His trainer S Curling is based in Cashel, County Tipperary, and has been candid about this horse being something of a puzzle. He's described as fragile, and his record over hurdles has been a little below what was hoped for. After finally getting off the mark at Exeter on New Year's Day 2023, the yard couldn't get him back out on a racecourse for an extended spell. A breathing operation followed in the summer of 2024, which is a significant intervention — essentially surgery to help a horse take in more air when racing hard — and the plan now is to send him jumping fences rather than hurdles, a switch that sometimes unlocks a horse who has been quietly underperforming.
His recent form makes for interesting reading: his last six runs read 7-–-–-3-1-5, with two gaps suggesting missed races and a win sandwiched in the middle, followed by a couple of below-par efforts. He raced just yesterday, so he is very much in active training. Harry Cobden, one of the sharper jump jockeys around, has ridden him six times and won once together — roughly 1 in every 6 — which mirrors the horse's overall profile: capable of winning, but not straightforward.
The yard has sent out 14 winners this season, so this isn't a struggling operation. The question with Wrappedupinmay is whether the switch to fences and the breathing work can bring out a more consistent version of a horse who has already shown, at Exeter at least, that he genuinely knows how to win.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter Undulating |
3 | 2 wins, 1 second | 31 Jan | 66.7% |
| Ffos Las Galloping |
1 | 1 second | 15 Oct | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 1 May | 0% |
| Sandown Park Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 4 Feb | 0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 5 Apr | 0% |
| Wincanton Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 16 Jan | 0% |
| Ascot Galloping |
1 | 1 other | 23 Dec | 0% |
| Newbury Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 18 Dec | 0% |