Bridget's Baby

What works in Bridget's Baby's favour is who is doing the training. Tony Carroll, based in Cropthorne in Worcestershire, has sent out 136 winners already this season — a number that speaks for itself. That kind of output means Carroll knows how to place a horse, find the right opportunities, and get the best out of animals that might take time to click. The fact that Bridget's Baby raced just yesterday suggests the yard hasn't given up on finding the right spot for this horse to show something.

At three years old, there is still time for things to come together. Many horses need a handful of runs before they work out what racing is actually about. Whether Bridget's Baby is one of those slow burners remains to be seen, but with a busy, winning operation behind it, the best case for optimism is simply this: Carroll has turned plenty of unpromising starts into winners before, and 136 of them this season alone.