Horse Details

It's A Love Thing (GB)

56 Runs 9 Wins (16.1%) 9 Places (16.1%)
Owner: Duke Of Appletreewick Silks Duke Of Appletreewick Trainer: Sam England
6 years old b GB
Sire: Intrinsic (GB)
Dam: Lady Kyllar (GB)
Damsire: Kyllachy
Past Runs (56 Total)
Date/Time Course Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
07/11/25
17:30 		Newcastle (AW) 1m Joe Fanning Sam England 3rd 1:41.69 1 69 9-13 14/1
(op 12/1)
17/10/25
16:55 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Amie Waugh Sam England 4 2:12.46 .75 70 9-1 66/1
Pressed leaders - kept on inside final furlong(op 40/1)
04/10/25
17:15 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Jack Garritty Sam England 12 2:17.33 11 71 9-5 10/1
Always behind - lost touch from over 3f out(op 14/1)
05/09/25
17:27 		Haydock 1m3½f Jonathan England Sam England 11 2:36.21 1.75 74 10-1 28/1
Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 3f out - lost touch over 1f out(op 25/1)
03/08/25
17:22 		Chester 1m2½f Jonathan England Sam England 6 2:9.87 0.1 75 9-10 9/1
Slowly away - in rear - outpaced 3f out - kept on inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 15/2 tchd 13/2)
18/07/25
20:25 		Pontefract 1m4f Cian Horgan Sam England 2nd - - 74 9-4 11/4
Led at steady pace - faced challenge from over 2f out - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - weakened gradually final 110yds(op 2/1)
28/06/25
17:25 		York 1m2½f Mr Alan O'Sullivan Sam England 6 2:13.03 0.2 75 10-11 15/2
Towards rear - bumped when headway over 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - rallied inside final 110yds - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)
13/06/25
17:20 		York 1m2½f Oisin Orr Sam England 16 2:9.87 .5 75 9-4 12/1
Dwelt start - always behind(tchd 10/1)
16/05/25
20:05 		Aintree 2m½f Jonathan England Sam England 3rd - - 106 11-10 14/1
Prominent - led but not fluent 3 out - headed after 2 out - lost second run-in - kept on(op 6/1 tchd 11/2)
30/04/25
15:32 		Pontefract 1m2f Oisin Orr Sam England 1st 2:17.15 Won 71 9-6 9/4F
Made all - set steady pace - ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - eased towards finish(op 3/1)
13/04/25
17:15 		Musselburgh 1m4½f George Wood Sam England 2nd 2:44.73 1.75 70 9-1 14/1
Midfield - switched left and headway from 3f out - ridden over 1f out - kept on and went second towards finish(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
27/03/25
15:20 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m4f George Wood Sam England 2nd 2:44.27 .5 68 9-10 13/8F
Led - headed when hampered over 1f out - soon rallied - just held (jockey said gelding suffered interference in home straight)(op 7/4 tchd 15/8)
22/03/25
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f George Wood Sam England 1st 1:58.79 Won 64 9-8 11/2
Prominent - led 2f out - hung right but ran on well from over 1f out(tchd 13/2)
06/03/25
17:30 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Tom Eaves Sam England 1st 2:18.26 Won 61 9-8 5/2
Made all - led field to near side home straight - edged right under 3f out - ridden 2f out - kept on well(op 11/4 and tchd 3/1)
14/02/25
16:57 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Laura Pearson Sam England 3rd 2:14.58 .5 61 9-6 2/1F
Led - switched to centre over 3f out - ridden and faced challenges over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - lost second and no extra inside final 110yds(op 15/2)
07/01/25
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m6f Jonathan England Sam England 8 3:6.56 .5 64 9-10 20/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - outpaced 2f out - no impression (trainer's rep said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
19/12/24
13:45 		Southwell (AW) 1m3f Jonathan England Sam England 7 - - 67 9-9 33/1
In touch with leaders - bit short of room over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 50/1 tchd 66/1)
03/12/24
14:54 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Jonathan England Sam England 9 2:15.19 5 70 9-12 80/1
Towards rear - weakened from over 1f out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
29/10/24
16:00 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Joe Fanning Sam England 9 2:19.85 6 70 9-9 7/1
Dwelt start - always behind (vet said gelding bled from the nose)(op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
27/09/24
19:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m½f Laura Pearson Sam England 8 - - 72 9-11 80/1
Took keen hold - always behind(op 50/1)
09/09/24
18:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m½f Liam Keniry Sam England 10 1:54.70 3.5 73 9-9 40/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - weakened from over 2f out (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise and stopped quickly)(op 22/1)
29/03/24
13:30 		Lingfield (AW) 1m4f James Ryan Sam England 5 2:31.13 1.25 73 9-1 9/1
Midfield on outer - switched right and headway over 3f out - raced wide on turn over 1f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
13/03/24
19:45 		Newcastle (AW) 1m Tom Eaves Sam England 2nd 1:41.84 1.75 72 9-6 12/1
Steadied start - held up in rear - still plenty to do 3f out - headway into midfield over 1f out - went fourth against near rail inside final furlong - kept on and went second inside final 110yds - nearest finish(tchd 10/1)
27/01/24
16:15 		Newcastle (AW) 1m4½f Liam Keniry Sam England 2nd 2:44.57 2.25 72 9-12 4/1
Midfield - smooth headway over 2f out - ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - kept on - no match for winner(op 15/2)
23/11/23
14:25 		Newcastle 2m1f Jonathan England Sam England 99 - - 106 11-10 11/4F
Prominent - mistake 4 out - sprawled on landing 3 out - soon weakened quickly - pulled up before 2 out (jockey said something felt amiss having made a bad mistake at third last flight of hurdles so he felt it prudent to pull gelding up; vet said gelding had sustained a minor wound to his left fore)(op 13/2 tchd 5/2)
08/11/23
20:00 		Kempton (AW) 1m3f James Doyle Sam England 1st 2:21.62 Won 70 9-9 9/2F
Prominent - shaken up over 2f out - ridden over 1f out - led inside final 110yds - kept on well
11/10/23
14:20 		Sedgefield 2m1f Jonathan England Sam England 1st 4:4.29 Won – 11-4 12/1
Made virtually all - took keen hold - ridden and switched to near side after 2 out - 1 length ahead when not fluent last - kept on well run-in - gamely(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
22/08/23
19:30 		Worcester 2m7f Jonathan England Sam England 99 - - – 11-4 50/1
Jumped right on occasions - took keen hold - held up in rear - headway on outer 8th - not fluent 4 out - soon eased and pulled up (jockey said gelding made a jumping error at the fourth last hurdle; vet said gelding had been struck into on his right-fore)(tchd 80/1)
04/07/23
17:40 		Stratford 2m½f Jonathan England Sam England 8 4:8.29 16 – 11-4 25/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - struggling 3 out - soon weakened(op 16/1)
15/05/23
16:40 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f George Wood John Butler 1st 1:59.20 Won 59 9-8 15/8F
Led - headed but prominent after 1f - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and led over 1f out - went clear inside final furlong - comfortably (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had benefitted from an 86-day break and a step back up in trip to 1 mile 1 1/2 furlongs - which was noted)(op 13/8 tchd 11/8)
18/02/23
13:03 		Lingfield (AW) 1m George Wood John Butler 6 1:39.98 3 61 9-5 25/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and kept on from 1f out - never dangerous(op 20/1 tchd 33/1)
28/01/23
12:33 		Lingfield (AW) 1m Darragh Keenan John Butler 11 1:39.31 0.2 62 9-6 20/1
Slowly into stride - always towards rear(op 18/1)
22/12/22
14:50 		Lingfield (AW) 1m Darragh Keenan John Butler 8 1:38.98 .5 63 9-4 28/1
Dwelt start - in rear - pushed along when on outer 2f out - ridden when up the centre from over 1f out - kept on(op 18/1)
01/12/22
16:30 		Chelmsford (AW) 1m2f George Wood John Butler 6 2:8.54 1.25 65 10-0 66/1
Held up in rear - pushed along over 1f out - short of room when switched left inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - never near to challenge(op 50/1)
19/11/22
14:55 		Lingfield (AW) 1m2f George Wood John Butler 9 2:8.28 4 67 9-6 50/1
Raced wide - never better than mid-division
20/10/22
20:15 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f Darragh Keenan John Butler 11 1:59.81 2 68 9-6 40/1
Towards rear - shaken up over 2f out - weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(tchd 50/1)
29/04/22
17:05 		Newcastle (AW) 1m2f Ryan Sexton John Butler 1st 2:15.58 Won 61 9-7 5/4F
Prominent - led and ridden against near rail over 1f out - kept on strongly final 110yds(tchd 11/10 and tchd 11/8)
15/04/22
15:20 		Chelmsford (AW) 1m2f George Wood John Butler 8 2:8.48 .5 63 9-7 25/1
Slowly into stride - in rear - ridden over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 28/1)
29/03/22
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f Grace McEntee John Butler 10 2:0.98 .75 64 8-8 10/1
Midfield - pushed along and weakened 2f out(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
14/03/22
19:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f Grace McEntee John Butler 8 2:0.43 .5 64 9-4 11/2
Towards rear - still plenty to do 3f out - pushed along 2f out - some headway when short of room inside final furlong(op 5/1)
07/02/22
20:30 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m1½f Grace McEntee John Butler 1st 1:58.44 Won 58 9-2 3/1
Chased leaders - pushed along to lead 2f out - ridden and headed inside final furlong - rallied and led again towards finish(op 18/5 tchd 11/4)
29/01/22
12:52 		Lingfield (AW) 1m Grace McEntee John Butler 7 1:37.36 0.1 60 8-13 33/1
Raced in last - some headway over 1f out - ridden and ran on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 20/1)
04/12/21
16:00 		Wolverhampton (AW) 1m½f Adam Kirby John Butler 9 1:51.42 2.25 64 9-4 12/1
Steadied start - switched left soon after start - in rear throughout(op 16/1 tchd 11/1 and tchd 18/1)
04/11/21
16:25 		Chelmsford (AW) 7f Grace McEntee John Butler 11 1:25.80 0.2 67 9-1 250/1
Always towards rear - pushed along over 1f out - never dangerous(op 100/1)
11/10/21
18:30 		Kempton (AW) 6f Stephen Mooney John Butler 8 1:16.47 7.5 70 8-12 80/1
In rear - never on terms(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
26/07/21
18:35 		Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Luke Morris John Butler 11 1:16.53 2.5 73 9-5 40/1
Slowly into stride - always towards rear(op 25/1)
06/07/21
14:10 		Wolverhampton (AW) 6f Jason Watson John Butler 6 1:16.10 2.75 75 9-7 33/1
Midfield - nudged along towards rear of midfield after 2f - ridden over 2f out - dropped to last over 1f out - rallied final 110yds - never on terms (jockey said gelding hung right-handed)(op 20/1 tchd 18/1)
02/06/21
19:20 		Kempton (AW) 7f George Wood John Butler 9 1:28.49 0.2 77 9-2 125/1
Held up in rear - pushed along halfway - never dangerous(op 100/1)
15/05/21
17:35 		Doncaster 7f Lewis Edmunds John Butler 13 1:36.87 9 78 9-5 80/1
Midfield - lost position over 4f out - dropped to last and pushed along halfway - soon behind(op 66/1 tchd 50/1)
01/05/21
13:30 		Goodwood 7f Shane Kelly John Butler 4 1:31.61 17 78 9-1 25/1
Led - headed over 2f out - pushed along and weakened over 1f out(op 22/1)
09/02/21
19:15 		Southwell (AW) 7f Shane Kelly David Evans 1st 1:30.48 Won 70 9-7 9/4
Tracked leader - pushed along 3f out - led 2f out - ridden and edged left from over 1f out - ran on - won going away(op 5/2 tchd 2/1)
30/01/21
16:05 		Lingfield (AW) 1m Adam Kirby David Evans 2nd 1:37.84 0.3 64 9-6 4/1
Tracked leaders - switched left and ridden over 1f out - led and edged right 1f out - kept on but headed towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 9/2)
12/01/21
13:10 		Lingfield (AW) 6f Shane Kelly David Evans 7 1:13.87 0.2 – 8-12 25/1
Always towards rear(op 22/1)
29/12/20
17:30 		Southwell (AW) 5f Darragh Keenan David Evans 4 1:0.00 1.5 – 8-13 16/1
Raced near side - in rear and outpaced halfway - headway over 1f out - edged left and kept on inside final furlong(op 14/1 tchd 11/1)
22/12/20
13:15 		Lingfield (AW) 7f Adam Kirby David Evans 7 1:26.23 1.5 – 9-5 16/1
Held up in rear - switched right and shaken up over 1f out - reminders and kept on but no chance inside final furlong(tchd 18/1)
13/12/20
12:10 		Lingfield (AW) 7f Adam Kirby David Evans 7 1:26.55 0.2 – 9-5 25/1
Slowly away - in rear - pushed along and struggling 3f out - some headway from over 1f out - ridden and ran on final 110yds - nearest finish(tchd 28/1)