New Chapter

Trained by Alastair Ralph at Bridgnorth in Shropshire, New Chapter joins a yard that has already found the winner's circle 25 times this season, a sign of a stable with the form and know-how to get horses competitive. Ralph will have learned plenty from watching how his newcomer handled the racecourse environment, the noise and the speed of it all. A first race is rarely where a horse shows its true ability, and there is every reason to believe New Chapter will improve sharply once the initial experience settles in. The question now is where Ralph targets him next — a kinder race, perhaps, and a chance to put that debut behind him and begin to show what he might be capable of.