“I’m already having sleepless nights thinking about the day,” says chartered accountant Simon Prowting, who shares the horse with lawyer James Conyers and businessman Dave McDermott. All are from Bristol, hence the syndicate name.

“This is the Olympics of horseracing and we have one of the favourites for the last race on day one. I won’t be able to focus on the other great races because I’ll be so pre-occupied with our horse. The build-up, the anticipation and, of course, the race itself.

“The whole experience with Haiti Couleurs has been amazing and much of that is down to Rebecca, who I have the greatest respect for,” adds Simon. “She has put the utmost care into looking after us and our horse and thanks to her we’re now taking him to the Cheltenham Festival.”

The Newport trainer spotted the gelding’s potential after he finished second in an Irish point in December 2021 but, following his injury set-back, it wasn’t until the same month two years later that he finally made his debut for the Brizzle Boys.