WILLOW took advantage of a step down from the exalted surrounds of classic company as she got back on track for the season in the Listed Irish Stallion Farms EBF Naas Oaks Trial Stakes.

At Epsom earlier this month Willow struggled in the Oaks when finishing at the rear of the field but this drop in class and a switch to better ground enabled this daughter of American Pharoah and Pepping Fawn to take a significant step in the right direction.