The Resdev Willow

What is worth noting is the stable behind this horse. Michael and David Easterby, training out of Sheriff Hutton in North Yorkshire, have sent out 55 winners already this season — that is a yard firing on all cylinders, and horses in their care tend to get every opportunity to show what they can do. The Resdev Willow raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping this horse busy and looking for improvement.

With only two races to judge by, it is genuinely too early to write off a three-year-old. The learning curve at this age can be steep, and the next run will tell us a good deal more about whether there is something worth watching here.