Head Girl

There is some reason for optimism in where she is trained. Jonathan Portman's yard at Upper Lambourn has sent out 46 winners already this season, which is a meaningful number — it suggests a well-run operation that knows how to get horses ready to perform. Upper Lambourn sits at the heart of one of Britain's great training centres, and Portman is no stranger to producing results. Head Girl may not have found her feet yet, but she is at least in professional hands.

The trend in her finishing positions — 11th, 6th, 7th, 9th reading oldest to most recent — does not show a clean line of improvement, and with no wins or places from four attempts, she has work to do. Whether she finds a race that suits her, or a change of conditions unlocks something new, remains to be seen. For now, she is a horse still searching for her moment.