Will It Be You
Will It Be You has been a faithful campaigner for
Liam P Cusack's Mountrath yard without ever quite putting together a winning run. The nine-year-old has managed just one victory from 20 races—that came at Ballinrobe on 28 May 2024, and remarkably, it remains the horse's only win across the past 26 months. With a 5% win rate overall and a recent run of six races without success, this is a horse that tries hard but rarely gets its head in front. Still, two places from those 20 outings suggest it has had moments when victory was within reach, just not quite close enough.
Based on TrackLab's analysis
📊 Key numbers
Career totals for this horse
🔍 Full analysis
Our model's view, based on this horse's career and recent runs
Richard Deegan, who has partnered Will It Be You for 13 of those races, has fared slightly better when they have teamed up—winning once, roughly 1 in every 13 rides together. The pair raced just a day ago, so both horse and rider remain active and hunting for that breakthrough moment. For a horse at nine years old still chasing another win, longevity rather than spectacular talent is the story here. Will It Be You is the kind of horse that keeps its yard busy and racing, reliable in the sense that it turns up and competes, but unlikely to ever set the track alight.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good_to_yielding ground: 1 wins from 6 starts (17%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
⚠ Poor record on yielding_to_soft ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good to yielding (mild give)
Loves
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good (a little give)
Avoids
Yielding to soft (damp)
Avoids
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight turns
Loves
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
21 Jul
13th
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
6 Jul
9th
Roscommon
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
25 Nov
DNF
Tramore
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 17 runners
23 Oct
10th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 17 runners
1 Oct
8th
Sligo
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
10 Dec
16th
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 20 runners
5 Nov
10th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 19 runners
19 Oct
4th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
28 May
🏆 Won
Ballinrobe
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
29 Dec
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 13 runners
🏇 Jockeys
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, most rides first
🏟 Course record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last run | Win rate |
|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
4 |
1 win, 3 other |
21 Jul |
25% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
10 Dec |
0% |
| Tramore Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
25 Nov |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
19 Oct |
0% |
| Sligo Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
1 |
1 other |
19 Jun |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
11 Aug |
0% |
| Killarney Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Nov |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
24 Nov |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
23 Oct |
0% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
6 Jul |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
12 Nov |
0% |