Al Widyan is a two-year-old with just one race under its belt, finishing fourth in its debut a day ago. The horse is trained by
Andrew Balding at Kingsclere in Hampshire, a yard that has already sent out 202 winners this season — among the most successful operations in Britain. For a trainer of that caliber, a single run gives little away. Young horses improve dramatically between their first and second races, and a debut fourth, while not a winning start, is far from discouraging. Balding's record suggests he knows what he is doing with his charges, and Al Widyan will get another chance to show what it can do.