Deedaydiva

Her overall record reads one win and three placed finishes from just four races, which works out at a 25% win rate — one in every four races. That is a solid return for a young horse still finding her feet, and the quality of that single win matters enormously. Winning a Class 2 race first time out of the top drawer suggests there could be plenty more to come.

She is trained by Alan King at his yard in Wroughton, Wiltshire, and the operation is in fine form this season — 58 winners and counting. King is an experienced handler with a strong record at the top level, and a horse capable of winning at Class 2 is exactly the type he tends to place carefully and improve steadily. Her recent run of form reads 8-3-1-3 from her last four races — that first-place finish sitting right in the middle of the sequence — so she has been running consistently without quite recapturing that Sandown peak.

She last raced just one day ago, meaning she is right in the middle of an active campaign. Whether that most recent run signals improvement or consolidation, the record shows a horse who competes honestly and has already proved she can win at a high level. For a three-year-old, that is a foundation worth building on.