Hello Garda

Trained by John Joseph Hanlon out of Bagenalstown in County Carlow, Hello Garda is part of a yard that has been in decent shape this season, sending out 11 winners. That level of activity from the team suggests a stable operating with confidence, and a three-year-old with improving form is exactly the type of horse that can benefit when things are clicking around it. Hello Garda raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly not short of ambition when it comes to keeping this horse busy.

The honest assessment is that Hello Garda has not yet shown it can win a race, but the direction of travel over the last two runs is at least pointing the right way. A horse that finishes second and third in back-to-back races is a horse that is getting competitive — and competitive horses have a habit of eventually converting. Whether Hello Garda can take that final step and get its head in front remains the question, but after a rough patch in the middle of its career so far, it arrives at its next race with something to build on.