The most recent run, just a day ago, was a solid third at Navan — described by trainer Mrs John Harrington as "a lovely race." That's the kind of quiet encouragement that means something coming from a yard that has sent out 54 winners this season. Harrington, based at Moone in County Kildare, knows what a horse on the up looks like, and she seems genuinely optimistic about where Now Maybe is heading.
What's particularly interesting is what she said about the distance. Right now Now Maybe is racing over shorter trips, but Harrington believes the horse will improve as the distances get longer — stepping up to a mile and a half as the season goes on. This matters because some horses simply need more ground to show their best. If she's right, the wins that haven't come yet might arrive once the horse is racing over the kind of distances that actually suit it. A third place yesterday, with improvement expected and a trip increase planned — that's not a horse going nowhere. That's a horse being pointed in the right direction.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan Galloping |
2 | 1 third, 1 other | 16 May | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 12 Nov | 0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 22 Sep | 0% |