Baby Rover
Baby Rover has won just once in 24 races—at Redcar back in June 2025—but her trainer
Katie Scott believes she has finally cracked the code with this temperamental 4-year-old. Scott, who runs her yard in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, picked up Baby Rover because she already had the horse's full brother, Curious Rover, who has done well for the stable. Getting Baby Rover to the winner's enclosure took patience. Scott describes her as "a bit of a madam," and it took several early runs before that breakthrough victory landed. What makes that June win feel less like a one-off is Baby Rover's most recent outing at Ayr, where she finished second—a run Scott rates as actually better than the win itself. That kind of improvement, after spending 14 months without a victory, suggests something may have clicked.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
Owner
Ursa Major Racing Ltd And Partner
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The numbers tell a mixed story. Baby Rover wins roughly 1 in every 25 races, which is well below what you would hope for at her level, and she has gone nowhere in her last six races, finishing 13th, 3rd, 6th, 2nd, 9th, and 5th. At Class 6 level, her home track, she has won just 1 of 13 races. Yet Joanna Mason, her most frequent jockey, has ridden her to 1 win from 5 races together—a 20% win rate that stands out sharply against her overall record. Scott is optimistic enough to have entered Baby Rover in her next race, suggesting there is still some belief that the recent Ayr run was a genuine shift forward rather than a false dawn.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_firm ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 7 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to firm (fairly firm)
Loves
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
🏅 Race level
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
Class 6 (grassroots)
Loves
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
Left-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
10 Aug
13th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 16 runners
16 Jul
3rd
Hamilton Park
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 7 runners
6 Jul
6th
Ayr
5f – 6½f · Good · 13 runners
15 Jun
2nd
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good · 9 runners
8 Jun
9th
Carlisle
7f – 1m · Soft · 10 runners
16 May
5th
Thirsk
5f – 6½f · Good · 17 runners
29 Apr
6th
Musselburgh
7f – 1m · Good · 12 runners
8 Apr
9th
Catterick Bridge
5f – 6½f · Good · 12 runners
30 Sep
11th
Newcastle
5f – 6½f · Standard · 11 runners
9 Sep
2nd
Carlisle
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Soft · 11 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Carlisle Undulating |
4 |
2 seconds, 2 other |
15 Jun |
0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
4 |
4 other |
4 Apr |
0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
3 |
3 other |
8 Apr |
0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
10 Aug |
0% |
| Redcar Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
20 Jul |
50% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
30 Sep |
0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
16 May |
0% |
| Musselburgh Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
29 Apr |
0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
19 Apr |
0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
1 |
1 third |
16 Jul |
0% |