Dress Dance

Trained by Ms Sheila Lavery at her Summerhill base in County Meath, Dress Dance is part of a yard that has already sent out three winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get a horse ready to perform. Lavery is a respected handler in Irish racing, and having a horse that keeps finding the frame — finishing third twice in recent runs — tells you the team believes there's a race to be won here. You don't keep running a horse that isn't showing something at home.

Raced just yesterday, Dress Dance is bang in form and clearly being campaigned with purpose. At four years old, there's still plenty of time for things to fall into place — and when you've been knocking on the door as consistently as this horse has, sometimes all it takes is the right day.