Farndale

The horse races for Tim Easterby's yard at Great Habton in North Yorkshire, a significant operation that has already sent out 128 winners this season. Easterby is an experienced handler with a proven track record of bringing on young horses, so Farndale has every chance to break its duck with time and racing experience. At two years old, many horses are still raw and unpolished, and a run of unplaced efforts at this point in a career is far from unusual or worrying. The real test will be whether the next few races bring any visible improvement, or whether Farndale will need longer to mature into a competitive racehorse.