Annabelle Sowray

That blank scorecard is worth putting in context. Every trainer in Britain started somewhere, and a small yard finding its feet will often go through a lengthy period of learning before the winners start to come. Twenty runners without a win is frustrating, but it is not unusual for a trainer in their first season, particularly one likely working with a modest string of horses rather than a big operation with deep pockets.

The most notable thread running through her early record is the partnership with Rebel Intentions, a horse she has saddled seven times — more than a third of all her runners — without getting on the scoresheet. That kind of repeated combination suggests she believes in the horse, or at least keeps finding races that suit it on paper. The win has simply not come yet.

It is genuinely too early to draw any firm conclusions about what kind of trainer Sowray will become. The story of her career has barely started.