Miss Raincloud

Yet there are reasons to keep her on your radar. Waggott, who operates out of Spennymoor in County Durham and has sent out 11 winners already this season, clearly believes there is more to come. Speaking recently, she described Miss Raincloud as her dark horse — trainer code for a horse she expects to surprise people. The explanation is an interesting one: Miss Raincloud was born in May, which makes her a late developer in a sport where horses born earlier in the year have a natural head start in their younger days. Waggott feels she is still physically maturing and a little on the slight side, which would go a long way to explaining why the racecourse form hasn't yet matched what the yard sees at home every morning.

The pedigree adds a layer of intrigue. She is a half-sister to Khaloosy, a winner of the Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot — one of the most competitive and prestigious races of the flat season. That kind of family background suggests there is real ability buried somewhere in this horse, even if it hasn't surfaced yet. Waggott also believes she needs seven furlongs to a mile to show her best, so running her over the right trip will be key. Most of her races have come at the lower end of the sport's class structure, which is sensible given where she is in her development, but it also means the bar isn't impossibly high — she just needs everything to click on the right day. With a patient trainer, a promising pedigree, and what sounds like a physically improving horse, that day may not be far off.