This Songisforyou

The eight-year-old is trained by Emmet Mullins out of Bagenalstown in Co. Carlow, a yard that has been in sharp form this season with 31 winners already on the board. That kind of momentum from a training operation matters — horses from busy, confident yards tend to arrive at the track well-prepared. The first career win came at Galway back in July 2022, with the most recent coming at The Curragh in September 2024. The Curragh is Ireland's most prestigious flat track, so winning there is no small thing.

The one clear pattern in its record is a preference for normal ground conditions. On a standard surface, This Songisforyou has won 2 from 8 races — a 25% win rate, or 1 in every 4 — which is a genuinely strong number by any measure. That is the version of this horse you want to see, and it is a useful guide for when to pay attention.

The current run of six races without a win, with recent finishes of 6th, 5th, 5th, 14th, 7th and 2nd, tells a mixed story. The 2nd place finish is encouraging — it shows the spark is still there — but the 14th suggests at least one run where things went badly wrong. It raced just one day ago, so the yard will be watching closely to see how it comes out of that effort before deciding what comes next. At eight years old, This Songisforyou is an experienced, battle-hardened competitor. The last win was 22 months ago, which means there is a question to answer — but with the right ground underfoot and a yard firing on all cylinders, it would be unwise to write it off entirely.