Luna Celeste

Tom Clover's Newmarket yard has clearly found something special. Luna Celeste won her first race at Leicester on 25 May, and she has built on that foundation steadily. What stands out most is her clear preference for fast, dry ground. On firm conditions, she has won three of four races — a 75% win rate — which is the kind of form that tells you exactly where to run her next. Put her on soft or muddy ground and she becomes a different proposition. That is valuable information for any yard, and Clover's team have spotted it early.

The pattern of her recent form reads 1-1-2-1-2-2: two wins in her last three races after placing in each of the four before that. She was last in action just a day ago, so she is clearly being kept busy, and the yard are testing her at different tracks to see what suits best. At three years old and already proven at multiple racecourses, Luna Celeste looks a horse with plenty more to show. If Clover can keep her on the ground she loves, she could easily add to her tally before the season ends.