Sharu

That said, Sharu raced just yesterday, which means this is very much a horse in active campaign. Whatever happened last time out is fresh, and the yard — sorry, the team — will already be thinking about what comes next.

Where things get more interesting is who is doing that thinking. Henry De Bromhead's yard at Knockeen in County Waterford is one of the most formidable operations in Irish racing, and this season alone it has sent out 107 winners. To put that in context, many trainers would be delighted with 20 or 30 in a year. Having Sharu in that stable is no small thing — horses improve, confidence builds, and a trainer who wins at that volume tends to find the right opportunity eventually. Sharu hasn't shown much yet, but it's in exactly the kind of yard that knows what to do when a horse finally clicks.