Luna Celeste

What makes her situation interesting is the yard behind her. Tom Clover trains out of Newmarket, the heartland of British flat racing, and his team has sent out 23 winners already this season. That is a stable in form, which means Luna Celeste is not being given easy opportunities just to build confidence — she is being trained by people who know how to get a horse ready to win. When that first victory eventually comes, she will have earned it in competitive company.

At just three years old and with only two races under her belt, there is still plenty of time. Some horses take a handful of races to figure things out, and finishing second twice at least suggests she belongs on a racecourse. The question now is whether she can find that extra gear when it matters most. With an active campaign underway — she raced just yesterday — the answer may not be far away.