Call Me Tara

The numbers that stand out most are over longer distances. When races stretch beyond two miles, Call Me Tara comes alive: 3 wins from just 8 races at that trip, a win rate of 38%, or close to 2 in every 5. That is a meaningful difference from the overall record and suggests this is a horse that genuinely needs time and ground to get into a rhythm. Shorten the race, and you are probably not getting the best of her.

The drought is the obvious talking point. That last win came at Uttoxeter in July 2023 — nearly three years ago — and recent form reads 4th, 6th, 3rd, 1st (going back further), a pattern that shows she is still competitive without quite getting her nose in front. Three places in the last four completed runs tells you she has not stopped trying; she just has not found that winning moment again yet. Whether she does may depend on finding the right conditions at the right track.

She is trained by Fergal O'Brien out of Withington in Gloucestershire, and this is a yard in serious form — 90 winners already this season, which is the output of a team that knows what it is doing. O'Brien tends to place his horses carefully, and Call Me Tara competing mainly at Class 4 level — one step below the top tier, where the fields are competitive but not elite — suggests she is being set realistic targets rather than being thrown in out of her depth. Three wins from 11 races at that level, roughly 1 in every 4, is a perfectly respectable return. The first of those wins came at Worcester back in July 2022, which feels like a long time ago now, but the fact she is still racing at nine, still placing, and still trained by one of the busier yards in the sport means nobody has given up on her yet.