K Sarra

Her one win came at Southwell back in November, and even then, jockey Rossa Ryan was quick to point out she was doing things the inexperienced way — green, learning on the job, figuring it all out as she went. The fact that she won while doing that is what makes it interesting. Ryan was direct about it afterwards: she has a lot to learn, but she has done everything right so far, and he expects her to improve quite a bit. That is not the kind of thing jockeys say to be polite — it is the kind of thing they say when they genuinely think a horse has more to give.

Beckett, who is based at Kimpton in Hampshire and has sent out 109 winners already this season, is now pointing K Sarra toward longer distances. She has run the Fred Darling, a recognised trial for three-year-old horses on the classic route, and come out of it well. The move to a mile and a quarter is telling — trainers do not step horses up in distance unless they believe the horse will be better for it. K Sarra is a sister to Pride Of Arras, and Beckett notes this is a family that tends to click quickly and take to their work without fuss. In racing, a horse described as straightforward is almost a compliment in itself — it means no drama, no wasted effort, just getting on with the job. With a yard in that kind of form behind her, K Sarra looks like a horse worth following as the season develops.