Amused

What is perhaps more striking is where Amused tends to compete. Racing at Class 5 — the lower end of the sport's ranking system — it has still failed to win in any of its three races at that level. That matters because Class 5 is where horses go to find races they can be competitive in. Not winning there suggests Amused is still working out how to put everything together on race day.

The horse raced just yesterday, so it is very much in active campaigning mode. It is trained by Jim Boyle, who operates out of Epsom in Surrey — a yard that has sent out 24 winners this season, which shows there is plenty of talent and know-how in the stable. The question is whether Amused can tap into any of that form and convert its placed effort into something more. For now, it remains one of those horses you watch with patience rather than expectation — but every horse wins eventually, and the team will be hoping that day comes sooner rather than later.