Spread Boss Ted

The most striking thing about Spread Boss Ted is what happens when the rain comes down. On wet, heavy ground, he has won 3 of his 5 races — a 60% win rate, or 3 in every 5. That is not a quirk; that is a horse who transforms in the conditions most racegoers spend the afternoon moaning about. When the track turns muddy and the ground gets testing, this horse gets better. Keep an eye on the weather forecast when he is declared to run.

He is also a course specialist at Naas, one of Ireland's most respected tracks, where he has won 2 of his 3 races there. His most recent victory came at Naas just eight weeks ago, in March 2026, which means he arrives at this point of the season in the form of his life. His last six runs read third, first, first, and before a couple of blanks — a sequence that suggests a horse who has rediscovered his best and is currently at the top of his game.

Behind all of this is the Willie Mullins yard, based in Muine Bheag in County Carlow — arguably the most powerful racing operation in Ireland. Mullins has sent out 220 winners already this season, a number that puts the scale of the operation into sharp perspective. Horses trained there tend to be placed carefully, spotted in the right races, and pointed towards tracks and conditions that suit them. That Spread Boss Ted has thrived under that management, winning his first career race at Kilbeggan back in July 2022 and still winning at the highest level nearly four years later, says a great deal about both horse and handler. At nine, he is not a youngster, but he is clearly a horse in peak form — and one who races best when everyone else is sheltering from the rain.