The Elmbridge yard run by Dr Richard Newland and Jamie Insole has been in fine form this season, sending out 49 winners — a number that tells you this is not a small operation taking a punt, but a well-organised team that knows how to get horses ready to run and win. When a yard in that kind of form introduces a newcomer, it is worth paying attention, even if the horse itself is an unknown quantity.
What happens today is the first data point in what could be a long story. A debut can tell you a great deal — whether the horse handles the pressure of the track, the crowds, the noise — and a debut winner is always a horse to follow. For now, Sunset Script is a blank page, and that is part of what makes it interesting.