So Must I (2023) Horse

Foal Date

01-Jan-23

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Sottsass

Prize Money

516

Owners

Thoroughbred Alliance Syndicate

About

So Must I is a 3yo ch unknown from trained by J P O'brien, who is based at Kilkenny. It is sired by the stallion Sottsass out of the dam Adana. So Must I is yet to break its maiden status, having not won a race yet from 3 attempts. During its most recent race at Dundalk on 24th Jan 2026, So Must I was ridden by Declan McDonogh and finished 6th, behind the winner Flanker Jet.

Raced At

Dundalk Curragh

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Dundalk 24-Jan-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R7 Md $300 (of $15,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:28.150, SP: 41.00 1st Flanker Jet ( G Carroll 134 ) 2nd Astronomically ( G Ryan 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Son Of Beauty ( J Kearney 134 , Cd 131 ) 0.80L 6th So Must I ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 1.95L See full resultsD Mcdonogh 58.5kg 1.95L6 (15)
Dundalk 10-Jan-26 1609m GOOD R4 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:40.740, SP: 29.00 1st Blanc De Blanc ( D O'connor 129 ) 2nd Astronomically ( P Harnett 129 ) 0.30L 3rd Eclat ( L Roche 129 ) 2.50L 8th So Must I ( G Halpin 129 ) 7.40L See full resultsG Halpin 58.5kg 7.40L8 (17)
Curragh 25-May-25 1210m GOOD R1 Md (of $20,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.420, SP: 51.00 1st Balantina ( O Murphy 128 ) 2nd Cape Sounion ( G Ryan 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Beautify ( R L Moore 128 ) 1.00L 9th So Must I ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 11.20L See full resultsD B Mcmonagle 58.1kg 11.20L9 (13)