Teed Up

The nine-year-old is trained by Emmet Mullins at his yard in Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow — an operation in fine form, having sent out 31 winners already this season. Teed Up's most trusted partner in the saddle is Conor Clarke, who has ridden the horse to 2 wins from 6 races together, a win rate of 1 in 3. That is a meaningful partnership, and when Clarke is booked to ride at Galway, the combination becomes a genuinely compelling prospect.

The horse also has a clear preference for wet or muddy ground, winning 2 from 7 races in those conditions — a 29% win rate — which is well above its overall average. When Galway gets soft underfoot and Clarke is in the irons, Teed Up starts to look like more than just a runner.

Recent form tells a more cautious story. Teed Up has not won in its last 6 races, with finishing positions of 3rd, 8th, 10th, 12th, 12th, and 14th — a sequence that suggests it has been finding things tough away from its happy hunting ground. The last win came at Galway on 30 July 2025, nearly nine months ago, and the most recent outing was just yesterday, so this is a horse still very much in active training and being kept busy by the yard.

At nine years old, Teed Up is not a young horse building toward something — it is an experienced campaigner whose best days tend to arrive at one address in particular. Galway in the summer, ideally with rain in the forecast and Clarke aboard, is when this horse becomes genuinely interesting. Put it anywhere else and the numbers say manage your expectations.