No Bother Aoife

There is, however, some context worth noting. She has had a break of around 65 days since her last run, which suggests the team at least wants her fresh and ready rather than simply running her through the motions. Whether that time off has been used to find a race she can be more competitive in remains to be seen.

What is undeniably in her corner is the yard she belongs to. Trainer Gavin Cromwell, based at Navan in County Meath, has sent out 94 winners already this season — a remarkable tally that marks him out as one of the sharper operators in Irish racing right now. Cromwell is not a trainer who keeps horses around just to make up numbers, so the fact that No Bother Aoife is still in training suggests someone believes there is more to come. Whether she can start justifying that faith is the question her next run will need to begin answering.