It Is To Be (AUS) Horse
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It Is To Be, a 7yo bay/brown gelding from Australia, is trained by Pat Murphy in Goulburn. He is by Smart Missile out of Leica Honey and has recorded four victories in his career. His most notable triumph came on 3 Jan 2025 at Wagga, where he captured the $30,000 Maiden Handicap in the Wagga R2 Kooringal Hotel Benchmark 66 Handicap – Heat of the Wagga Stayers Series.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 26-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 4 R5 BM55 $2,850 (of $16,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 02:02.940, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:37.470 1st Unmatched ( E Ly 59.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 2nd It Is To Be ( N Heywood 61 ) 1.00L 3rd Evokes ( Q Krogh 56.5 ) 9.01L See full results | N Heywood 61kg 1.00L | 2 (8) |
| Wagga 19-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 4 R3 AGGIES CUP $600 (of $27,170) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:06.950, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Sorry Sunshine ( J Richards 58 ) 2nd Justifiably ( N Heywood 60 ) 1.07L 3rd Miss Defy ( P Boudvillain 57.5 ) 1.44L 6th It Is To Be ( D Cole 60 , Cd 58 ) 2.18L See full results | D Cole 60, Cd 58kg 2.18L | 6 (10) |
| Dubbo 07-Sep-26 2200m GOOD 4 R6 BM58 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:18.120, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 10th, 800m 8th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.750 1st Questionable ( C Gallagher 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 2nd It Is To Be ( K Nestor 60 ) 1.84L 3rd Heapy's Legacy ( M Weir 59 ) 2.08L See full results | K Nestor 60 1.84L | 2 (13) |
| Wagga 27-Aug-26 2000m HEAVY 10 R2 BM74 (BM69) $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:08.650, SP: 3.90 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.080 1st Mr Tadashi ( J Penza 59 ) 2nd Sorry Sunshine ( M G Bourke 55 ) 3.48L 3rd It Is To Be ( D Cole 55 , Cd 53 ) 3.52L See full results | D Cole 55kg, Cd 53kg 3.52L | 3 (6) |
| Bathurst 17-Aug-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R4 BM58 $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:08.470, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.110 1st Green Pineapple ( C Gallagher 57.5 ) 2nd It Is To Be ( L Day 60 ) 4.59L 3rd Girly Pop ( O S Chambers 56 ) 5.94L See full results | L Day 60 4.59L | 2 (8) |