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It Just Takes Time: horse profile, stats, records and next races

It Just Takes Time is an 8-year-old gelding by Power, trained by Mark Walford. He has won 7 of 50 starts and placed in 10 more, for £90,621 in prize money. His best trip is 7.5f, where 3 wins from 4 is a 75% strike rate against 9% at every other distance. He runs next in the 11:55 at Doncaster on 7 November. His best performance rating is 92, which is the figure to judge him against in this grade.

  • Runs 50
  • Wins 7
  • Placed 17
  • Strike rate 14%
  • Prize money £90,621
  • Best rating 92
  • Official rating 83

Where It Just Takes Time runs next

Time Course Race Best price
11:55 Doncaster Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Stakes (Part Of The Racing Excellence Series) (Div I) —

It Just Takes Time form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
24 Oct 26 Doncaster Rfj And Bee Jays Electrical Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 4 7f Heavy 8 9.5 9/1 Jack Garritty 83
17 Oct 26 Catterick William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes (Div II) Class 4 7f Good 1 — 4/1 Jack Garritty 79
5 Oct 26 Pontefract Leslie Burton (Fisher) Handicap Stakes (Div I) Class 3 6f Good 9 7 14/1 Jack Garritty 81
18 Sep 26 Ayr Ladbrokes Ayr Bronze Cup Handicap Stakes Class 2 6f Soft 17 10.25 25/1 Jack Garritty 83
15 Aug 26 Ripon William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes Class 2 6f Good 8 5.25 33/1 Andrew Mullen 84
1 Aug 26 Thirsk William Hill Epic Boosts Handicap Stakes Class 3 7f Good 9 6.25 11/1 Jack Garritty 84
20 Jul 26 Beverley Skybet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Stakes Class 4 7.5f Good To Firm 1 — 5/4F Jack Garritty 80
4 Jul 26 Beverley Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Class 4 7.5f Good To Firm 3 1.25 9/4F Jack Garritty 80
16 Jun 26 Thirsk Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Class 4 7f Good 2 .25 10/3 Jack Garritty 78
4 Jun 26 Wetherby Book Your Autumn Hospitality Packages Now Handicap Class 4 7f Good To Firm 2 1.25 8/1 Jack Garritty 76
23 May 26 York William Hill Boosts Every Day Handicap Class 4 7f Good 12 6.25 28/1 Jack Garritty 78
8 May 26 Ripon Sam Alexander Memorial Handicap Class 4 6f Good 6 6 10/1 Jack Garritty 80
16 Apr 26 Ripon Armstrong Memorial Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 8 3.75 22/1 Jack Garritty 82
29 Mar 26 Doncaster William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Soft 19 24.5 33/1 Olivia Tubb 84
8 Nov 25 Doncaster Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap Class 4 7f Heavy 7 12 11/1 Jack Nicholls 84
14 Oct 25 Leicester Willpower Group Handicap Class 3 7f Good 3 1.75 12/1 Jack Garritty 84
23 Sep 25 Beverley FanGo Handicap Class 4 7.5f Soft 1 — 4/1 Jack Garritty 79
29 Aug 25 Thirsk Ruby Lodge Care Home In Thirsk Handicap Class 3 6f Good 7 5 9/1 Jack Nicholls 80
16 Aug 25 Ripon William Hill Supporting MND Silver Cup Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 2 3.5 6/1 Jack Garritty 80
2 Aug 25 Thirsk William Hill Price Boosts Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 10 8.5 11/1 William Pyle 81
23 Jul 25 Doncaster Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 3 .75 10/3F Jack Garritty 81
11 Jul 25 York William Hill Extra Place Races Daily Handicap Class 3 7f Good 5 2.25 22/1 Warren Fentiman 81
22 Jun 25 Pontefract Sunpak Potatoes Handicap Class 3 6f Good 4 6.75 10/1 Jack Garritty 83
14 Jun 25 York Bosun's Restaurant Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 7 3 14/1 Jack Garritty 84
31 May 25 York William Hill More Top Prices Handicap Class 2 5f Good 8 3.75 40/1 Warren Fentiman 85
17 May 25 Thirsk Sky Bet Build A Bet Handicap Class 3 7f Good To Firm 3 2.25 9/1 Jack Garritty 86
26 Apr 25 Doncaster attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 4 2.75 18/1 Jack Garritty 87
12 Apr 25 Thirsk Keith Till's 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Class 4 7f Good 10 6.25 16/1 Jack Garritty 87
9 Nov 24 Doncaster Virgin Bet Training Series Final Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7f Soft 1 — 9/2 Olivia Tubb 84
31 Oct 24 Southwell (AW) Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Class 3 7f Standard 8 6 33/1 Jason Hart 85
15 Oct 24 Leicester Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Class 3 7f Heavy 1 — 8/1 Jack Garritty 81
24 Sep 24 Beverley Ward Homes Yorkshire Handicap (Div 2) Class 4 7.5f Good 1 — 11/4 Jack Garritty 78
8 Sep 24 York Hanson Springs Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 4 2 12/1 Jack Garritty 78
27 Aug 24 Ripon Ripon Yorkshire's Garden Racecourse Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 2 .5 12/1 Jack Garritty 75
17 Aug 24 Ripon William Hill Silver Trophy Handicap Class 4 6f Good 7 5.25 18/1 Jack Garritty 77
26 Jul 24 York Tomahawk Restaurants Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Firm 20 16.5 25/1 Alex Jary 81
17 Jul 24 Thirsk Nicky Warren's 53rd Happy Birthday Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 9 7.25 9/1 Jack Garritty 81
15 Jun 24 York Fordy Marshall Land And Property Consultants Handicap Class 4 6f Good To Soft 18 20.75 16/1 Jack Garritty 83
12 May 24 Newcastle (AW) Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Class 2 6f Standard 14 15.5 28/1 Andrew Mullen 84
27 Apr 24 Doncaster Park Lodge Hot Shots Handicap Class 3 6f Soft 2 2.25 17/2 Jack Garritty 83
14 Nov 23 Newcastle (AW) Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 7 5 22/1 Jack Garritty 85
3 Nov 23 Newcastle (AW) BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap Class 3 6f Standard 6 2.25 22/1 Jack Garritty 87
14 Oct 23 York Coral Sprint Trophy Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 6f Soft 17 14.75 33/1 Dougie Costello 89
23 Sep 23 Ayr Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 6f Good To Soft 13 3 80/1 Dougie Costello 91
15 Sep 23 Doncaster Doncaster Groundworks Reinforcements Handicap Class 2 6.5f Soft 6 5.25 12/1 Hollie Doyle 91
19 Aug 23 Ripon William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap Class 2 6f Good To Soft 8 7.5 18/1 Jonny Peate 92
29 Jul 23 York Sky Bet Dash Handicap Class 2 6f Good 9 6.5 8/1 Jack Garritty 93
11 Jul 23 Pontefract Iveco Daily Business Trimline At Northern Commercials Handicap Class 2 6f Good 2 2.5 5/1 Tom Marquand 93
22 Jun 23 Ripon Ripon Races Ladies Day Handicap Class 2 6f Good 6 10.75 9/4F Jack Garritty 93
7 Jun 23 Ripon weatherbysshop.co.uk Handicap Class 3 6f Good To Firm 1 — 7/2 Jonny Peate 90

Last time out

Finished 8 in the Rfj And Bee Jays Electrical Handicap Stakes (Div I) at Doncaster on 24 October 2026. Set the pace early - prodded for more over 2f out then passed 2f out - weakened inside the final furlong to finish 8th.

It Just Takes Time by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
6f 29 1 3% —
7f 15 3 20% —
7.5f 4 3 75% —
5f 1 0 0% —
6.5f 1 0 0% —

It Just Takes Time by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Good 18 2 11% —
Good To Firm 11 2 18% —
Good To Soft 8 0 0% —
Soft 6 2 33% —
Standard 4 0 0% —
Heavy 3 1 33% —

It Just Takes Time by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Ripon 9 1 11% —
York 9 0 0% —
Doncaster 8 1 13% —
Thirsk 7 0 0% —
Beverley 4 3 75% —
Pontefract 3 0 0% —
Newcastle (AW) 3 0 0% —
Ayr 2 0 0% —
Leicester 2 1 50% —
Catterick 1 1 100% —

It Just Takes Time breeding

  • Sire Power (GB)
  • Dam War Bride (GER)
  • Damsire War Blade (GER)
  • Breeder Gervin Creaner
  • Foaled 11 February 2018

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