It Just Takes Time (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 28 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 100
Mean: 38
Win %: 19%
Placed %: 36%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

13 venues

Specialist on the road. Genuine course specialist at Beverley, Leicester, Pontefract — well clear of the 36% career baseline.

Doncaster 36% 1-3-11
York 9% 1-0-11
Newcastle (AW) 20% 1-1-10
Ripon 33% 1-2-9
Thirsk 38% 2-1-8
Beverley SPEC 75% 3-0-4
Leicester SPEC 75% 2-1-4
Redcar 50% 2-0-4
Pontefract SPEC 67% 0-2-3
Wetherby 50% 0-1-2
Catterick 100% 0-1-1
Ayr 0% 0-0-1
Southwell (AW) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

18 jockeys · 2 trainers

Jockeys

Jack Garritty NOW 47% 7-9-34
Faye McManoman 12% 1-0-8
Rowan Scott 50% 1-1-4
Jonny Peate 33% 1-0-3
Harry Russell 100% 1-1-2
Andrew Mullen 50% 1-0-2
Olivia Tubb 50% 1-0-2
Dougie Costello 0% 0-0-2
Jack Nicholls(5) 0% 0-0-2
Warren Fentiman(3) 0% 0-0-2
Tom Marquand 100% 0-1-1
Alex Fielding 0% 0-0-1
Alex Jary 0% 0-0-1
Christian Howarth 0% 0-0-1
Hollie Doyle 0% 0-0-1
Jason Hart 0% 0-0-1
Paul Mulrennan 0% 0-0-1
William Pyle 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

Mark Walford NOW 37% 10-11-57
Nigel Tinkler 33% 3-1-12

Going Record

69 classifiable runs

Allrounder Handles a range — peak 50% on Soft, but no surface bias jumps out.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 41% 3-4-17
Good 26% 3-3-23
Good to Soft 38% 3-3-16
Soft 50% 2-2-8
Heavy 40% 2-0-5

Distance Record

69 classifiable runs

Leaning Best at seven trips (46% itm) but capable elsewhere.

Sprint ≤ 6f 32% 6-8-44
Seven 6½ – 7f 46% 7-4-24
Mile 7f – 1m1f 0% 0-0-1
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f — 0 runs

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

12th/22 23 May 2026 9 days ago

York
- 7f
- Good
- Class 4
btn 0.2 OR 78 -2

Jack Garritty

Sweating - led but pestered - headed over 2f out - hampered over 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 25/1)
6th/9 8 May 2026 24 days ago

Ripon
- 6f
- Good
- Class 4
btn 0.3 OR 80 -2

Jack Garritty

Disputed lead against near rail - lost ground over 2f out - soon weakened(Mkt1: op 15/2)
8th/16 16 Apr 2026 46 days ago

Ripon
- 6f
- Good To Soft
- Class 4
btn .75 OR 82 -2

Jack Garritty

Raced near side - prominent - weakened from 2f out - 7th of 10 in group(op 25/1)
19th/19 29 Mar 2026 64 days ago

Doncaster
- 6f
- Good To Soft
- Class 3
btn .5 OR 84

Olivia Tubb

Prominent up the centre - weakened under 2f out
7th/21 8 Nov 2025 205 days ago

Doncaster
- 7f
- Heavy
- Class 4
btn 2.75 OR 84

Jack Nicholls

Prominent up the centre - hung right and weakened from 2f out (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 15/2)
3rd/15 14 Oct 2025 230 days ago

Leicester
- 7f
- Good
- Class 3
btn 0.2 OR 84 +5

Jack Garritty

Led - disputed lead halfway - headed over 1f out - lost second when no extra towards finish(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
1st/13 23 Sep 2025 251 days ago

Beverley
- 7½f
- Soft
- Class 4
won 0 OR 79 -1

Jack Garritty

Made all - soon pestered - ridden over 1f out - kept on(op 5/1)
7th/14 29 Aug 2025 276 days ago

Thirsk
- 6f
- Good
- Class 3
btn 1 OR 80

Jack Nicholls

Prominent on far side of group - no extra inside final furlong(op 8/1)
2nd/15 16 Aug 2025 289 days ago

Ripon
- 6f
- Good To Firm
- Class 4
btn 3.5 OR 80 -1

Jack Garritty

Raced far side - prominent - led group 1f out - kept on but no chance with near side final 110yds - 1st of 7 in group(op 8/1)
10th/13 2 Aug 2025 303 days ago

Thirsk
- 7f
- Good To Firm
- Class 3
btn 1 OR 81

William Pyle

Led - headed over 2f out - weakened 1f out