Joseph Patrick O'Brien trains out of Owning Hill in County Kilkenny, and this season his operation has sent out 154 winners. That is not a yard that fills racecards with horses it doesn't fancy — when O'Brien runs a first-time-out two-year-old, it is worth paying attention. His team have the experience and the firepower to know when a young horse is ready to be asked the question in public.
Beyond that, the slate is blank. She has never raced before, which means today is the moment everything either clicks or it doesn't. First-time-out juveniles are always a leap of faith for anyone watching, but with a pedigree that carries speed on both sides of the family tree and a trainer operating at the top of his game this season, 00lady Spangles is at least starting from a very good place.