Tony Coyle and Kaine Wood's iron horse wrapped in a velvet glove

The brothers, trained by the pair range in age, from a Pearl Secret two-year-old, up to the seven-year-old Ey Up Its the Boss, who is recuperating at Norton Grove Stud, following an early season setback.

The most prolific winner to date is Ey Up Its the Boss, with nine wins to his name. Tony said: “To win nine races at that level, it’s a hard thing to do. It’s just a brilliant family. I try to keep hold of them as much as I can. If you go back, there was actually six of them! There’s What’s The Wifi Code and Ey Up It’s Maggie, a good sprinter, who was unlucky not to get black type. I think it’s very rare. We’ve had 23 winners out of one brood mare, It takes some doing!

When asked why he believed Velvet Jaguar’s offspring had been so successful, Tony replied: “We know the family. We know the quirks. They’re not straightforward, but we work with them. Ey Up Maggie was second or third in a £100,000 three-year-old handicap at York. She had her quirks, but she was a very very good filly. They are very genuine.

"They are not very well bred, they are middle of the road stallions, but we know how they work. She’s been a marvellous brood mare.”

He is the darkest in colour of the four brothers and by Pastoral Pursuits, with a preferred distance of 1m2f, slightly further than his sire, who was a top performer over 6f and 7f.

Kaine said: “Boss was very keen as a two-year-old, but he’s more settled these days. Ey Up He’s A Star has also settled more as he’s grown up.”

The latter named is spoken of very fondly by Kaine, who is not only his trainer but also a part owner with Maggie Lingwood, from Norton Grove Stud, where all of Velvet Jaguar’s progeny have been foaled and looked after in their early years.

“I broke him in and thought he felt like a racehorse,” said Kaine.

Not that he has favourites, but no-one else at the yard is allowed to ride Ey Up He’s A Star, who is set to run in a seven furlong handicap at Doncaster this week, if Kaine is about.

Tony said: “He will take a bit of beating!”

The four-year-old is a son of Sogann, an unraced horse by Frankel and purchased for €550,000 as a yearling, but only had one year at stud before he sadly passed away. Ey Up He’s A Star is by far the biggest of the four brothers and has matured over the winter.

Due to his height and length, he was given time to grow into himself and made his racecourse debut at the end of his two-year-old season and gained more experience as a three-year-old, winning on the all-weather at Newcastle back in September. He has started this season with a run on the all-weather and is primed for the turf.

Jack Rabbit Slims, named after the restaurant in the film Pulp Fiction, by his owner, Simon Bland, was busy enough as a two-year-old, running six times, with a best placing of second at Carlisle on only his second run.

The son of Aclaim is another one who is described as keen on the gallops and has only run over the sprint distances of 5f and 6f to date. Given his father won a Group 1 in France over a mile, he may get further as he gets older, but although he lacks patience, it’s something that his trainers have in abundance so he’ll be given the opportunity should he show the need.

“He can be a bit restless in his box until he’s been out, but he’s happy then,” said Kaine.

The newest recruit is an un-named Pearl Secret gelding who is due to make his debut this season. “He’s pure speed,” said Tony, who has been closely associated with the Velvet Jaguar line.

Pearl Secret is a striking chestnut that won the Beverley Bullet, a race renowned for its speedsters, as well as the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock. With his striking white features, which definitely come from his father, the compact two-year-old is doing everything right, but once again, the pair are in no rush with him.

“He was a late foal, so we brought him in a bit later than the other two-year-olds,” said Tony.

"As a two-year-old, Pearl Secret won on ground from good to heavy so he should be versatile.”