Givendale

The one genuinely encouraging thing here is the yard behind the horse. Nigel Tinkler, based at Langton in North Yorkshire, has sent out 37 winners already this season — that is a stable in good form, with horses running well and confidence high. Tinkler is not a trainer who sends horses out to make up the numbers, so the fact that Givendale keeps getting a run suggests the team still believes there is something worth finding. Two-year-olds can be notoriously slow to find their feet — some need half a season of racing before the penny drops. Givendale raced just yesterday, so whatever comes next is not far away, and with a yard firing like this one currently is, an improvement in form would not be the biggest surprise in the world.