Quickasican

Trained by Jessica Bedi at her yard in Kirklevington, North Yorkshire, Quickasican is part of a small operation that has sent out two winners this season. Recent form offers little encouragement — a second-place finish a few runs back is the only real highlight across the last six races, with the rest largely forgettable, including an eighth-place finish on its most recent outing before yesterday. And yes, this horse raced just one day ago, so it is very much active and in the thick of its campaign right now.

At Class 4 level — the middle tier of British racing — Quickasican has gone zero from three, which is where it has been tested most often. The honest truth is that a horse of nine years with no wins on the board is unlikely to suddenly become a serial winner, but placed finishes still mean prize money, and for a smaller yard every little counts. Whether Bedi can find the right race to finally get Quickasican's head in front is the quiet question hanging over this one's career.