Trust In Far

The form over the last six races tells a consistent story: eighth, eighth, eighth, tenth, sixth, seventh. There are no dramatic collapses here, but there is a clear pattern of a horse that has not yet found its winning formula. Trainer Gary Hanmer, who runs his yard at Tattenhall in Cheshire, will be hoping that Trust In Far is simply a late developer. The yard itself is in decent form this season with 19 winners already, so the trainer has shown she can produce winning horses—it is just a matter of whether this particular one has the talent to join that tally.

At just two years old, Trust In Far is still very much in the learning phase. The quick turnaround to another race just a day after the last one suggests the the yard are giving the horse plenty of opportunities to find its feet. That patience, and faith in a course of action, sometimes pays off with young horses that take time to settle and understand what racing is all about. Whether Trust In Far will be one of those stories remains to be seen.