The Curragh is clearly a happy hunting ground. With two wins from four races there, Carla Ridge has a genuine affinity for the track that punters and the yard alike have begun to notice. The most recent success came this week, a timely reminder that the horse performs when it matters. Trainer Eddie & Patrick Harty, who run their yard from the Curragh in County Kildare, have built a strong season with sixteen winners already, and Carla Ridge is becoming one of their more reliable performers. Jockey Chris Hayes, who has partnered the horse in eight of its eleven career races, has won twice aboard it — a 25% win rate that shows a genuine understanding between rider and mount.
The form sheet over the last six runs reads 1st, unplaced, 1st, 19th, 3rd, 2nd, showing both the highs and the lows of racing a horse still learning its trade. That nineteenth place finish is a blip, but the consistency is there: places in five of the last six runs, with the two wins bookending a solid sequence. At four years old, Carla Ridge has time on its side and a clear pattern emerging — it wins at The Curragh, it travels well, and it is improving.
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 | 2 wins, 2 other | 4 Oct | 50% |
| Naas Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 2 thirds | 24 Aug | 25% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 10 May | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 20 Jun | 0% |