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So Must I: horse profile, stats, records and next races

So Must I is a 3-year-old filly by Sottsass, trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien. She has won 1 of 9 starts, for £1,601 in prize money. She has won 1 of 3 on standard ground, which is the surface to note. She runs next in the 3:40 at Naas on 11 October. Her best performance rating is 80, which is the figure to judge her against in this grade.

  • Runs 9
  • Wins 1
  • Placed 1
  • Strike rate 11%
  • Prize money £1,601
  • Best rating 80
  • Official rating 80

Where So Must I runs next

Time Course Race Best price
3:40 Naas Irish Stallion Farms EBF Bluebell Stakes (Listed) —

So Must I form and race record

Date Course Race Dist Going Pos Beaten SP Jockey OR
27 Jul 26 Galway (IRE) Grá Chocolates Handicap 1m 4.5f Yielding 6 4.25 25/1 Shay Wallace 80
14 Jul 26 Killarney (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m 3.5f Good 4 2.75 6/1 Shay Wallace 80
4 Jun 26 Leopardstown King George V Cup (Listed) 1m 4f Soft 4 22.25 28/1 Declan McDonogh 80
3 May 26 Sligo Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap 1m 2.5f Yielding To Soft 4 4 4/1 Declan McDonogh 79
12 Apr 26 Leopardstown Tony Harmon Services Handicap 1m 2f Good To Yielding 6 5 13/2 J M Sheridan 80
20 Feb 26 Dundalk (AW) BAR 1 Betting Download Our App Rated Race 1m 2.5f Standard 1 — 4/1 Declan McDonogh 74
23 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Div 2) 7f Standard 6 2 40/1 Declan McDonogh –
9 Jan 26 Dundalk (AW) View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Fillies Maiden 1m Standard 8 7.25 28/1 Gary Halpin –
25 May 25 Curragh Tally Ho Stud Irish European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 6f Good 9 11.25 50/1 Dylan Browne McMonagle –

Last time out

Finished 6 in the Grá Chocolates Handicap at Galway (IRE) on 27 July 2026. Held up towards the back of the pack - shaken up in 11th 2f out and soon driven - up to 7th 1f out - ran on at an unchanged gear.

So Must I by distance

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
10.5f 2 1 50% —
12.5f 1 0 0% —
11.5f 1 0 0% —
12f 1 0 0% —
10f 1 0 0% —
7f 1 0 0% —
8f 1 0 0% —
6f 1 0 0% —

So Must I by going

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Standard 3 1 33% —
Good 2 0 0% —
Yielding 1 0 0% —
Soft 1 0 0% —
Yielding To Soft 1 0 0% —
Good To Yielding 1 0 0% —

So Must I by course

Split Runs Wins Strike rate Level stakes
Dundalk (AW) 3 1 33% —
Leopardstown 2 0 0% —
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% —
Sligo 1 0 0% —
Curragh 1 0 0% —

So Must I breeding

  • Sire Sottsass (FR)
  • Dam Adana (FR)
  • Damsire Le Havre (IRE)
  • Breeder Adana Partnership
  • Foaled 3 April 2023

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