Lady Mary Heath

Her recent form makes for mixed reading. In her last six races she has finished ninth, third, seventh, fourth, and eleventh, with one run where she did not complete the course. That third-place finish stands out as the high point — a glimpse of what she might be capable of on her best day — but the ninth and eleventh places show she can also have days where nothing clicks. Nine races in and still winless, she is the kind of horse who keeps you watching without quite delivering.

Howard's yard has sent out two winners this season, which is a modest total, and Lady Mary Heath has not been among them. She raced just one day ago, so she is very much in the thick of things right now. Whether a first win is around the corner is hard to say, but at four years old, time is not entirely against her yet.