Sugar Hill Babe

The most interesting number on the sheet is actually the one on dry ground. From just 6 races on fast, dry ground, Sugar Hill Babe has won 2 of them — that is 1 in every 3 races, which is a dramatically better record than anywhere else. On normal conditions it wins roughly 1 in every 5 races (3 from 14), which is still solid. The picture that emerges is of a horse that genuinely responds when conditions suit, rather than simply turning up and going through the motions.

Based in Kelsall, Cheshire, the yard of Lisa Williamson has been in decent form this season with 6 winners sent out. Sugar Hill Babe has been part of that story — its last win came at Nottingham on 10 May 2025, which makes it around 12 months since it last reached the winner's enclosure. The recent run of form (2-9-6-11-2-4, reading from most recent) suggests it has come close without quite getting over the line. Two second-place finishes in the last six races is the kind of near-miss run that keeps the yard — the trainer, at least — believing another win is not far away.

Cam Hardie has partnered Sugar Hill Babe 8 times without a win between them, which is one of those statistical quirks that does not necessarily mean much — plenty of factors influence whether a partnership clicks — but it is worth noting that the horse's record with other riders will have contributed to those 6 career victories. At 6 years old and still active, Sugar Hill Babe is a useful, durable competitor that has earned over its career at the Class 4 level. It may not be a headline act, but it is exactly the kind of horse that fills out a race card and occasionally makes punters very happy.