Imagine That

What is worth noting is the direction of travel. Read the form in chronological order — seventh, then tenth, then fifth — and there is actually a slight improvement buried in there, even if fifth place is still some way short of what the yard will be hoping for. Whether that trend continues is the question worth watching.

Trained by Henry Candy at Kingston Warren in Oxfordshire, Imagine That is in capable hands. Candy's yard has sent out nine winners already this season, which speaks to a stable in decent form and one that knows how to get horses ready to perform. Having raced just one day ago, this is a horse that is clearly being kept busy, and with any luck that activity will help sharpen things up. The next run will tell us considerably more about whether there is a better performance somewhere inside this horse, or whether the team needs to rethink the approach entirely.