It's Good To Talk

Trained by Emmet Mullins at his yard in Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, It's Good To Talk is part of a stable in fine form. Mullins has sent out 31 winners already this season, which tells you this is not a yard short of confidence or ability. Horses leave Bagenalstown ready to compete, so when one of his keeps finishing second or third without winning, you have to wonder whether the breakthrough is simply a matter of time and the right opportunity.

The horse ran just yesterday, which means it is bang in the middle of a campaign and very much on the radar. Three races is still a small sample — plenty of horses take four or five outings to find their feet and figure out what winning feels like. Right now It's Good To Talk looks like a horse knocking on the door. Whether it finally kicks it open is what makes the next run worth following.