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Must Go Now

There is something quietly stubborn about a nine-year-old who keeps turning up. Must Go Now has raced 18 times across its career and won just once — that's a win rate of around 1 in every 18 races — but it has placed on four occasions and, crucially, it is still active, having raced just yesterday. At an age when plenty of horses have long since retired, this one is still in the game.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Quick Facts
Age
9 years old
Sex
Gelding
Colour
Bay
Father
Ocovango
Mother
Arise And Go Now
Owner
Edward Cawley

📊 Key Numbers

Career statistics for this horse
18
Career races
1
Wins
5.6%
Win rate
avg ~10%
22.2%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
1 days
Since last race

🔍 Full Analysis

TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
TrackLab's Detailed Breakdown
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That single win came at Fairyhouse on New Year's Day 2025, which is now 17 months ago and counting. It remains the defining moment of Must Go Now's career so far — a clean, memorable occasion at one of Ireland's most famous tracks, even if it has proved difficult to repeat. Since then, the last six runs tell a familiar story: finishing 16th, 8th, 3rd, 12th, 9th, and 10th. The third-place finish is a flicker of promise in among some struggles, but the overall picture is of a horse that has found winning a tough ask.

Edward Cawley trains Must Go Now from a yard in Batterstown, County Meath, a small operation that has sent out three winners this season — modest numbers, but proof the team knows how to get a horse to the line first when things click. Must Go Now will be hoping to remind everyone what that feels like.

Strengths & Risks

What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
Excellent record on yielding_to_soft ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
Poor record on soft_to_heavy ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 3 starts

🎯 Where This Horse Thrives

Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding to soft (damp)
Loves
Good (firm-ish)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Soft to heavy (wet)
Avoids
Soft (muddy)
Avoids
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids

📅 Recent Runs

The last 10 races, most recent first
25 May
10th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 13 runners
28 Apr
9th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 27 runners
6 Apr
12th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 21 runners
19 Mar
3rd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 24 runners
3 Mar
8th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 10 runners
28 Dec
16th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
29 Nov
12th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 22 runners
29 Apr
5th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
20 Apr
9th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 20 runners
26 Jan
3rd
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners

🏇 Jockey Partnerships

Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
25%
Win rate
1/4
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
E Walsh Current Jockey
0%
Win rate
0/3
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/2
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode
0%
Win rate
0/1
Won / Rode

🏟 Track Record

Win rate at each course this horse has visited
CourseRacesResultsLast visitedWin rate
Fairyhouse
Galloping
5 1 win, 4 other 6 Apr 20%
Punchestown
Galloping
3 3 other 28 Apr 0%
Leopardstown
Galloping
2 2 other 3 Mar 0%
Ballinrobe
Sharp
2 2 other 25 May 0%
Thurles
Undulating
1 1 third 23 Nov 0%
Down Royal
Galloping
1 1 other 17 Mar 0%
Limerick
Galloping
1 1 other 28 Dec 0%
Galway
Tight
1 1 other 29 Oct 0%
Naas
Galloping
1 1 third 26 Jan 0%
Cork
Galloping
1 1 third 19 Mar 0%