The real hope lies with trainer Tracy Waggott, whose Spennymoor yard in County Durham has enjoyed a productive season, sending out 10 winners already. That kind of record suggests a trainer who knows how to prepare a horse properly and time a debut well. A trainer sending a horse to the races for the first time usually has a reason — they believe it has a decent chance. Whether Brittunculi proves them right will only be known once the gates open, but at least it is arriving in a yard that knows how to win races. For a debut runner, that counts for something.