The recent form reads 2-2-2-2-4-3, and that string of second places is the most telling detail in the profile. Finishing second repeatedly isn't bad luck — it's a pattern, and it raises an interesting question about whether this horse needs a different race, a different distance, or simply a moment where things fall its way. It raced just yesterday, so the yard are clearly keeping it busy, which usually means they believe a win is within reach.
Andrew Slattery handles both the training and the riding, operating out of Thurles in County Tipperary — a yard that has been in fine form this season with 60 winners sent out. That's a healthy, productive operation, and the fact that Slattery keeps putting himself on this particular horse through five of its six races suggests genuine belief that the breakthrough is coming. A trainer who also rides tends to know their horses intimately, and Slattery clearly hasn't given up on Therewillbeglory despite going 0 from 5 together.
The glory hasn't arrived yet. But a horse this consistently placed, with an active yard behind it and a trainer personally invested in making it work, probably isn't far away from a day when the pieces finally click.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas Galloping |
2 | 2 seconds | 11 Oct | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 6 Sep | 0% |
| Dundalk Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 26 May | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 20 Oct | 0% |
| The Curragh Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 19 Jul | 0% |