Sparky Sparky

The recent form reading 4-12-3-4 tells an interesting story. That 12th-place finish stands out as the low point, but either side of it the horse has been knocking on the door, finishing third and fourth. The most recent run came just yesterday, so Sparky Sparky is very much an active, in-form project rather than a horse being brought back from a long absence.

The trainer is J P Murtagh, based at Coolaghknock Glebe in County Kildare, and the yard is clearly firing on all cylinders right now — 54 winners sent out this season is a serious number that puts Murtagh firmly among the busier and more productive operations around. When a yard is running hot like that, it tends to mean horses are well-prepared and entering races at the right time. Sparky Sparky hasn't converted that support into a win yet, but being part of a yard in that kind of form is no bad place to be while still learning the ropes at three.