Glory To Be
Glory To Be is a 4-year-old who has quietly built a solid record over 12 races, picking up 2 wins and 8 further placed finishes — meaning this horse has hit the frame in 10 of 12 outings. That kind of consistency is no accident. A win rate of roughly 1 in every 6 races might not sound flashy, but when you factor in all those near-misses, you're looking at a horse that competes hard almost every time it runs.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Back Nine Bandits Partnership
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
66.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
The recent form tells a particularly interesting story. Buried in those last six runs are two wins, and the sequence — a win, then a tenth, then a win, a seventh, and a blank — suggests a horse that runs well in bursts rather than grinding out a steady rhythm. The fact that Glory To Be won at Leopardstown just five weeks ago, one of the most competitive tracks in Ireland, is worth noting. Leopardstown is the kind of place where top-quality horses converge, so landing a race there carries real weight.
Trained by M C Grassick out of Curragh in County Kildare, Glory To Be is part of a yard that has sent out 6 winners this season — a team clearly in decent form. The first career win came at Navan back in October 2025, which started what has become a productive spell. Racing again just yesterday, this is a horse very much in the thick of an active campaign right now, with the yard clearly keen to keep the momentum going while the horse is in form.
⚡ 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%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good ground: 0 wins from 4 starts
⚠ Struggles on RH Galloping tracks: 0 wins from 6 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to firm (drying out)
Unknown
Yielding to soft (damp)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Left-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Left-handed, tight turns
Unknown
Right-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
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
8 Oct
3rd
Navan
5f – 6½f · Yielding · 12 runners
1 Oct
2nd
Bellewstown
5f – 6½f · Soft · 8 runners
28 Sep
4th
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Yielding_To_Soft · 16 runners
23 Aug
2nd
The Curragh
5f – 6½f · Good · 16 runners
25 Jul
3rd
Cork
5f – 6½f · Good_To_Firm · 17 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 |
2 Nov |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
2 |
1 win, 1 third |
22 Oct |
50% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 |
1 second, 1 third |
25 Jul |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
15 Apr |
100% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
17 May |
0% |
| Bellewstown Sharp |
1 |
1 second |
1 Oct |
0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
22 Apr |
0% |