Alexandra Dunn

The most telling number in Dunn's recent record is her performance on wet or muddy ground. In those conditions she has won 1 from 4 races — a 25% win rate, meaning she wins 1 in every 4 attempts when the rain comes. That is a significant edge. Trainers who understand wet ground tend to find horses that genuinely relish it, and Dunn appears to have that eye. It is the kind of detail that makes a difference at the betting stage, but more than that, it suggests she knows her horses well.

Her standout partnership at the moment is with Nana's Boy George, though with 1 win from 7 races together, that relationship is still developing. Seven runs is enough to know a horse's quirks — what it needs, what it does not like — and a trainer who has come this far this fast will be filing all of that away. Whether the win column reflects the partnership's potential is still an open question, but Dunn is clearly someone who plays a long game.

Forty-five career winners in four years, a win rate that has tripled in a single season, and a quietly impressive record on testing ground — Dunn is not yet a household name in British racing, but the trajectory is pointing firmly upward. Yards that improve this quickly tend to keep improving, and at just four years in, she is still in the early chapters of what looks like an interesting story.