Black Caviar Gold

That second win at The Curragh is worth pausing on. It is Ireland's most prestigious flat racing venue, the place where the biggest races and the best horses tend to end up. Winning there as a three-year-old, even outside of the headline events, signals that this is not a horse that only performs on easy days against modest opposition. It suggests a horse that can step up when the occasion demands it.

The recent form reads 2-9-1-1-4-3, working back from the most recent race, and that tells an interesting story. The two wins and a third place are clearly there, but so is a ninth, which is a reminder that this horse is still finding its feet and not every run goes to plan — perfectly normal for a young horse still learning its trade. With a race just yesterday, it is clearly in an active campaign right now, which means the team at Cashel believe there is more to come.

That team is trained by P Twomey, a yard that has sent out 42 winners already this season. That kind of volume does not happen by accident — it points to a well-run operation with horses in good order. When a trainer of that output decides to keep a horse busy and racing, it usually means they like what they see at home. Black Caviar Gold, still only three and with a win at The Curragh already on its record, looks like a horse with plenty of its story still to write.