It's All About You

Wet ground is clearly the horse's friend. On muddy or waterlogged terrain, it has won 2 of its 5 races — a 40% win rate that is substantially better than its overall form. This is the kind of detail that matters: trainers and the yard watch for these patterns, and trainer Ewan Whillans, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders, will certainly have this marked down. The horse also shows a preference for longer distances, winning 2 of 6 races at 1m6f to 2m, which hints at a stayer rather than a speedster.

What makes It's All About You genuinely worth watching now is the transition to hurdles. After winning twice on the Flat this summer under different ownership, it joined Whillans's yard and has been schooled over jumps with encouraging reports. The assistant trainer described it as "a nice horse going forward" after an early run, noting that its jumping technique improved markedly and that two miles appears to suit it better than shorter distances. The yard backed this up with the view that it "should win a novice hurdle when it's next out." That is notable confidence from people who see the horse every day.

It's All About You has not found the winner's circle in 14 months — its last victory came at Chester on 30 August 2025 — but the shift to hurdles and the clear targeting of races it can win suggest this horse may be heading somewhere. Recent form is patchy, but that is often the case during a change of code. Watch it next time out over jumps, especially if the ground is soft.