Bridget's Baby

The telling part of her record is recent form. In her last six outings, she has finished sixth, first, second, seventh, sixth, and tenth. That win two months ago looks increasingly like an outlier rather than the start of something. She was out again just yesterday, which means she is still racing regularly and clearly sound, but the scatter of results — a tenth-place finish mixed in with the second-place efforts — suggests she has not yet found her feet. At three years old, there is time for that to change, and Tony Carroll's yard at Cropthorne has been prolific this season with 136 winners, so she is in a stable that knows how to get the best from its horses. Whether Bridget's Baby can turn a promising debut win into anything more meaningful will depend on whether the inconsistency of recent weeks proves temporary or permanent.