It Had To Be You (GB)
It Had To Be You (GB) is yet to win from 4 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Musselburgh (Sep 2020).
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (75%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 72Highest OR
- 42dBetween runs (median)longest 332 d
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 100
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 100A | 94.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 100A | 89 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,531 runs since May 2016 (880 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 4 | 26.7% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,280 | 259 | 20.2% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 1,915 | 362 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,022 | 175 | 17.1% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 1,118 | 163 | 14.6% | −3.4 | — |
| Heavy | 329 | 42 | 12.8% | −5.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,852 | 350 | 18.9% | +0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 65 | 11 | 16.9% | −1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,265 | 236 | 18.7% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,982 | 372 | 18.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,882 | 546 | 18.9% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 972 | 151 | 15.5% | −2.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 270 | 33 | 12.2% | −5.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 84 | 6 | 7.1% | −10.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −18 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2016 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Glorious Journey (GB) (7 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Glorious Journey (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glorious Journey (GB) | 23 | 7 | 6f–1m | Group 2 |
| Love Is You (IRE) | 4 | 2 | 7f–1m | Listed |
| Queen For You (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 2 |
| Turquoise Kingdom (GB) | 13 | 1 | 7½f | Class 6 |
| Fight For You (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 24 Oct 20+27d | Doncaster | Breeders' Cup On Sky Sports Handicap (Div 1) | 5/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 72 | 68A | 88A | Graham Lee | 13/2 |
| 27 Sep 20+332d | Musselburgh | Racecourse Live Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap (Div 2) | 2/10 | nk | 9-12 | 70 | 89A | 93A | Graham Lee | 10/3 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 19+42d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Bet In Play At Totesport.com Novice Stakes | 2/6 | 2 | 9-2 | — | 100A | 89B | Tom Marquand | 4/9F |
| 19 Sep 19 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Seabro Scaffolding 'Not Afraid Of Heights' Novice Stakes | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 89A | 81A | James Doyle | 11/4 |
Quick answers
- How many races has It Had To Be You won?
- It Had To Be You (GB) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2019 and 2020. Placed 3 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained It Had To Be You?
- It Had To Be You (GB) was trained by Jedd O'Keeffe on the most recent run on record, at Doncaster on 24 October 2020.
- Who is It Had To Be You's sire?
- It Had To Be You (GB) is by Frankel (GB) out of Fallen For You (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
- What is It Had To Be You's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 72, from the run on 24 October 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is It Had To Be You's sire's record?
- Frankel (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 18% of 7,531 runs since May 2016 (880 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 12.8% from 329. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 12.2% from 270.
- Who are It Had To Be You's siblings?
- Out of Fallen For You (GB), It Had To Be You (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Glorious Journey (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Glorious Journey (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Nov 2026.