Magna Kotcha

Trained by Noel Meade at his yard in Castletown, Co Meath, Magna Kotcha is at least learning its trade in good company. Meade's operation has sent out 37 winners already this season, which tells you this is a yard that knows how to get horses ready to win. The question is simply when Magna Kotcha will join that list. Having raced just yesterday, the horse is very much in the thick of things right now, and another run is likely not far away.

At this stage, this is a horse still searching for its level. Three races without a win or even a place finish means it hasn't yet found the right opportunity to shine — but three races is also a very small sample. Plenty of horses take time to figure out what is being asked of them, and with a trainer who has a strong record of placing horses to their best advantage, it would be premature to write Magna Kotcha off entirely. The story is still very much being written.