Babyburn

What makes Babyburn genuinely interesting has nothing to do with her own record — it is who is behind her. She is trained by W P Mullins at Muine Bheag in County Carlow, one of the most powerful yards in the sport. With 230 winners sent out already this season, that stable is not a place where horses are given plenty of time to meander — it is a machine built for results. When a horse from that operation keeps getting runs despite a blank win column, it usually means the team sees something worth developing.

Her recent form of 3-9 in her last two completed races — a third and a ninth — tells a mixed story. The third place shows she can be competitive; the ninth suggests she is still working things out. With no wins from three races, patience is required, but in a yard firing at this rate, she will have every opportunity to put that right.