Affinitive

What makes the current picture interesting is the trajectory. The most recent run came just yesterday, and the form reads 5, then 2 — meaning the horse has been improving with each outing, going from mid-pack to knocking on the door in second place. That kind of upward curve from a horse with only two races under its belt is exactly what trainers hope to see in the early stages of a career.

The team behind Affinitive is Henrietta C Knight's operation at West Lockinge in Oxfordshire — a yard that clearly knows how to get horses winning. Fifteen winners already this season tells you this is not an outfit that struggles to find form; when they have a horse ready, it tends to deliver. Knight herself is one of the most respected names in the sport, which means Affinitive is in experienced hands as it looks to turn that promising second place into a first victory.