The overall record of 6 wins and 22 places from 54 races (an 11% win rate, or just over 1 in every 9) tells the story of a horse that is competitive without being dominant. It rarely runs a shocker — those 22 places show it keeps turning up near the front — but it doesn't always have the finishing kick to convert. The most recent run, finishing ninth, is part of a difficult recent spell: five runs without a win before that, with results of 9th, 13th, 9th, 7th, and 9th suggesting it has found life a little harder lately.
The last win came at Thirsk on 17 May 2025, which was 13 months ago now, and that is the gap that will concern the team at Sheriff Hutton. The Easterby yard — run by Michael and David Easterby in North Yorkshire — has been in fine form this season, sending out 55 winners, so the infrastructure and know-how is clearly there. The question is whether So Grateful can find another moment like Thirsk.
Joanna Mason has been the regular partner, riding 17 of those 54 races together and winning 3 of them — an 18% win rate, which is actually meaningfully better than the horse's overall average. That is not a coincidence. Three wins from 17 rides is the kind of number that suggests a genuine partnership worth keeping. So Grateful also shows a clear preference for fast, dry ground, winning 2 from 10 races in those conditions — double the overall win rate — which is a useful flag for anyone following the horse into the summer months.
At its best over sprint distances and on a quick surface, with Mason in the saddle, So Grateful is a horse with a specific set of conditions under which it genuinely delivers. Finding all three at once is the challenge.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Galloping |
12 | 3 wins, 2 seconds, 7 other | 17 Aug | 25% |
| Newcastle Galloping |
7 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 4 other | 12 Mar | 14.3% |
| Redcar Galloping |
6 | 1 second, 2 thirds, 3 other | 27 May | 0% |
| Catterick Bridge Sharp |
5 | 5 other | 23 Jul | 0% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
4 | 1 win, 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 17 May | 25% |
| Pontefract Undulating |
3 | 1 win, 2 other | 14 Apr | 33.3% |
| Doncaster Galloping |
3 | 2 thirds, 1 other | 2 May | 0% |
| Wolverhampton Galloping |
3 | 1 second, 2 other | 31 Mar | 0% |
| Hamilton Park Sharp |
3 | 1 second, 1 third, 1 other | 30 Sep | 0% |
| Ayr Galloping |
2 | 1 second, 1 other | 7 Jul | 0% |
| Nottingham Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 16 Oct | 0% |
| Carlisle Undulating |
2 | 2 other | 20 May | 0% |
| chelmsford | 1 | 1 second | 5 May | 0% |
| Beverley Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 27 May | 0% |