Ryan Moore and Ruby Walsh show what makes them great

The most important consideration for any punter trying to find a winner is to first establish if the horse of choice is actually capable of delivering.

There are, obviously, other things in the mix as well, such as the ground, the distance of the relevant contest and, of course, the jockey.

Legend has it that the great Lester Piggott finished with a flourish on a beastie one day, but just failed to get up.