What gives the horse's prospects some shape is the trainer responsible for it. Richard Hughes, operating out of Upper Lambourn in Berkshire, has sent out 60 winners already this season — a serious number that tells you this is not a yard guessing its way through the year. Hughes is a former champion jockey turned trainer, and that background tends to produce handlers who understand horses at a granular level. When a stable of that calibre keeps running a young horse, it usually means they see something worth persisting with.
Two-year-olds are also a different proposition to older horses. They are still growing into themselves, still learning what racing actually asks of them, and a step forward from fifteenth to eighth in just two runs is not nothing. The question is whether that trajectory continues next time out — and with Its A Ginger Thing having raced as recently as yesterday, that answer won't be long coming.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 9 Jul | 0% |
| Windsor Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 29 Jun | 0% |