Dark Rosa

Her recent form tells the story of a horse that keeps running well without getting across the line. In her last six races, she's finished second, third, sixth, third again, eighth, and ninth — so two placings and two mid-field finishes, but nothing in the winner's circle. The gap since her last win is now substantial: she took victory at Wolverhampton on 24 November last year, and has been chasing that winning feeling for nine months. That's a long drought in racing terms, and after nearly two seasons without success at the track, it would be tempting to wonder if she's on the slide. She's trained by Georgina Nicholls at Kingston Lisle in Oxon, a yard that has found the winner's circle 11 times already this season, so she's in a stable that knows how to get horses home in front. Dark Rosa raced just yesterday, which means she's still active and her the yard are still looking for the right opportunity to land another win. At her level, it could come soon — she's proven she can beat these races when she runs to her best.