Tao Enki

What's striking about Tao Enki is his recent consistency. His last six races show a pattern of 3-6-7-7-5-3, which means he's finishing respectably without breaking through. At Class 4 level, where he typically races, he has run three times without winning, but finishing 5th and 3rd in his recent form suggests he's not wildly outclassed. Ralph, training from Bridgnorth in Shropshire where his yard has already sent out 25 winners this season, sees something in this horse that the record doesn't quite reflect. When he watched Tao Enki early in his career, he was struck by how green and difficult the horse was to work with — not uncommon in younger or late-starting runners — but he believes the horse is capable of going much higher once that roughness is polished away. With Tao Enki still active and racing regularly, Ralph has the chance to prove his assessment right.