Magna Gee Gee

The partnership with jockey Robyn Donaghue-Leahy hasn't clicked yet either — six races together and still waiting for that first win. That's not unusual at this level, but it does underline that Magna Gee Gee hasn't been easy to place or ride into form. Trainer Patrick J Flynn, based in Carrick-On-Suir in County Waterford, has sent out 10 winners this season, so the yard is clearly capable of producing results — it just hasn't happened for this particular horse yet.

Where there is a glimmer of something worth watching is over a mile and a bit — distances between 1m1f and 1m2f. That's where the one win came, and in six races at those distances the record reads 1 from 6, which is a win rate of around 17%, or roughly 1 in 6. At the level Magna Gee Gee typically competes — Class 5, the entry level of British racing — the record is 1 win from 5 races, a 20% win rate. That's actually not embarrassing for that grade. The puzzle is why those numbers haven't translated into more visits to the winner's enclosure. Magna Gee Gee raced just yesterday, so whatever answers there are, the team is still actively looking for them.