Maike Magnussen

The most notable thread running through her record is a long-running partnership with a horse called Moylussa, who has run eight times under her care and managed one win together. That single success — 1 from 8 — is actually the highlight of her training career to date, and it shows there is at least some ability in the yard when conditions click.

Her most regular jockey is Philip Donovan, who has taken 13 rides for her without a winner. Thirteen rides with one trainer tells you Donovan clearly believes in what Magnussen is building, and that kind of loyalty between a trainer and jockey often matters more in the early years than the results column suggests. Every trainer has a period where the winners simply do not come — the question is always whether the foundations are being laid for when they do.