Gerard Kyne trains this horse, and it's worth being honest about what the numbers tell us: his yard has sent out just one winner so far this season. That's a modest return, and it means Banish Misfortune is very much an unknown quantity heading into this race. First-time runners can surprise everybody — or reveal they need time and experience before they find their feet.
What makes a debut interesting is precisely the absence of certainty. There is no winning run to celebrate, no disappointing effort to explain away. This is a clean slate, and sometimes that's the most compelling story of all.