Music And Song

She is trained by Thomas Dowling at his yard in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, a small operation that has managed one winner so far this season. That context matters: this is not a powerhouse stable throwing resources at a string of expensive horses. Every run Music And Song takes is a building block, and patience will be the watchword. The encouraging detail is that she raced just yesterday, meaning she is active and her team clearly believe there is something worth persisting with.

The honest truth is that zero wins and zero places from four attempts is a tough record to dress up. But three-year-olds are often still learning what racing is about, and a horse that finished 12th on debut and has since clawed her way to a 6th is at least moving in the right direction. Whether she can translate that gradual improvement into a result remains the question — but the fact that she keeps turning up suggests Thomas Dowling has not given up on her yet.