And She Was

That said, there are reasons to stay interested. Alan King's yard at Wroughton in Wiltshire has been in fine form this season, sending out 57 winners — a strong total that tells you this is a trainer who knows how to get a horse ready to perform. If King has kept faith with And She Was through a winless run, it usually means he sees something worth persevering with. The horse has had a short break of 72 days since her last run, which could mean a reset — trainers often use a brief spell away from the track to iron out problems or wait for the right opportunity.

She has spent most of her career at Class 4 level, which is solid middle-ground racing — not the top tier, but not the bottom rung either. Going 0 from 4 at that level does suggest she is finding it tough to win even in this company. The question for anyone watching her next run is simple: has the break made a difference, and can King find a race where everything finally clicks?