It's A Love Thing (GB)
Owner: Duke of Appletreewick Trainer: S England Sex: gelding Age: 7
Breeding: Intrinsic / Lady Kyllar (Kyllachy)
Form Summary
| GoingView detailed form  hide detailed form  | Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| Good (Good to Firm in places) | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm | 1 | |||
| Good to Firm (Good in places) | 2 | |||
| Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 1 | |||
| Soft | 1 | |||
| Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | |||
| Standard | 38 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 
| Standard / Slow | 6 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 60 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 4 | Best Adventure | 9st 4lbs | 4 of 12 | Amie Waugh | 66/1 | 
| midfield, driven 2f out, switched right entering final furlong, kept on, went 4th near finish | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 4 | Cloth Of Gold | 9st 5lbs | 12 of 12 | J Garritty | 10/1 | 
| always in rear, well beaten over 2f out | |||||||||
| 05 Sep 2025 | Haydock | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1m 3f 140y | 5 | Gnomon | 10st 1lbs | 11 of 11 | Jonathan England | 28/1 | 
| took keen hold, midfield, ridden and lost position over 3f out, no impression over 1f out | |||||||||
| 03 Aug 2025 | Chester | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 70y | 4 | Glistening Nights | 9st 10lbs | 6 of 8 | Jonathan England | 9/1 | 
| slowly away, in rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved | |||||||||
| 18 Jul 2025 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 4f 5y | 5 | Paper Doll | 9st 9lbs | 2 of 6 | C Horgan | 11/4 | 
| led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra | |||||||||
| 28 Jun 2025 | York | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 56y | 4 | Titian | 10st 11lbs | 6 of 17 | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 15/2 | 
| held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, hung right over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Jun 2025 | York | Good to Firm (Good in places) | 1m 2f 56y | 4 | Dawn Of Liberation | 9st 4lbs | 16 of 20 | O J Orr | 12/1 | 
| steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, never involved | |||||||||
| 16 May 2025 | Aintree | Good | 2m 103y | 4 | Come On Nia | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 12 | Jonathan England | 14/1 | 
| prominent, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, led and not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish | |||||||||
| 30 Apr 2025 | Pontefract | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 1m 2f 5y | 5 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 6lbs | 1 of 7 | O J Orr | 9/4 | 
| made all, led at modest pace, pushed along and quickened tempo 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 13 Apr 2025 | Musselburgh | Good | 1m 4f 104y | 4 | Sportingsilvermine | 9st 1lbs | 2 of 13 | George Wood | 14/1 | 
| mid-division, pushed along and headway well over 2f out, ridden and tried to press leaders over 1f out, stayed on, no match for winner | |||||||||
| 27 Mar 2025 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 4f 51y | 5 | Media Mogul | 9st 10lbs | 2 of 6 | George Wood | 13/8 | 
| led, ridden and faced challenge when badly bumped over 1f out, kept on, bumped again inside last, no extra and headed closing stages | |||||||||
| 22 Mar 2025 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 6 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | George Wood | 11/2 | 
| tracked leader, led going well inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, clear when hung badly right inside final furlong, ran on strongly | |||||||||
| 06 Mar 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 6 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 7 | T Eaves | 5/2 | 
| made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, comfortably | |||||||||
| 14 Feb 2025 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 6 | Rock Armour | 9st 6lbs | 3 of 12 | Laura Pearson | 2/1 | 
| soon led, keen early, set sedate tempo, ridden 1f out, headed final 110 yard, weakened towards finish | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2025 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 5f 219y | 5 | Alfheim | 9st 10lbs | 8 of 8 | Jonathan England | 20/1 | 
| steadied start, raced keenly in last pair, never involved | |||||||||
| 19 Dec 2024 | Southwell | Standard | 1m 3f 23y | 5 | Charlie's Choice | 9st 9lbs | 7 of 11 | Jonathan England | 33/1 | 
| mid-division, pushed along turning in, weakened over 2f out | |||||||||
| 03 Dec 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 5 | Urban Road | 9st 12lbs | 9 of 11 | Jonathan England | 80/1 | 
| never better than mid-division | |||||||||
| 29 Oct 2024 | Newcastle | Standard / Slow | 1m 2f 42y | 5 | Berry Edge | 9st 9lbs | 9 of 9 | J Fanning | 7/1 | 
| slowly away, held up towards rear, pushed along and well beaten from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 27 Sep 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 142y | 5 | War Chant | 9st 11lbs | 8 of 8 | Laura Pearson | 80/1 | 
| off the pace and always towards rear | |||||||||
| 09 Sep 2024 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 142y | 4 | Lady Of Arabia | 9st 9lbs | 10 of 10 | L P Keniry | 40/1 | 
| slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2024 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 4f | 4 | God Of Thunder | 9st 4lbs | 5 of 16 | James Ryan | 9/1 | 
| mid-division on outside, pushed along and could not go pace of leaders 2f out, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 5y | 5 | Lough Leane | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 10 | T Eaves | 12/1 | 
| dwelt in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway when edged left approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish | |||||||||
| 08 Feb 2024 | Huntingdon | Soft | 1m 7f 171y | 4 | Nordic Tiger | 11st 11lbs | of 9 | Jonathan England | 0/0 | 
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2024 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 4f 98y | 5 | Artisan Dancer | 9st 12lbs | 2 of 7 | L P Keniry | 4/1 | 
| mid-division, headway near side to challenge over 1f out, outpaced final 100 yards, kept on | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2023 | Huntingdon | Good | 1m 7f 171y | 4 | Parc d'Amour | 11st 2lbs | of 13 | Non Runner | 0/0 | 
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 23 Nov 2023 | Newcastle | Good to Soft (Soft in Places) | 2m 190y | 4 | Moonlight Glory | 11st 10lbs | PulledUp of 13 | Jonathan England | 11/4 | 
| prominent, pushed along before 3 out where awkward and stumbled on landing, pulled up quickly before next | |||||||||
| 08 Nov 2023 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 1m 2f 219y | 5 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 9lbs | 1 of 14 | James Doyle | 9/2 | 
| tracked leader over 1f, tracked leaders, ridden out wide over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on inside final furlong, led inside final 100 yards, always doing enough | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2023 | Sedgefield | Good | 2m 178y | 4 | It's A Love Thing | 11st 4lbs | 1 of 12 | Jonathan England | 12/1 | 
| led narrowly, faced strong challenge approaching last, ridden and headed narrowly over 110 yards out on run-in, rallied and led again closing stages, gamely | |||||||||
| 22 Aug 2023 | Worcester | Good | 2m 7f | 4 | Craven Bay | 11st 4lbs | PulledUp of 10 | Jonathan England | 50/1 | 
| took keen hold towards rear, jumped right 3rd, mistake 3rd, behind 8th, pulled up after 9th | |||||||||
| 04 Jul 2023 | Stratford | Good | 2m 70y | 4 | Call Me Rocky | 11st 4lbs | 8 of 9 | Jonathan England | 25/1 | 
| held up, keen early, dropped towards rear before 4th, slow jump 3 out and soon struggling, detached well before final flight, finished 16 lengths detached | |||||||||
| 15 May 2023 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 6 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 8lbs | 1 of 8 | George Wood | 15/8 | 
| close-up, pushed along 3f out, headway to lead over 1f out, readily | |||||||||
| 24 Mar 2023 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 6 | We Still Believe | 9st 8lbs | of 10 | Daniel Muscutt | 0/0 | 
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2023 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Hul Ah Bah Loo | 9st 5lbs | 6 of 9 | George Wood | 25/1 | 
| slowly away, in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 28 Jan 2023 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Lordsbridge Girl | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 12 | Darragh Keenan | 20/1 | 
| slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, nevera factor | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2022 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 5 | Starshiba | 9st 4lbs | 8 of 10 | Darragh Keenan | 28/1 | 
| in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 01 Dec 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Bit Harsh | 10st | 6 of 14 | George Wood | 66/1 | 
| edged left start, held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 19 Nov 2022 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 2f | 5 | Tudor | 9st 6lbs | 9 of 12 | George Wood | 50/1 | 
| keen, towards rear, hard ridden over 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 20 Oct 2022 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 5 | Lucky San Jore | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 13 | Darragh Keenan | 40/1 | 
| always towards rear | |||||||||
| 29 Apr 2022 | Newcastle | Standard | 1m 2f 42y | 6 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 12lbs | 1 of 11 | Ryan Sexton | 5/4 | 
| prominent, ridden over 2f out, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well | |||||||||
| 15 Apr 2022 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 1m 2f | 6 | Pillars Of Earth | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 14 | George Wood | 25/1 | 
| slowly into stride, held up and behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 29 Mar 2022 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 5 | Carey Street | 8st 11lbs | 10 of 10 | Grace McEntee | 10/1 | 
| mid-division, no impression from over 2f out | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2022 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 6 | Forge Valley Lad | 9st 7lbs | 8 of 12 | Grace McEntee | 11/2 | 
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms | |||||||||
| 07 Feb 2022 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 105y | 6 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 5lbs | 1 of 11 | Grace McEntee | 3/1 | 
| led 1f, tracked leaders, switched right over 2f out, soon led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again final strides | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2022 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Coase | 9st 2lbs | 7 of 12 | Grace McEntee | 33/1 | 
| in rear, pushed along 2f out, some late progress | |||||||||
| 05 Jan 2022 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 1f 104y | 6 | Almufeed | 9st 7lbs | of 11 | S W Kelly | 0/0 | 
| NonRunner | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 1m 142y | 5 | Umm Hurair | 9st 4lbs | 9 of 11 | A Kirby | 12/1 | 
| in rear, never a factor | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 2021 | Chelmsford City | Standard | 7f | 5 | Internationalangel | 9st 6lbs | 11 of 16 | Grace McEntee | 250/1 | 
| always in rear | |||||||||
| 11 Oct 2021 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 6f | 5 | Pinball Wizard | 9st 5lbs | 8 of 8 | S M Mooney | 80/1 | 
| always in rear, well beaten final 2f | |||||||||
| 26 Jul 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Spanish Angel | 9st 5lbs | 11 of 13 | L Morris | 40/1 | 
| slowly into stride, ridden over 2f out, never involved | |||||||||
| 06 Jul 2021 | Wolverhampton | Standard | 6f 20y | 5 | Electric Blue | 9st 7lbs | 6 of 8 | Jason Watson | 33/1 | 
| towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, kept on final furlong | |||||||||
| 02 Jun 2021 | Kempton | Standard / Slow | 7f | 4 | Red Mirage | 9st 2lbs | 9 of 10 | George Wood | 125/1 | 
| switched right start, held up and always in rear | |||||||||
| 15 May 2021 | Doncaster | Soft (Good to Soft in places) | 7f 6y | 4 | Typical Man | 9st 5lbs | 13 of 13 | Laura Pearson | 80/1 | 
| towards rear, ridden in last over 3f out, soon tailed off | |||||||||
| 01 May 2021 | Goodwood | Good to Firm | 7f | 3 | Nebulosa | 9st 1lbs | 4 of 5 | S W Kelly | 25/1 | 
| led, pushed along edging right 2f out and headed 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out | |||||||||
| 09 Feb 2021 | Southwell | Standard / Slow | 7f 14y | 5 | It's A Love Thing | 9st 7lbs | 1 of 5 | S W Kelly | 9/4 | 
| tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, ran on | |||||||||
| 30 Jan 2021 | Lingfield | Standard | 1m 1y | 6 | Vina Bay | 9st 6lbs | 2 of 12 | A Kirby | 4/1 | 
| close up, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed towards finish | |||||||||
| 12 Jan 2021 | Lingfield | Standard / Slow | 6f 1y | 5 | The Hulk | 8st 12lbs | 7 of 10 | S W Kelly | 25/1 | 
| towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 2020 | Southwell | Standard | 4f 214y | 5 | A Pint Of Bear | 9st 2lbs | 4 of 7 | Darragh Keenan | 16/1 | 
| raced towards stands side, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong, never dangerous | |||||||||
| 22 Dec 2020 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 5 | Darwell Lion | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 9 | A Kirby | 16/1 | 
| in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 2020 | Lingfield | Standard | 7f 1y | 6 | Vanitas | 9st 5lbs | 7 of 12 | A Kirby | 25/1 | 
| slowly away towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms | |||||||||
