The wins arrived in quick succession across the winter months, starting on 26 November 2025 and ending on 13 January 2026, which is now around four months ago. Since then, the form has been a little harder to read — a run of 8th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd, 10th, and 3rd tells the story of a horse placing regularly without quite getting its nose in front. That 2nd place is particularly telling: the horse is clearly still competitive, still arriving in the finish, just not converting. At the level Teardrops typically competes at — the lower end of the racing ladder, where the prize money is modest and the fields are large — winning 3 of 10 races at that grade is genuinely strong, a rate of 30%, or almost 1 in 3.
The partnership with jockey George Wood is one of the most encouraging facts here. Together they have won 3 of their 9 races — 1 in 3 — which is a remarkable ratio and suggests Wood reads this horse well. Tony Carroll, the trainer based in Cropthorne in Worcestershire, has had a productive season with 136 winners, so the yard is clearly in good form even if Teardrops itself is in a mini-drought. Teardrops raced just one day ago, so remains very much in active campaign. The question everyone connected to this horse will be asking is simple: when does the next Newcastle entry arrive? Because that is where this story has a habit of having a happy ending.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Galloping |
11 | 3 wins, 2 seconds, 3 thirds, 3 other | 27 Mar | 27.3% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
3 | 3 other | 8 Apr | 0% |
| Southwell Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 2 Sep | 0% |
| Lingfield Park Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 19 May | 0% |