Horse profile
It Could Be You (IRE)
10yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer Clare Ellam · Last owner Robert Clarke And Clare Ellam
by Carlotamix (FR) out of Bonmahon Charm (IRE) (Oscar)
45 runs · 15 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Dec 2024 — 683 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 7th of 8
4 wins · Clonmel, Galway & Fairyhouse
Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile
It Could Be You won four of 45 starts on turf, with two of those wins at Clonmel. He landed a claiming hurdle at Clonmel in Apr 2024 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off an official rating of 104 and a handicap chase at Galway in Sep 2022 over 2m5f – 3m on soft ground off 109. All four wins came on soft or heavy going. Aged 10 at his last run in Dec 2024, he finished 7 of 8 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee off an official rating of 105.
Based on 45 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 4–45Wins / Runs
- 8.9%Strike rate
- 9 (20%)Placed
- −3.75£1 level staken=45 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=45 · 1.11 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 41dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating105↓ 19lb off peak
105
104–124
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 137B | 77 | — |
| Good | 9 | 142A | 103 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 150A | 84 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 101B | 87.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 142A | 91 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 136A | 98.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 150A | 77 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 101B | 81.5 | — |
Of 45 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (8) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 45 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,032 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 15% from 160. Weakest on good going: 6.7% from 270.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −3.4 | — |
| Good | 270 | 18 | 6.7% | −3.4 | 0 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 160 | 24 | 15% | +4.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 318 | 36 | 11.3% | +1.2 | 2 from 21 |
| Heavy | 163 | 15 | 9.2% | −0.9 | 2 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 104 | 9 | 8.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −4.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 93 | 16 | 17.2% | +7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 124 | 14 | 11.3% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 241 | 22 | 9.1% | −1 | 2 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 318 | 28 | 8.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 172 | 17 | 9.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Bonmahon Charm (IRE) (Oscar)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooleagh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 21 | 2 | 10% | +7.00 |
| Heavy | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.25 |
| Good | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Clonmel | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.25 |
| Galway | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 1 | 5% | −17.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 1 | 7% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 2 | 29% | +19.50 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Foley | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Mr C Mullins | 5 | 1 | 20% | +12.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.75 |
| David Mullins | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Ben Poste | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sarah Kavanagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Short | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr T Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh McOwan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 2 | 9% | +3.50 |
| Tongue tie | 13 | 1 | 8% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2020 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +16.50 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 28 | 2 | 7% | −14.75 |
| Chase | 12 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 24+21d | Bangor-on-Dee | Alfa Aggregates Products Golden Spurs Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort before the 7th and gave way soon after - well beaten by the final two fences | 7/8 | 26 | 12-0 | 105 | 44C | 97C | Ben Poste | 250/1 |
| 22 Nov 24+166d | Chepstow | Lynne Fletcher Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - lost touch with the field before halfway - no impression made thereafter - well held at the finish | 15/17 | 11 | 11-7 | 108 | 81C | 99C | Ben Poste | 125/1 |
| 09 Jun 24+24d | Punchestown | K-Mech Mechanical Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 10-4 | 108 | — | — | Sarah Kavanagh | 66/1 |
| 16 May 24+28d | Clonmel | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Claiming Hurdle | 8/12 | 8 | 11-4 | 109 | 94C | 94C | Sean Flanagan | 7/2 |
| 18 Apr 24+39d | Clonmel | Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-0 | 104 | 52A | 115A | Sean Flanagan | 11/4F | |
| 10 Mar 24+57d | Limerick | Good Luck To All Irish Runners In Cheltenham Veterans Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 10-0 | 107 | — | — | Philip Donovan | 15/2 |
| 13 Jan 24+48d | Fairyhouse | Sbk Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 1 | 10-3 | 104 | 113A | 101A | Danny Mullins | 22/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 23+46d | Punchestown | Fox Valet Retirement Handicap Hurdle (80-116) | PU/17 | — | 11-6 | 107 | — | — | Jack Foley | 33/1 |
| 11 Oct 23+227d | Punchestown | Download The BetVictor App Handicap Hurdle | 15/17 | 9½ | 10-8 | 109 | 50C | 102C | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 26 Feb 23+69d | Naas | Barberstown Castle Novice Handicap Chase (Grade B) | F/6 | — | 10-3 | 111 | — | — | Danny Mullins | 17/2 |
| 2022 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 22+23d | Punchestown | See You For Free On Nye Handicap Chase | 6/11 | 44 | 11-4 | 113 | 62C | 94C | Jordan Gainford | 9/1 |
| 26 Nov 22+6d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap Chase | 4/7 | 1 | 10-6 | 114 | 111A | 107A | Jordan Gainford | 13/2 |
| 20 Nov 22+21d | Punchestown | Ryans Cleaning Handicap Chase (0-140) | 7/14 | 14 | 10-1 | 115 | — | 89A | Michael O'Sullivan | 8/1 |
| 30 Oct 22+18d | Galway | Marlin Hotel Dublin, Supporting The National Breast Cancer Research Institute Handicap Chase | 5/11 | shd | 10-6 | 115 | 87A | 111A | Michael O'Sullivan | 5/2F |
| 12 Oct 22+18d | Punchestown | Punchestown Festival Deals Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | 4½ | 10-7 | 111 | 141B | 118A | Donagh Meyler | 20/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+19d | Listowel | John & Terry Moriarty Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Chase | 11/17 | 4 | 11-10 | 115 | 69C | 100C | Mr C Mullins | 11/1 |
| 05 Sep 22+40d | Galway | Kenny Developments Handicap Chase (0-116) | 1/15 | 11-7 | 109 | 98B | 127A | Sean Flanagan | 10/1 | |
| 27 Jul 22+125d | Galway | Sp Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Hurdle | PU/17 | — | 10-9 | 113 | — | — | Mr C Mullins | 40/1 |
| 24 Mar 22+11d | Cork | Con-Neigh's Yard Handicap Hurdle | 10/12 | 12 | 10-11 | 115 | 103A | 93A | Jack Foley | 12/1 |
| 13 Mar 22+24d | Naas | Bar One Racing Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer For Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle | F/11 | — | 10-9 | 115 | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 17 Feb 22+19d | Clonmel | Monksgrange Beginners Chase | 3/14 | 2½ | 11-7 | 109 | 77B | 117A | Jack Foley | 9/1 |
| 29 Jan 22+14d | Fairyhouse | Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Handicap Chase (0-109) | 3/16 | 2½ | 11-9 | 109 | 101B | 116A | Jack Foley | 13/2 |
| 15 Jan 22+15d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Supporting Local Business Beginners Chase | 4/16 | 3¼ | 11-9 | — | 78B | 116A | Jack Foley | 8/1 |
| 2021 · 11 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Dec 21+27d | Punchestown | Tote.ie Home Of The Placepot Beginners Chase | 6/11 | 1½ | 12-0 | — | 69C | 110C | Sean O'Keeffe | 66/1 |
| 04 Dec 21+7d | Navan | Bective Stud Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 21/23 | 31 | 9-12 | 118 | 52C | 94C | Adam Short | 100/1 |
| 27 Nov 21+45d | Fairyhouse | Wear Your Christmas Jumper To Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 17/19 | 3½ | 11-3 | 118 | 103C | 98C | Conor McNamara | 16/1 |
| 13 Oct 21+12d | Punchestown | Punchestown Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | 2 | 11-0 | 118 | 142A | 120A | Sean O'Keeffe | 16/1 |
| 01 Oct 21+41d | Gowran Park | Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle | 10/11 | 29 | 11-3 | 121 | 53C | 96C | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 21 Aug 21+23d | Killarney | BoyleSports Live Casino Handicap Hurdle | 14/17 | 4½ | 10-3 | 123 | 99C | 95C | Jack Foley | 12/1 |
| 29 Jul 21+65d | Galway | Guinness 0.0% Handicap Hurdle | 11/19 | 4 | 11-4 | 124 | 103B | 111A | Jack Foley | 5/1 |
| 25 May 21+27d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 1½ | 10-13 | 123 | 136A | 123A | Jack Foley | 5/1 |
| 28 Apr 21+24d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final | 2/18 | 6 | 11-5 | 123 | 91B | 126A | Jack Foley | 20/1 |
| 04 Apr 21+50d | Cork | O'Dwyers Steel Dundrum Easter Handicap Hurdle (0-145) (Grade B) | 6/13 | ½ | 10-8 | 123 | 111B | 117A | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 13 Feb 21+46d | Naas | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle | 4/13 | 8 | 11-5 | 123 | 137B | 120A | Jack Foley | 9/1 |
| 2020 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 20+11d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle (80-130) | 4/9 | ½ | 11-3 | 123 | 88B | 122A | David Mullins | 18/1 |
| 18 Dec 20+36d | Navan | Betvictor Gamble Responsibly Tara Handicap Hurdle (grade B) | PU/13 | — | 11-1 | 123 | — | — | David Mullins | 12/1 |
| 12 Nov 20+15d | Clonmel | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-12 | — | 150A | 143A | David Mullins | 17/2 | |
| 28 Oct 20+18d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final | F/16 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Donagh Meyler | 80/1 |
| 10 Oct 20+11d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Flat Race | 1/9 | 11-7 | — | — | 80A | Mr C Mullins | 16/1 | |
| 29 Sep 20+20d | Punchestown | Hanlon Concrete (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 5 | 11-7 | — | 81C | 90C | Jack Foley | 40/1 |
| 09 Sep 20+20d | Punchestown | Swordlestown (C & G) Flat Race | 7/15 | 8½ | 11-9 | — | 76B | 102A | Mr C Mullins | 14/1 |
| 20 Aug 20+171d | Killarney | Beaufort Golf Club Flat Race | 4/8 | 4 | 11-9 | — | 95A | 106A | Mr C Mullins | 20/1 |
| 02 Mar 20+9d | Leopardstown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Novice Hurdle | 4/7 | 26 | 11-5 | — | 59C | 94C | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 22 Feb 20+56d | Fairyhouse | Ian Smith Memorial (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 6/11 | 4¾ | 11-11 | — | 81C | 101C | Mr T Hamilton | 40/1 |
| 2019 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 19 | Leopardstown | Midland Legal Solicitors Flat Race | 8/10 | 14 | 11-7 | — | 41C | 98C | Hugh McOwan | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has It Could Be You won?
- It Could Be You (IRE) won 4 of 45 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.9%. Placed 9 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained It Could Be You?
- It Could Be You (IRE) was trained by Clare Ellam on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 13 December 2024.
- Who is It Could Be You's sire?
- It Could Be You (IRE) is by Carlotamix (FR) out of Bonmahon Charm (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does It Could Be You prefer?
- It Could Be You (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is It Could Be You's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 13 December 2024. The highest on record is 124.
- What is It Could Be You's sire's record?
- Carlotamix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 1,032 runs since Jan 2008 (114 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 15% from 160. Weakest on good going: 6.7% from 270.
- Who are It Could Be You's siblings?
- Out of Bonmahon Charm (IRE), It Could Be You (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.