Bossing It
Bossing It is a 6-year-old horse that has tasted success just once in 18 races, a breakthrough victory at Kilbeggan back in June 2025. That win came after a long wait — the horse has not found the winner's circle since, going 17 races without another triumph. Over the past six outings, it has picked up three placings but no victories, a pattern that tells the story of a horse operating below the level where it can truly compete.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The horse runs for David M O'Brien's yard at Piltown in County Kilkenny, a small operation that has had limited success this season. It is most often ridden by Sean Flanagan, but the partnership has yet to produce a win across seven attempts together. That lack of success with the same rider suggests either the pairing is not quite the right fit, or Bossing It simply struggles to find its way to the front. The horse remains active — it raced just yesterday — which means the yard are still looking for another winning opportunity, nearly a year and a half after the last one arrived.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Sharp tracks: 0 wins from 10 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
4 Oct
12th
Killarney
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
11 Sep
DNF
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 19 runners
16 Aug
5th
Tramore
1m6f – 2m · Good · 10 runners
3 Jul
8th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 17 runners
1 Jun
5th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
16 May
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
20 Apr
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
26 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 8 runners
12 Feb
DNF
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 16 runners
14 Dec
7th
Navan
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Tramore Sharp |
4 |
1 third, 3 other |
16 Aug |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
26 Feb |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
14 Dec |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
3 Jul |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 win |
16 Jun |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 Jan |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
27 Jan |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
13 Jul |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 third |
8 Sep |
0% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
11 Sep |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
4 Oct |
0% |