You Oughta Know
You Oughta Know is an eight-year-old who has earned four wins from twenty races—a respectable 20% win rate—but his recent form tells a less encouraging story. He hasn't won in his last six outings, with his most recent run just a day ago ending in ninth place. His last victory came at Wexford on 29 August 2025, now thirteen months in the past, suggesting he may be hitting a patch where the wins have dried up. What keeps him interesting, though, is what those victories reveal about where he truly thrives: on normal ground, he wins one race in every two he enters, a remarkable two wins from four attempts. That's the kind of record that makes a trainer sit up and take notice.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
Trained by W. P. Mullins at Muine Bheag in County Carlow—a yard that has sent out 215 winners this season alone—You Oughta Know has been partnered most often by Paul Townend, though their record together sits at just one win from six races. The horse's debut victory came at Kilbeggan on 12 May 2023, a win that came something of a surprise: Patrick Mullins, who rode him that day, noted that while everyone at home had liked the horse, he wasn't the sharpest worker in the yard. The strong gallop that day played perfectly into his hands, suggesting that You Oughta Know is a horse who needs a proper test and plenty of pace to run his best race. Mullins himself has acknowledged that the eight-year-old struggles on heavy winter ground, hinting that spring may bring opportunities when the ground firms up and suits his style. For a horse approaching veteran status, that ground preference could be the key to finding the winning formula again.
⚡ Strengths and risks
What helps this horse and what to watch out for
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on soft ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Struggles on LH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where this horse runs best
Results split by ground, distance, race level and track shape
🌧 Ground
Good (a little give)
Loves
Yielding (slightly soft)
Likes
Good to yielding (mild give)
Likes
Soft to heavy (wet)
Unknown
Good to soft (some give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
📏 Race distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track shape
Right-handed, tight
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
23 Sep
9th
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 21 runners
1 May
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 24 runners
22 Mar
2nd
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft_To_Heavy · 4 runners
1 Feb
DNF
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 23 runners
27 Dec
22th
Leopardstown
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 31 runners
2 Nov
2nd
Cork
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 5 runners
19 Oct
DNF
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
24 Sep
DNF
Listowel
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 21 runners
29 Aug
🏆 Won
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 5 runners
23 Jul
2nd
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 6 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 |
|---|
| Punchestown Galloping |
3 |
1 win, 2 other |
1 May |
33.3% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
3 |
1 second, 2 other |
1 Feb |
0% |
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
29 Aug |
50% |
| Kilbeggan Tight |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
16 Jun |
50% |
| Listowel Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
23 Sep |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 other |
22 Mar |
0% |
| Galway Tight |
1 |
1 win |
6 Aug |
100% |
| Cork Galloping |
1 |
1 second |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Tipperary Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
8 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Perth Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Apr |
0% |
| Cheltenham Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
13 Mar |
0% |