It's Good To Talk
It's Good To Talk is a five-year-old who has yet to break through into the winner's circle, finishing outside the top three in five of its last six outings. The horse has managed four top-3 finishes from eight races overall, but has not won since entering training — a blank record that suggests it may have found its level among tougher competition. Recent form tells the story: a 3rd place finish most recently, then 8th, 17th, 10th, and 11th in the races before that. The inconsistency is stark. On its day it can get into the frame, as the latest run showed, but it has not strung together any real momentum.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
It's trained by Emmet Mullins at Bagenalstown in County Carlow, a yard that has already sent out 31 winners this season. Mullins clearly knows how to train a winner, so the question with It's Good To Talk is whether the horse simply belongs at a lower level of competition, or whether the right race and ground conditions might unlock something better. For now, the record is what it is: a horse trying hard but still waiting for that first victory after eight attempts.
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
15 Oct
3rd
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Yielding_To_Soft · 24 runners
27 Sep
8th
The Curragh
1m3f – 1m4f · Heavy · 24 runners
5 Sep
17th
Navan
1m3f – 1m4f · Good · 23 runners
29 Jul
10th
Galway
1m6f – 2m · Yielding · 21 runners
1 Jun
11th
Gowran Park
1m1f – 1m2f · Yielding · 17 runners
18 May
DNF
Roscommon
1m3f – 1m4f · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
30 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 11 runners
22 Feb
2nd
Naas
1m6f – 2m · Heavy · 6 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 |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
2 |
1 third, 1 other |
15 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
1 Jun |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
22 Feb |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 other |
29 Jul |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
18 May |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
30 Apr |
0% |