So Must I (2023) Horse
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About
So Must I is a 3yo colt trained by J P O'Brien at Kilkenny. The horse is by Sottsass out of Adana. So Must I has recorded one win in its career. On 21 Feb 2026 at Dundalk, it secured its biggest victory, earning $13,000 in a Bar 1 race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sligo 03-May-26 2156m SOFT R5 Hcp $1,300 (of $26,002) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:32.460, SP: 5.00 1st Lady Mairen ( B Lee 139 ) 2nd Chica Guerrera ( R Holohan 131 , Cd 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Electric Beauty ( W Joyce 130 , Cd 127 ) 3.75L 4th So Must I ( D Mcdonogh 119 ) 4.05L See full results | D Mcdonogh 54kg 4.05L | 4 (10) |
| Leopardstown 12-Apr-26 2012m SOFT R7 Hcp $500 (of $25,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:14.950, SP: 7.50 1st Cape Cod ( R L Moore 140 ) 2nd Madbadanddangerous ( O Murphy 129 ) 0.50L 3rd Pierre Grosse ( K Kennedy 128 ) 1.25L 6th So Must I ( J M Sheridan 128 ) 5.00L See full results | J M Sheridan 58.1kg 5.00L | 6 (8) |
| Dundalk 21-Feb-26 2149m SYNTHETIC R8 BAR 1 Betting Download Our App Rated Race $7,800 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:18.520, SP: 5.00 1st So Must I ( D Mcdonogh 132 ) 2nd Arrietty ( J M Sheridan 133 ) 0.50L 3rd Divelment ( J Ryan 128 ) 6.50L See full results | D Mcdonogh 59.9kg | 1 (5) |
| 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 ) 0.30L 6th So Must I ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 1.95L See full results | D Mcdonogh 58.5kg 1.95L | 6 (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 results | G Halpin 58.5kg 7.40L | 8 (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 results | D B Mcmonagle 58.1kg 11.20L | 9 (13) |