Dear Ralphy (IRE)
Dear Ralphy won two of 24 starts over hurdles on turf. Both wins came in handicaps, the first at Chepstow over 2m5f to 3m on soft ground off 86 in Nov 2023 and the second at Fontwell over 3m on good ground off 91 in Jun 2024. He finished fourth of seven in a Class 4 handicap at Newton Abbot in Jul 2025. The gelding, by Westerner out of a Fourstars Allstar mare, last ran off an official rating of 97.
- 2–24Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 8 (33.3%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=24 at SP
- 0.51Fair A/E n=24 · 0.45 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 120
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 131C | 94 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 125A | 87.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 11 | 131C | 93 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 125A | 103.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 96C | 93.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 24 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 24 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,815 runs since Jan 2008 (940 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,400 | 429 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 2,105 | 251 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 3,776 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 2,105 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,364 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,274 | 535 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,971 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 13 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Kings Writ (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (The Kings Writ (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Kings Writ (IRE) | 30 | 3 | 2m3f–3m | Class 3 |
| Northern Executive (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| Letter Exit (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Time For Timone (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| What'llbewillbe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Shangary Molly (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.50 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| Class 4 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.50 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Plumpton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Exeter | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 8% | −7.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Godfrey | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.50 |
| Sam Twiston-Davies | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Rex Dingle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Bromley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.50 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 18 | 2 | 11% | −10.00 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jul 25+26d | Newton Abbot | Brendon Soper Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - pushed along and made progress before 2 out - unable to close before the last - stayed on for 4th | 4/7 | 5 | 11-1 | 97 | 119B | 101B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
| 24 Jun 25+29d | Newton Abbot | EBCS Leisure Giddy Up Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved into contention 3 out - hit the front approaching 2 out but soon overtaken - dropped to third by the last - lost ground on the run-in to finish sixth | 6/10 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 98 | 93A | 102A | Sam Twiston-Davies | 8/1 |
| 26 May 25+6d | Huntingdon | Oddschecker Free Bets Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - clumsy at the 9th - pushed along and closed on the leader two out then held effort to the line | 2/4 | 6½ | 11-2 | 98 | 131C | 111B | Freddie Mitchell | 10/11F |
| 20 May 25+13d | Huntingdon | PricedUp Daily Sports Boosts Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - moved in front approaching two out - pressed for the lead between the final two - overtaken and unable to respond inside the last 110 yards | 2/4 | 1¼ | 10-3 | 98 | 94C | 104B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 13/2 |
| 07 May 25+34d | Fontwell | bet365 Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - drifted left in 3rd - made strong progress on the inner approaching the straight - up to 3rd - shifted out before the final fence - closed to 2nd and battled to the line but narrowly denied | 2/5 | hd | 11-0 | 96 | 122C | 111B | Sam Twiston-Davies | 11/2 |
| 03 Apr 25+39d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Supports Jamie's Farm Handicap Chase Settled at back of field - pushed along after three out - kept on to take second | 2/5 | 17 | 12-0 | 95 | 76C | 110B | Rex Dingle | 5/2 |
| 23 Feb 25+254d | Fontwell | John & Harold Hartwell Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase Settled behind the front-runner - shortened gap by the 5th - dropped from second before 3 out and faded into third | 3/4 | 16 | 12-0 | 100 | 32C | 107B | Rex Dingle | 9/1 |
| 14 Jun 24+2d | Newton Abbot | St Austell Brewery Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 91 | 120A | 125A | Ben Bromley | 6/1 |
| 12 Jun 24+17d | Fontwell | Weatherbys ePassport Handicap Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-10 | 91 | 90A | 116A | Harry Cobden | 9/2 | |
| 26 May 24+37d | Fontwell | Star Sports Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 3¼ | 11-5 | 91 | 92B | 105B | Ben Godfrey | 5/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+53d | Exeter | Henrys Bar Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Handicap Hurdle | 6/14 | 7 | 11-6 | 93 | 96C | 97C | Sam Twiston-Davies | 22/1 |
| 26 Feb 24+45d | Plumpton | Coral Racing Club Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-11 | 93 | — | — | Ben Godfrey | 11/4 |
| 12 Jan 24+43d | Wincanton | NAF Metazone Handicap Chase | F/11 | — | 11-5 | 93 | — | — | Ben Godfrey | 3/1F |
| 30 Nov 23+6d | Lingfield | Google The Racing App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 4¾ | 11-1 | 86 | 91C | 104B | Ben Godfrey | 11/10F |
| 24 Nov 23+4d | Chepstow | Join The Vickers Customer Racing Club Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 10-3 | 86 | — | 113B | Ben Godfrey | 6/4F | |
| 20 Nov 23+198d | Plumpton | Andrew Rabjohns Commemoration Handicap Hurdle | 2/7 | 1¼ | 10-11 | 86 | 75A | 114B | Ben Godfrey | 3/1 |
| 06 May 23+26d | Uttoxeter | Carlsberg Novices' Handicap Hurdle | PU/17 | — | 11-0 | 86 | — | — | Ben Godfrey | 5/1J |
| 10 Apr 23+44d | Plumpton | Tie The Knot Wedding Catering Handicap Hurdle | F/8 | — | 10-7 | 82 | — | — | Ben Godfrey | 5/1 |
| 25 Feb 23+23d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 7/13 | 12 | 11-6 | — | 69C | 102C | Ben Godfrey | 33/1 |
| 02 Feb 23+32d | Wincanton | JenningsBet Christchurch Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 9/18 | 1¼ | 10-13 | — | 84C | 97C | Ben Godfrey | 100/1 |
| 01 Jan 23+48d | Exeter | Thurlestone Hotel 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | Ben Godfrey | 33/1 |
| 14 Nov 22+217d | Exeter | Wadge's Wager Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 9/14 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 92B | 107A | Rex Dingle | 11/1 |
| 11 Apr 22+69d | Hexham | Follow HexhamRaces On Twitter Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 4½ | 11-1 | — | 115A | 111A | Rex Dingle | 4/1 |
| 01 Feb 22 | Ffos Las | Josh Perry Thomas - Jake Saunders Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/11 | 2½ | 11-6 | — | 125A | 112A | Rex Dingle | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dear Ralphy (IRE) won?
- Dear Ralphy (IRE) won 2 of 24 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 8 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Dear Ralphy (IRE)?
- Dear Ralphy (IRE) was trained by Anthony Honeyball on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 20 July 2025.
- Who is Dear Ralphy (IRE)'s sire?
- Dear Ralphy (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Letterwoman (IRE), whose sire is Fourstars Allstar.
- What going does Dear Ralphy (IRE) prefer?
- Dear Ralphy (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Dear Ralphy (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 20 July 2025. The highest on record is 100.
- What is Dear Ralphy (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,815 runs since Jan 2008 (940 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Dear Ralphy (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Letterwoman (IRE), Dear Ralphy (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Kings Writ (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (The Kings Writ (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3f–3m. As at Oct 2026.