THOUGH she is already a dual Group 1 winner, Wonderful Tonight’s victory in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot is arguably the best performance of her career. Four of her five wins have now been at group level, and her latest win pushed her winnings over the €500,000 mark.

What a buy she was, in a private transaction, by her trainer David Menuisier at the Arqana Yearling Sale in 2018. He secured her for €40,000, and has guided her career with great aplomb. She has only had nine starts, and her Royal Ascot triumph was gained on her seasonal reappearance.