Miss Denver

That one placing stands out as proof she can get competitive when things go right. Her recent form reads 4-3-9-4 in her last four completed races, which tells an interesting story in itself — the third place is clearly the high point, but the string of fourth-place finishes suggests she's regularly in the mix without quite being able to seal the deal. The 9 in there is the one to forgive, the kind of run every horse has when the day just doesn't go their way.

What works in her favour is the team behind her. Nigel and Willy Twiston-Davies operate out of Naunton in Gloucestershire and have sent out 61 winners already this season — that's a yard in serious form, and horses trained there tend to be placed with purpose. When a stable that productive keeps running a horse, it usually means they believe there's a win in her somewhere. Miss Denver raced just yesterday, so she's clearly fit and being kept busy, which is often a sign that the yard — the yard, rather — are trying to find the right opportunity. Sometimes it just takes finding the right race at the right time, and with a trainer duo in that kind of form, she's in good hands if that moment arrives.