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Her two wins both came at Warwick, the first on 21 November 2024 and the second on 20 January 2025. Henderson was clearly delighted after that debut victory, noting the way she travelled smoothly and picked up off the front runner with real purpose — the kind of run that makes a trainer sit up and take notice. He was quick to credit the point-to-point background she came from, suggesting she arrived at Seven Barrows with good foundations already in place. On wet or muddy ground she has been particularly effective, winning 2 of her 5 races in those conditions — a 40% record that is hard to ignore.

Since that second Warwick win, though, she has gone six races without winning, and her most recent form reads 4-3-3 in the last three outings — consistent enough to suggest she is trying, but not quite finding that extra gear. Henderson has been candid about what went wrong: a step up in class at Cheltenham over a slightly shorter trip backfired, and she made a couple of serious jumping errors that cost her. At Class 3 level — one step below the elite — she has run five times without winning.

The answer, Henderson believes, is to go chasing. She is described as a brilliant jumper in schooling, and the trainer sounds genuinely excited about what switching to fences might unlock. Her regular jockey Nico de Boinville has partnered her to both of her wins from six rides together — a win rate of 33%, or roughly 1 in every 3 — which is a meaningful number and suggests the partnership works. She raced just yesterday, so she is clearly fit and active. The Warwick track, soft ground, and de Boinville in the saddle: that combination has already produced two wins. If Henderson gets his way and points her at fences, it may not be long before a third follows.