two career starts and still searching for a place finish, this four-year-old arrives from a yard in strong form (P J Rothwell's has sent out plenty of winners). The fact she fell in one race suggests minor incident rather than lack of ability, though the sample is far too small to draw firm conclusions.

This four-year-old came within a whisker of breaking her duck just 14 days ago at Tramore, finishing second by just 0.3L — that narrow defeat suggests a breakthrough could be imminent. However, she has never raced on dry ground, and Margaret Mullins's record with this jockey pairing is untested, so caution is warranted.