Fierce Handay (IRE)
Fierce Handay is 2 from 10 on turf, with both wins at Fairyhouse in handicaps on soft ground. He won the Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m in Apr 2026 off an official rating of 122 and the Easter Festival Tickets On Sale Now Novice Handicap Hurdle over 1m5f – 2m in Dec 2025 off 109. Aged 6 at his last run in May 2026, he raced off his career-high mark of 131 in the Lawlor's Of Naas Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown. He is usually held up.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- −1.40£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.25Fair A/E n=10 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 117
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 131B | 95 | 2 · 131 / 124 |
| Heavy | 4 | 101A | 84.5 | 3 · 101 / 81 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 131B | 81 | 4 · 131 / 91 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (56%) · 1 win
- Midfield 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,346 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 350 | 42 | 12% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 2,232 | 273 | 12.2% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 193 | 13.5% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,005 | 215 | 10.7% | −0.8 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 761 | 66 | 8.7% | −2.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 546 | 57 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 76 | 6 | 7.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 360 | 36 | 10% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 411 | 45 | 10.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 584 | 60 | 10.3% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,177 | 251 | 11.5% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,193 | 264 | 12% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,282 | 158 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 263 | 28 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Reiver (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.60 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.60 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.90 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.90 |
| Harry Cobden | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.90 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 May 26+26d | Punchestown | Lawlor's Of Naas Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled midfield and fighting for control early - denied space in the pack - travelling well enough out wide when seriously interfered with by a fallen rival 3 out - unable to get back into contention - allowed to drop away before 2 out and withdrawn from the contest before the final fence | PU/17 | — | 10-8 | 131 | — | — | Mark Walsh | 5/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+43d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) Held up towards the back early - 6th at halfway - moved through to hit the front turning in - shaken up to go clear after 2 out - stayed on strongly for an easy win | 1/15 | 10-8 | 122 | 117B | 140A | Harry Cobden | 11/2J | |
| 22 Feb 26+36d | Naas | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back on the wide side - made progress after 3 out - into 5th 2 out under pressure - down to 6th at the last - unable to find more late | 6/16 | 8 | 11-5 | 123 | 81B | 128A | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 17 Jan 26+19d | Navan | Race Displays Rated Novice Hurdle Held a midfield spot early - hit the second fence awkwardly - pushed along before two out then slipped to fourth approaching the last - unable to threaten the front-runners late | 4/8 | 18 | 11-7 | 123 | 101A | 121A | Mark Walsh | 7/2 |
| 29 Dec 25+16d | Leopardstown | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Irish EBF Novice Handicap Hurdle Sat behind front group with a few errors along the way - third at halfway - slipped to fourth heading to the last two flights - pushed along and responded to move back into second before jumping the last awkwardly - had nothing more to offer but stayed on at same rate to finish second | 2/9 | 2¾ | 11-7 | 120 | 87A | 130A | Mark Walsh | 11/8F |
| 13 Dec 25+35d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival Tickets On Sale Now Novice Handicap Hurdle Handy early behind the front group - third at halfway - stumbled three out - up to second turning in - driven into the advantage before the last - stayed on strongly to score with plenty in hand | 1/18 | 11-11 | 109 | 131B | 153A | Mark Walsh | 11/10F | |
| 08 Nov 25+36d | Gowran Park | GAIN Equine Nutrition Novice Handicap Hurdle Settled in rear early - fourth and steady approaching halfway - improved into third by three out with a small error - pressed for fourth two out - unable to close before the last - stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/10 | 10 | 11-6 | 109 | 73A | 123A | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| 03 Oct 25+209d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - up in 4th at halfway - asked for effort approaching 3 out - driven again after the following fence - unable to improve position and untidy over the last but stayed on at one gear to the line | 5/12 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 73A | 110A | Donagh Meyler | 7/2 |
| 08 Mar 25+27d | Gowran Park | Golf Classics At Gowran Park Maiden Hurdle Handy early and fighting the bridle - slipped back to 7th then improved to 4th - motored into 3rd after 3 out - unable to peg back front-runners 2 out - stumbled 3rd last and slipped to 4th - held that spot to the line | 4/20 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 72B | 125A | Mark Walsh | 12/1 |
| 09 Feb 25 | Navan | Navan Ford & Opel Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - unable to threaten leading group from 3 out - eighth soon after and stayed on at same effort to finish sixth | 6/14 | 2¾ | 11-12 | — | 88B | 115A | Mark Walsh | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Fierce Handay (IRE) won?
- Fierce Handay (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trains Fierce Handay (IRE)?
- Fierce Handay (IRE) is trained by Noel Meade, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Fierce Handay (IRE)'s sire?
- Fierce Handay (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Supreme Benny (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Fierce Handay (IRE) prefer?
- Fierce Handay (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fierce Handay (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 2 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Fierce Handay (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,346 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Fierce Handay (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Supreme Benny (IRE), Fierce Handay (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.