Crackerjack Queen

She is a 6-year-old trained by T Ellis at Rugby in Warwickshire, a yard that has sent out 24 winners already this season — so this is clearly an operation that knows how to get horses to the winner's enclosure. That Crackerjack Queen hasn't joined them yet isn't necessarily a reflection of her ability; some horses simply take longer to put it all together, and she has only had seven attempts. Her regular jockey, Mr Jack Andrews, has partnered her in six of those races without a win, but the pair are clearly being kept together, which suggests the team still believes something is there.

Most of her races have come at Class 4 level — the middle tier of everyday racing, a competitive enough grade where a horse needs to be fairly useful just to get placed. Her one placing shows she can mix it at that level. Racing just one day ago, she is bang in form and likely to run again soon. Whether that elusive first win comes next time out is the question — but at a yard winning at this rate, she will have every chance when the moment arrives.