Thiscouldbetheone
There is a certain optimism baked into the name Thiscouldbetheone, and at this point that optimism is doing a lot of heavy lifting. The five-year-old has run four times without winning, picking up a single placed finish along the way, and the recent form figures — a fifth, two unplaced runs, and a sixth — tell the story of a horse that has been competitive enough to feature but not quite competitive enough to get its nose in front.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
Owner
Sean & Bernardine Mulryan
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
25%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
That said, context matters. Thiscouldbetheone is trained by Martin Brassil at his yard in Dunmurray, County Kildare, and that is not a bad place to be. Brassil's team has sent out 10 winners already this season, which suggests a yard operating with confidence and in decent form. A trainer with horses winning regularly tends to have a clearer read on when his string is ready to run, and that matters when you are waiting on a horse to finally deliver on its potential.
The honest truth is that four races is not a huge sample. Some horses take time to figure out what they are doing, and a placed finish from four attempts shows Thiscouldbetheone is not without ability — it has at least threatened once. Whether the name turns prophetic any time soon is the question, but with an active, in-form yard behind it, the ingredients for a breakthrough are at least present.
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Unknown
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Unknown
Left-handed, long straights
Unknown
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
5 Apr
DNF
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 28 runners
9 Jan
6th
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Yielding · 28 runners
29 Apr
DNF
Punchestown
Long Distance (2m+) · 59 runners
23 Mar
5th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Soft · 10 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 |
|---|
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
9 Jan |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
23 Mar |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
5 Apr |
0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
29 Apr |
0% |