Trainer Ed Walker has long had a high opinion of CELANDINE so it was disappointing to see her miss the break on her seasonal debut in a listed race over six furlongs at Newmarket earlier this month.

Given her tardy start, her run when fifth behind Flora of Bermuda showed she still has talent and there could be more to come this season as the horse, a former winner of the Group 2 Lowther Stakes at York as a two-year-old, is still only four years old.

Tomorrow Celandine will have her favourable fast ground conditions but it will be even more important that she gets away sharply as the listed Betway Achilles Stakes (Carlisle 2.33 p.m.) is over the minimum trip of five furlongs.

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Celandine has a bit to make up on some of the market leaders on official ratings but I am hoping her in-form rider Kieran Shoemark will be able to win another valuable pot, after the victory of Almaqam for the trainer/jockey combination in a Group 1 in Ireland last weekend.

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