The Ginger Kid

The real encouragement lies in what happens when The Ginger Kid gets the distance it prefers. Over five to six and a half furlongs, it has won one from three races—a win rate of roughly one win in three outings—which is a substantially better story than the overall figures tell. That single victory came at a sprint distance on Nottingham's forgiving surface, and until the yard finds a similar setup, this horse may continue to pepper the placings without quite getting its head in front. Walker's yard is in excellent form with 76 winners already this season, so there is nothing wrong with the training, just the simple matter of finding the race that suits. For a 2-year-old still learning where it belongs, four places in six recent runs is not the profile of a disappointment—it is the profile of a horse that is reliably competitive but waiting for a break.