Hey Babbs

That one career win came at Wexford on 24 July 2025, and it remains the high point of the horse's record. Wexford is a tight, flat track in the southeast of Ireland, and landing a win there in the summer is a perfectly respectable achievement — but at this point, it's nine months in the rearview mirror, and the six races since have produced nothing better than a third place. Recent form reads 3-15 in the last two completed runs, which suggests Hey Babbs is finding the competition tough and not quite building on that breakthrough.

The partnership with jockey Patrick M O'Brien is worth noting, though not for encouraging reasons. They've teamed up nine times without a win between them — 0 from 9 — which is the kind of record that makes you wonder whether a change in the saddle might unlock something. That said, McLoughlin's yard has sent out 10 winners this season, so the operation clearly knows how to get horses to the front. Hey Babbs raced just yesterday, which shows there's no shortage of enthusiasm from the team — the question is whether the horse can find a way to add to that solitary win before too long.