Horse profile
Breaking Waves (IRE)
10yo gelding (at last run, Dec 2024) · Last trainer Alex Hales · Last owner Colin Peake Julie Slater
by Yeats (IRE) out of Acoola (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
43 runs · 21 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 12 Dec 2024 — 677 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Dec 2024 · 10th of 11
6 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 112
KTB Profile
Breaking Waves won six of 43 starts on turf between Mar 2018 and Jun 2024. All five hurdle wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f, including a Class 4 handicap at Uttoxeter on good to soft in Jun 2024 off an official rating of 108 and two at Southwell. He also won a Class 3 handicap chase at Exeter on heavy ground in Jan 2020 off a mark of 127. The gelding, aged 10 at his last run in Dec 2024, finished 10 of 11 in a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Warwick off an official rating of 112.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 6–43Wins / Runs
- 14%Strike rate
- 16 (37.2%)Placed
- +18.75£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=43 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 132Highest OR
- 58dAvg between runs
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating112↓ 20lb off peak
112
108–132
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 15 | 153B | 117 | — |
| Good | 14 | 130C | 107 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 107A | 103 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 19 | 141A | 112 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 153B | 107 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 129B | 116 | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 9 have no figure: did not complete (7) · race clock stored as 0 (stranded; re-scored when it lands) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 43 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 4 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,807 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 3,431 | 475 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 1 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 1,954 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 3 from 17 |
| Soft | 2,837 | 305 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,155 | 136 | 11.8% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 203 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,431 | 273 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,282 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 5 from 21 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,901 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 20 |
| Over 3m | 816 | 125 | 15.3% | +3.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Acoola (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ok Corral (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Ok Corral (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ok Corral (IRE) | 15 | 6 | 2m–3m1½f | Listed |
| Lithic (IRE) | 40 | 3 | 1m7½f–2m4½f | Class 4 |
| Union Station (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Molorita (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Victorious Bay (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 1 | 5% | −15.25 |
| Good to Soft | 17 | 3 | 18% | +29.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 20 | 1 | 5% | −15.00 |
| Class 4 | 19 | 4 | 21% | +24.75 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Huntingdon | 4 | 2 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | +25.00 |
| Newbury | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Plumpton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 2 | 100% | +8.75 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 5 | 24% | +27.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryl Jacob | 14 | 2 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Kielan Woods | 5 | 1 | 20% | +24.00 |
| Jack Quinlan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Harry Teal | 3 | 2 | 67% | +14.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bryan Carver | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Bryony Frost | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Bannister | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harriet Tucker | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Lily Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Page Fuller | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 24 | 3 | 13% | +15.75 |
| None | 9 | 2 | 22% | +8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +21.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.25 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 34 | 4 | 12% | +9.75 |
| Chase | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 24+30d | Warwick | Out The Daw Handicap Hurdle Slow to begin - settled at the back of the field - dropped away from the pack before finishing well beaten | 10/11 | 25 | 11-6 | 112 | 84C | 104C | Harry Bannister | 50/1 |
| 12 Nov 24+57d | Huntingdon | Lord Sparky Veterans' Handicap Chase Held up towards back - given a nudge along after 3rd - lost touch with rivals soon after - well adrift by 6th and pulled up | PU/6 | — | 11-6 | 112 | — | — | Bryan Carver | 8/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+19d | Worcester | eventmasters.co.uk Handicap Hurdle struggled for fluency from early stages - held up towards the back - pulled up before the 7th | PU/14 | — | 11-7 | 113 | — | — | Kielan Woods | 16/1 |
| 28 Aug 24+39d | Worcester | PJ Nicholls KGM Korea Genuinely Made Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the rear - losing touch from 4 out - well off the pace to the finish | 6/11 | ½ | 11-9 | 115 | 87A | 120A | Kielan Woods | 14/1 |
| 20 Jul 24+20d | Market Rasen | Unibet Moneyback As Cash Races Handicap Hurdle | 7/13 | 1 | 11-3 | 115 | 112B | 111A | Kielan Woods | 14/1 |
| 30 Jun 24+24d | Uttoxeter | Best Odds Guaranteed At Bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-12 | 108 | 103B | 133A | Kielan Woods | 28/1 | |
| 06 Jun 24+121d | Uttoxeter | Uttoxeter Caravan And Motorhome Site Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | 19 | 11-4 | 110 | 96C | 102C | Kielan Woods | 15/2 |
| 06 Feb 24+52d | Market Rasen | Weatherbys Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | 2¾ | 11-4 | 110 | 107A | 115B | Daryl Jacob | 25/1 |
| 16 Dec 23+55d | Doncaster | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Hurdle | 9/9 | 26 | 10-2 | 114 | 72C | 93C | Bryan Carver | 16/1 |
| 22 Oct 23+306d | Kempton | Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle | 7/8 | 12 | 11-4 | 117 | 90C | 105C | Harriet Tucker | 10/1 |
| 20 Dec 22+15d | Ludlow | Alpha Aggregates Handicap Hurdle (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 3/14 | 9 | 11-6 | 119 | 123B | 128A | Miss Lily Jones | 8/1 |
| 05 Dec 22+43d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle | 3/7 | 2½ | 11-13 | 119 | 117B | 126B | Daryl Jacob | 7/2 |
| 23 Oct 22+26d | Ffos Las | Download The Vickers.Bet App Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 4¼ | 11-6 | 117 | 122A | 137A | Daryl Jacob | 13/2 |
| 27 Sep 22+60d | Southwell | Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-7 | 108 | 141A | 131A | Daryl Jacob | 6/1 | |
| 29 Jul 22+24d | Bangor-on-Dee | Clwyd Compounders Handicap Hurdle | 10/12 | 8 | 11-8 | 112 | 89C | 106C | Daryl Jacob | 11/1 |
| 05 Jul 22+74d | Uttoxeter | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 6/10 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 114 | — | 102A | Daryl Jacob | 5/1 |
| 22 Apr 22+23d | Chepstow | Braceys Handicap Hurdle | 5/8 | 17 | 11-12 | 117 | 112C | 102C | Daryl Jacob | 9/1 |
| 30 Mar 22+21d | Market Rasen | racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | 5½ | 11-11 | 118 | 101B | 125A | Daryl Jacob | 12/1 |
| 09 Mar 22+117d | Fontwell | Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-12 | 122 | — | — | Jonjo O'Neill Jr | 28/1 |
| 12 Nov 21+11d | Cheltenham | Markel Insurance Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 14/20 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 124 | 130C | 108C | Jordan Nailor | 40/1 |
| 01 Nov 21+16d | Plumpton | Trevor Shearly Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 2¾ | 10-10 | 124 | 107C | 103C | Jack Quinlan | 11/1 |
| 16 Oct 21+16d | Market Rasen | Linear By Symphony Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 9½ | 11-0 | 125 | 105A | 124A | Daryl Jacob | 6/1 |
| 30 Sep 21+94d | Warwick | Ignite Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 1 | 11-11 | 124 | 108A | 129A | Daryl Jacob | 7/1 |
| 28 Jun 21+24d | Southwell | Doug Clarke Memorial Race Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-12 | 120 | 123B | 130B | Daryl Jacob | 11/4 | |
| 04 Jun 21+15d | Market Rasen | Book Betway Summer Plate Ladies Day Handicap Hurdle | 4/8 | 3½ | 11-10 | 123 | 117A | 117A | Daryl Jacob | 10/3 |
| 20 May 21+32d | Market Rasen | Tickets Available For Boxing Day Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 6½ | 11-6 | 124 | 117A | 133A | Daryl Jacob | 14/1 |
| 18 Apr 21+17d | Wincanton | Wincanton 18 Holes Golf Handicap Hurdle | 3/5 | 6 | 11-10 | 125 | 129C | 108C | Daryl Jacob | 9/5F |
| 01 Apr 21+27d | Uttoxeter | Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 2 | 11-7 | 124 | 104A | 133A | Jack Quinlan | 20/1 |
| 05 Mar 21+44d | Newbury | BetVictor Handicap Hurdle | 10/13 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 127 | 106B | 113A | Jack Quinlan | 50/1 |
| 20 Jan 21+46d | Newbury | MansionBet's Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-11 | 129 | — | — | Jack Quinlan | 18/1 |
| 05 Dec 20+7d | Wetherby | Constant Security Services Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 32 | 11-8 | 131 | 65C | 101C | Jack Quinlan | 6/1 |
| 28 Nov 20+292d | Newbury | Sir Peter O'sullevan Memorial Handicap Chase | UR/16 | — | 11-2 | 131 | — | — | Page Fuller | 25/1 |
| 10 Feb 20+20d | Plumpton | SW Catering Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | 4/4 | 16 | 11-7 | 132 | 76C | 110C | Paddy Brennan | 15/8F |
| 21 Jan 20+44d | Exeter | Dare To Dream Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) | 1/4 | 11-0 | 127 | — | 118C | Paddy Brennan | 4/1 | |
| 08 Dec 19+15d | Huntingdon | Fitzdares Crosseys Jockey Coaching Novices' Chase | PU/6 | — | 11-2 | 129 | — | — | Bryony Frost | 7/2 |
| 23 Nov 19+29d | Haydock | Betfair Best Odds On Itv Races Stayers' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | PU/17 | — | 10-10 | 131 | — | — | Bryony Frost | 15/2 |
| 25 Oct 19+217d | Cheltenham | Two Farmers Crisps Handicap Hurdle | 4/17 | 3¾ | 11-6 | 131 | 153B | 128A | Leighton Aspell | 6/1J |
| 22 Mar 19+33d | Newbury | Be Wiser Insurance Novices' Hurdle | 4/10 | nk | 11-2 | 130 | 122A | 124A | Harry Teal | 7/2 |
| 17 Feb 19+30d | Huntingdon | MansionBet 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 1/13 | 10-12 | — | 136B | 127A | Harry Teal | 3/1 | |
| 18 Jan 19+46d | Chepstow | Event Image Novices' Hurdle | 6/16 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 129B | 118A | Wayne Hutchinson | 8/1 |
| 03 Dec 18+37d | Plumpton | Silly Moo Sussex Cider Maiden Hurdle | 3/13 | 12 | 10-12 | — | 103B | 112A | Wayne Hutchinson | 5/2 |
| 27 Oct 18+215d | Cheltenham | Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Standard Open NH Flat Race | 3/13 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 103B | 137A | Wayne Hutchinson | 7/2 |
| 26 Mar 18 | Huntingdon | Play Roulette At 188Bet Casino Standard NH Flat Race (Conditionals & Amateurs) | 1/18 | 10-2 | — | 129B | 130A | Harry Teal | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Breaking Waves (IRE) won?
- Breaking Waves (IRE) won 6 of 43 archived starts between 2018 and 2024, a strike rate of 14%. Placed 16 times in total (37.2% of starts).
- Who trained Breaking Waves (IRE)?
- Breaking Waves (IRE) was trained by Alex Hales on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 12 December 2024.
- Who is Breaking Waves (IRE)'s sire?
- Breaking Waves (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Acoola (IRE), whose sire is Flemensfirth.
- What going does Breaking Waves (IRE) prefer?
- Breaking Waves (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Breaking Waves (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 112, from the run on 12 December 2024. The highest on record is 132.
- What is Breaking Waves (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,807 runs since Jan 2008 (704 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 816.
- Who are Breaking Waves (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Acoola (IRE), Breaking Waves (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ok Corral (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Ok Corral (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.