Music Time

What makes this particularly encouraging is that Music Time has done it at the first attempt. Too many horses need two, three, even half a dozen races before they learn to settle, to switch on at the right moment, and to put together a convincing performance under racing conditions. To win from the off suggests the trainer has done their homework — bringing the horse along carefully and putting it in the right race at the right time. It's the kind of thing that catches the eye of other trainers and can mark out a horse worth watching. The next few races will tell us whether this was a genuine sign of talent or a nice debut that proves hard to repeat, but for now Music Time has done exactly what you'd want a newcomer to do.