Aine

What makes that debut win worth paying attention to is who is behind it. Aine is trained by W P Mullins, the most formidable name in Irish racing, operating out of Muine Bheag in Co Carlow. This season alone, the yard has sent out 220 winners — that is not a misprint. To put it in perspective, most trainers would be delighted with 20. When a horse comes out of that operation and wins first time, it tends to mean something, because horses from that yard are prepared with enormous care and are rarely thrown in unprepared.

Aine raced just yesterday, so there is almost nothing in the rear-view mirror yet — just one race, one win, and a career that is essentially a blank page. But it is a blank page with a very promising first line.