Is This The Horse made its debut just over a day ago and finished last in the field. The two-year-old has plenty of time ahead, and a single race tells you almost nothing about a young horse's future — plenty of top racehorses have stumbled on their first outing. What matters now is how the horse bounces back and whether
Owen Burrows' yard, based in Lambourn, can find the right race to suit it next time. Burrows has had a solid season so far, with 32 winners sent out from his stable, so there is form in the yard to build on.