Too Bossy For Us
Too Bossy For Us is a 5-year-old who lives in the awkward space between promise and performance. He has won twice in 22 races — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 11 starts — but the gaps between those victories tell the real story. He won first at Ascot in May 2024, then went quiet for nearly a year before breaking through again at Punchestown in February 2026. That was six months ago. Since then, nothing: his last six races have all finished outside the winner's circle, with a string of sixth-place finishes suggesting he is running in races he is not quite good enough for.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
36.4%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The horse is trained by W P Mullins in County Carlow, one of the busiest and most successful yards in Ireland — they sent out 215 winners this season alone. Mullins sees something in Too Bossy For Us that the record does not quite reflect. He was impressed by the horse's run in the Triumph Hurdle and believes he is better than his racetrack results suggest. The plan over the summer was to win a flat handicap, but the horse was unlucky — hitting what Mullins calls "the crossbar a few times," meaning close seconds and near-misses. After a break following the Irish Cesarewitch, the trainer intends to point him at hurdle racing come spring, a switch that might suit him better than the flat.
Distance appears to be his strongest suit. Over 1 mile 1 furlong to 1 mile 2 furlongs, he has won 1 of 4 races — a 25% win rate that stands out sharply against his overall record. In Class 2 races, though, he is winless from 4 attempts, suggesting he struggles when stepped up in class. For now, Too Bossy For Us remains a horse his trainer believes in, even if the racecourse has not yet given him much reason to.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
✔ Well suited by 1m1f – 1m2f distances: 25% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 8 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Standard to slow (all-weather)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Avoids
Good to soft (some give)
Avoids
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏅 Competition Level
Class 2 (high-level)
Avoids
Class 3 (mid-level)
Unknown
Class 4 (standard)
Unknown
Class 5 (entry-level)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
Right-handed, tight
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Jul
14th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
27 Jul
6th
Galway
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 23 runners
26 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Firm · 13 runners
3 Jun
6th
The Curragh
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 12 runners
28 Apr
6th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 9 runners
10 Mar
6th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
10 Mar
6th
Cheltenham
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Soft · 12 runners
4 Feb
🏆 Won
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 15 runners
28 Sep
24th
The Curragh
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 33 runners
13 Sep
3rd
Leopardstown
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| The Curragh Galloping |
4 |
1 second, 3 other |
26 Jun |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
28 Apr |
33.3% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
3 |
3 other |
10 Mar |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
3 |
3 other |
30 Jul |
0% |
| Haydock Park Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
7 Sep |
0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
11 May |
100% |
| Thirsk Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
16 Jun |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Sep |
0% |
| York Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
24 Aug |
0% |
| Kempton Park Galloping |
1 |
1 third |
13 Mar |
0% |
| Newmarket Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
28 Sep |
0% |
| Goodwood Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
5 Sep |
0% |