Erudition

What gives those results genuine weight is the operation behind the horse. Trainer George Boughey, based in Newmarket — the heartland of British flat racing — has sent out 99 winners already this season. That isn't a yard ticking along quietly; that's a stable firing on all cylinders, and horses don't land in yards like that by accident. When Boughey decides a horse is ready to run, it tends to mean something.

For a horse with only two races under its belt at age three, patience is everything. The early part of a three-year-old's career is really about learning — learning the racecourse, learning to compete, finding a level. Erudition hasn't found the winner's enclosure yet, but it hasn't been beaten far either time. The next run, particularly with a full season's experience from Boughey's prolific yard behind it, could be the one worth watching.