Glory To Be
Glory To Be has shown real promise over the past year, picking up three wins from seventeen races and clearly improving as a four-year-old. What's most striking is how the horse performs over the middle distances. Over seven furlongs to a mile, the form jumps dramatically — two wins from four attempts, a 50% win rate that stands out starkly against the career average of roughly 1 win in every 5 races. That kind of course-and-distance record suggests the trainer has found the sweet spot, and that when conditions and opposition align, this horse is genuinely competitive at a decent level.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Back Nine Bandits Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
64.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The most recent outing, just a day ago, ended in fourth place after winning at Fairyhouse six weeks earlier. Before that fourth, there was a second-place finish and a win within the last six races, so the form remains hot and cold but genuinely active. Wayne Lordan, the horse's regular jockey, has ridden it five times and won once together — a 20% win rate that hints at a solid working relationship even if they haven't quite hit peak synchronicity yet. M C Grassick's Curragh yard has sent out six winners this season, suggesting a yard in decent form, and the trainer clearly knows how to get the best out of this runner.
The breakthrough came at Navan in October 2025, and since then Glory To Be has added two more wins and consistently picked up places. It's a career trajectory of steady improvement rather than explosive talent, but the recent form — still racing actively with that strong middle-distance record — suggests there is more to come if the right race comes up at the right track.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on soft ground: 1 wins from 3 starts (33%)
✔ Well suited by 7f – 1m distances: 50% win rate
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_firm ground: 0 wins from 3 starts
⚠ Yet to win at The Curragh in 6 attempts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Avoids
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, long straights
Ok
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
20 Aug
4th
Leopardstown
1m1f – 1m2f · Good_To_Yielding · 8 runners
18 Jul
13th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 21 runners
8 Jul
🏆 Won
Fairyhouse
7f – 1m · Good · 7 runners
1 Jul
2nd
Fairyhouse
5f – 6½f · Good · 11 runners
27 Jun
DNF
The Curragh
7f – 1m · Good_To_Firm · 12 runners
17 May
DNF
Naas
1m1f – 1m2f · Good · 13 runners
22 Apr
7th
Gowran Park
7f – 1m · Soft · 11 runners
15 Apr
🏆 Won
Leopardstown
7f – 1m · Yielding · 17 runners
2 Nov
10th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Heavy · 15 runners
22 Oct
🏆 Won
Navan
5f – 6½f · Soft · 9 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 |
6 |
1 second, 5 other |
18 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 other |
20 Aug |
50% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 second |
8 Jul |
50% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
22 Oct |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
1 Oct |
0% |