Cause I Like You
Cause I Like You is a three-year-old still waiting for a second breakthrough after breaking through at Killarney back in July. The horse has finished in the top 3 in six of its 19 races, which suggests genuine ability, but the win rate of just 1 in 19 tells the story of a horse that finds winning difficult at this level. Over the last six outings, there have been two top-3 finishes — including a second place most recently — but also a couple of disappointing efforts, most notably a sixteenth-place finish not long ago. That kind of inconsistency is the real issue here rather than lack of ability.Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
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Gowran Park
About 1 mile · Soft, giving ground · 19 runners
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🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
The most interesting pattern is that Cause I Like You clearly has a preference for races around a mile and a furlong to a mile and two furlongs, winning one of nine attempts at that distance — a notably better return than its overall record would suggest. Michael Mulvany's yard at Kells has been sending out winners regularly this season, so there is competence in the corner, yet the partnership with regular rider Wesley Joyce has drawn a blank across six attempts, which might hint at a stylistic mismatch. The horse is still racing actively and clearly being campaigned with purpose by the trainer, but it remains in that frustrating middle ground: too talented to ignore, too inconsistent to trust.
⚡ 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 4 starts (25%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 11% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on standard ground: 0 wins from 9 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at Dundalk in 9 attempts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 11 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Standard (all-weather)
Avoids
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
🏟 Track shape
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, hilly
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
8 Oct
2nd
Thurles
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
19 Sep
2nd
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding_To_Soft · 19 runners
5 Sep
16th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 24 runners
30 Aug
2nd
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 16 runners
15 Aug
5th
Dundalk
1m1f – 1m2f · Standard · 17 runners
14 Jul
🏆 Won
Killarney
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
2 Jul
2nd
Bellewstown
7f – 1m · Good · 16 runners
22 Jun
5th
Ballinrobe
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 15 runners
14 Jun
DNF
Cork
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 14 runners
5 May
11th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 14 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 |
|---|
| Dundalk Galloping |
9 |
9 other |
15 Aug |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
19 Sep |
0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
30 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 win |
14 Jul |
100% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 second |
8 Oct |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
22 Jun |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
2 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
22 Mar |
0% |