Horse profile
Hale End (IRE)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Would It Matter (IRE) (Morpheus)
52 runs · 17 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
7 wins · 6 courses
Ran 9 days ago · 11th of 20
Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile
Hale End is a gelding with seven wins from 52 starts, all over 1m – 1m1f. Five of those wins came in Class 5 handicaps on good to firm or good ground, including at Ayr in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 75 and at Wetherby in Apr 2026 off 73. He has raced on turf 37 times with five wins and on all-weather 15 times with two wins. Typically held up, he finished 11 of 20 at York in Oct 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 80.
Based on 52 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR at career high
- 7–52Wins / Runs
- 13.5%Strike rate
- 18 (34.6%)Placed
- −8.50£1 level staken=52 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=52 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 80Highest OR
- 30dAvg 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 rating80At career-high mark
80
64–80
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 118A | 98 | 5 · 118 / 103 |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 124B | 93 | 3 · 117 / 110 |
| Good | 13 | 114A | 93 | 5 · 97 / 91 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 104A | 95 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 109A | 107 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 46 | 124B | 95 | 14 · 118 / 95 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 104A | 77 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 52 figures from 52 runs · as at 18 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 6 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,107 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 3 from 15 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 753 | 84 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 917 | 96 | 10.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,796 | 337 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 2 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,090 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,262 | 475 | 11.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,357 | 156 | 11.5% | −0.1 | 7 from 46 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 361 | 42 | 11.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Would It Matter (IRE) (Morpheus)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port And Starburd (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Go Ask Alice (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +6.75 |
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | −2.75 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 25 | 0 | 0% | −25.00 |
| Class 5 | 23 | 6 | 26% | +17.25 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 10 | 2 | 20% | +0.25 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Redcar | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thirsk | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hamilton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| York | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +11.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 46 | 7 | 15% | −2.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Beasley | 18 | 2 | 11% | +0.50 |
| Sean Kirrane | 11 | 3 | 27% | +5.75 |
| Clifford Lee | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Levey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rowan Scott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Daniel Muscutt | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rhys Elliott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joanna Mason | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oliver Stammers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phil Dennis | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 45 | 7 | 16% | −1.50 |
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +3.25 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −6.50 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +6.50 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 26+23d | York | Sky Bet Peter Nolan Handicap Stakes Held up at the back early - stayed on steadily from 3f out to pass tired horses - finished 11th | 11/20 | ¾ | 9-11 | 80 | 66C | 81A | Lewis Edmunds | 80/1 |
| 17 Sep 26+14d | Pontefract | Matty Bown Handicap Stakes Settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort with 2f remaining - no impact on finish - eventually beaten well into 7th | 7/10 | ¾ | 10-0 | 80 | 91A | 79A | Rowan Scott | 11/1 |
| 03 Sep 26+26d | Southwell (AW) | Bettingsites.co.uk Handicap Stakes Held up towards the back - driven into contention over 2f out and made progress - shared third under pressure inside final furlong - stayed on but couldn't reach winner close home | 2/9 | 1¾ | 10-0 | 80 | 82A | 101A | Sean Kirrane | 17/2 |
| 08 Aug 26+19d | Ayr | Unite Ewing Hope's Happy Retirement Handicap Stakes Fought for control early - settled in the pack - close to the front and pushed along 2f out - stayed on to snatch fourth on the line | 4/10 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 80 | 93A | 86A | Lewis Edmunds | 9/1 |
| 20 Jul 26+15d | Ayr | John Hamilton ScotRail Celebration Handicap Stakes up with the pace and going comfortably from the start - moved into third 2f out - driven 1f out - hit the front inside the final 110yds and stayed on strongly | 1/9 | 9-9 | 75 | 117A | 102A | Sean Kirrane | 9/4J | |
| 05 Jul 26+22d | Ayr | Summer Mile Handicap Fought for a strong grip early - settled off the pace in the pack - boxed in with a furlong left - pushed along late to stay on without threatening for the places | 7/10 | hd | 9-3 | 76 | 97A | 78A | Sean Kirrane | 16/1 |
| 13 Jun 26+24d | York | Ice Co Supporting Macmillan Handicap Settled at the back early - pressed for effort with 2f left - nudged closer late but always short of contention | 10/16 | nk | 9-0 | 76 | 84C | 82A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 20 May 26+4d | Ayr | Tennent's Lager Handicap Settled handy early - progress made passing the two furlong marker under pressure - finished full of running to reach third spot - edged into second close home - narrowly missed out at the line | 2/11 | nse | 9-4 | 75 | 110A | 94A | Connor Beasley | 15/8F |
| 16 May 26+20d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward and closing steadily with 3f left - pressed for effort 2f out - powered home in the closing stages to finish second by half a length | 2/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 75 | 75A | 95A | Connor Beasley | 13/2 |
| 26 Apr 26+61d | Wetherby | Lives Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Wide and in contention early - pushed along with two furlongs left - made ground inside the final furlong - hit the front near the line to win | 1/12 | 9-7 | 73 | 108A | 94A | Connor Beasley | 11/1 | |
| 24 Feb 26+25d | Southwell (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Handy early - pushed along and made progress 2f out - stayed on to finish fourth | 4/11 | 1 | 9-8 | 74 | 103A | 93A | Daniel Muscutt | 17/2 |
| 30 Jan 26+43d | Southwell (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Settled off the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on close home - grabbed fourth close to the line | 4/11 | ½ | 9-8 | 74 | 103A | 82A | Sean Kirrane | 5/1 |
| 18 Dec 25+21d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Settled in the pack early - asked for effort 3f out and made ground into fourth by 2f out - kept going close home to hit the front and win | 1/10 | 9-5 | 71 | 118A | 85A | Sean Kirrane | 11/2 | |
| 27 Nov 25+62d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Held a midpack position - pressed into contention inside the final furlong to briefly move up to second - edged out of that spot right at the line to finish third | 3/7 | nk | 9-11 | 72 | 80A | 82A | Sean Kirrane | 9/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+34d | Newcastle (AW) | Arc 1MILLION Bonus Bigger Than Ever Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back - closed along the inner in the closing stages - unable to threaten the leaders - finished 5th | 5/7 | hd | 9-5 | 72 | 99A | 75A | Rhys Elliott | 11/2 |
| 23 Aug 25+6d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications And Engineering Handicap Slow to break - settled towards the back - made ground into contention over 2f out - driven approaching the final furlong to fight for 3rd - held on at one speed to finish 3rd | 3/7 | ½ | 9-5 | 72 | 124B | 84A | David Nolan | 4/1 |
| 17 Aug 25+8d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Dwelt at the break - held up towards the back - short of space with two furlongs left - angled across to find a run inside the final furlong - flew home but caught by a whisker | 2/5 | nse | 9-13 | 72 | 89C | 86B | Connor Beasley | 5/2 |
| 09 Aug 25+19d | Redcar | Marske Fabrications & Engineering Straight Mile Handicap Slow to begin - settled at back - made good progress from over 3f out - driven towards front pair 2f out - boxed in final furlong and unable to quicken | 5/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 72 | 109B | 85A | P J McDonald | 7/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+23d | Ayr | Book Ayr Gold Cup Tickets Now Handicap Settled on the inner - held in the pack for most of the trip - unable to land a blow - finished seventh | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 74 | 95A | 78A | Callum Rodriguez | 13/2 |
| 28 Jun 25+13d | Doncaster | Hilton Garden Inn Handicap Away smartly to sit near the front - pushed along a furlong out - unable to find more inside the final furlong and finished fifth beaten 3¼ lengths | 5/10 | 1½ | 10-2 | 75 | 81A | 84A | Joanna Mason | 5/1 |
| 15 Jun 25+10d | Doncaster | Little Princess Parties Handicap (Rnd) Tracked the front group early - asked for effort 2f out while looking for room to run - shifted wide and into 3rd inside the final furlong under pressure - kept on and looked a threat approaching the line - unable to find more in the last strides and finished second | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-3 | 74 | 80A | 82B | Connor Beasley | 4/1 |
| 05 Jun 25+15d | Hamilton | Weatherbys Global Stallions Handicap Settled at back early - never got involved with the front group - finished well held in 10th | 10/12 | shd | 9-5 | 76 | 53A | 76A | Connor Beasley | 10/1 |
| 21 May 25+19d | Ayr | Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Settled with the pack early - pressed for effort and dropped back over 2f out - found renewed energy late to move into third inside the final furlong | 3/6 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 77 | 93A | 89B | Connor Beasley | 5/2 |
| 02 May 25+25d | Newcastle (AW) | Quaff Box Handicap Settled at the back of the field - met trouble finding a gap 2f out and angled left - blocked again inside the final furlong - no threat throughout finishing 6th | 6/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 78 | 92A | 79A | Oliver Stammers | 10/1 |
| 07 Apr 25+185d | Redcar | racingtv.com Handicap Held up at back - moved through after angling right with a furlong to run - stayed on to finish 7th | 7/12 | nse | 8-13 | 79 | 114A | 81A | Connor Beasley | 16/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Meetings & Events Handicap Held a midfield spot early - urged forward with 2f remaining - unable to close on the front-runners - eventually well held in 11th | 11/12 | 3¼ | 9-6 | 80 | 98C | 57C | Sean Kirrane | 16/1 |
| 19 Sep 24+21d | Pontefract | Matty Bown Handicap Held up towards back of the pack - driven and lost ground into contention two out - stayed on inside final furlong to finish eighth | 8/12 | ¾ | 10-0 | 80 | 87A | 80A | Sean Kirrane | 3/1J |
| 29 Aug 24+19d | Newbury | LPG & Lettings Hub Handicap (Str) Settled just off the pace - pushed into contention over 2f out - finished fast to snatch second by three-quarters of a length | 2/14 | ¾ | 10-2 | 80 | 114C | 100A | Sean Kirrane | 20/1 |
| 10 Aug 24+19d | Redcar | Maria & Jason Tie The Knot Handicap Settled at the back - roused into contention from 3f out - stayed on with purpose from over 1f out - unable to land a blow finishing 5th | 5/9 | nse | 10-2 | 80 | 113B | 89A | Connor Beasley | 5/1 |
| 22 Jul 24+26d | Ayr | Racing Tv Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 1/7 | 9-11 | 77 | 97B | 88A | Sean Kirrane | 6/1 | |
| 26 Jun 24+39d | Carlisle | Stablemate By Agma Carlisle Bell Handicap | 14/17 | ½ | 9-8 | 77 | 86C | 63A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 18 May 24+19d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Club Handicap | 1/16 | 9-8 | 73 | 92C | 91A | Connor Beasley | 11/2 | |
| 29 Apr 24+72d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap | 6/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 75 | 102C | 81A | Connor Beasley | 12/1 |
| 17 Feb 24+8d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap | 4/12 | 2 | 9-1 | 76 | 114A | 84A | Clifford Lee | 7/1 |
| 09 Feb 24+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 5/12 | shd | 9-5 | 76 | 106A | 78A | Clifford Lee | 11/1 |
| 16 Jan 24+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 8/11 | ½ | 9-3 | 76 | 92A | 78A | Clifford Lee | 10/3F |
| 04 Jan 24+13d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap | 1/11 | 9-5 | 71 | 100A | 106A | Clifford Lee | 4/1 | |
| 22 Dec 23+38d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 5/12 | nk | 9-9 | 72 | 92A | 81A | Clifford Lee | 5/1 |
| 14 Nov 23+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Set Deposit Limits At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) | 3/10 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 73 | 92A | 77A | David Probert | 10/1 |
| 24 Oct 23+21d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 9-7 | 74 | 95A | 75A | Clifford Lee | 15/2 |
| 03 Oct 23+12d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Apprentice Handicap | 3/6 | shd | 9-10 | 74 | 109A | 90B | Sean Kirrane | 4/1 |
| 21 Sep 23+25d | Ayr | Simply Asset Finance Scottish Handicap | 5/12 | shd | 9-9 | 74 | 104A | 80A | Connor Beasley | 4/1F |
| 27 Aug 23+8d | Beverley | Martin Hale Celebrating His Final British Racecourse Handicap | 2/10 | shd | 9-8 | 73 | 107A | 90A | Connor Beasley | 4/1 |
| 19 Aug 23+46d | Doncaster | Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap (Rnd) | 2/12 | 2¾ | 9-3 | 72 | 104B | 94A | Paul Mulrennan | 11/1 |
| 04 Jul 23+13d | Hamilton | Book Our On-Site Hotel Ferniegair Handicap | 3/7 | 5½ | 9-8 | 74 | 56B | 71A | Connor Beasley | 16/5 |
| 21 Jun 23+41d | Hamilton | Racing TV Handicap | 1/7 | 9-9 | 64 | 78A | 82A | Phil Dennis | 9/4J | |
| 11 May 23+22d | Thirsk | Best Ticket Deals Online At thirskracecourse.net Handicap | 4/6 | 1 | 9-4 | 65 | 78A | 69B | Connor Beasley | 7/2 |
| 19 Apr 23+182d | Beverley | Racing Again Next Thursday Handicap | 3/12 | 1½ | 9-4 | 65 | 97A | 81A | Connor Beasley | 9/2F |
| 19 Oct 22+20d | Newmarket | Racing Welfare Nursery | 3/11 | 1 | 8-13 | 65 | 104A | 78A | Hollie Doyle | 7/1 |
| 29 Sep 22+48d | Salisbury | Radcliffe & Co British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/12 | 2¼ | 9-4 | — | 77A | 64A | Sean Levey | 18/1 |
| 12 Aug 22+17d | Newbury | Make Your Best Bet At BetVictor EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/12 | 2¾ | 9-7 | — | 73A | 73A | Sean Levey | 25/1 |
| 26 Jul 22 | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes | 16/18 | ¾ | 9-2 | — | 68C | 59A | Pat Dobbs | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hale End (IRE) won?
- Hale End (IRE) won 7 of 52 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.5%. Placed 18 times in total (34.6% of starts).
- Who trains Hale End (IRE)?
- Hale End (IRE) is trained by Michael Dods, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 October 2026.
- Who is Hale End (IRE)'s sire?
- Hale End (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Would It Matter (IRE), whose sire is Morpheus.
- What going does Hale End (IRE) prefer?
- Hale End (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 15 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hale End (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 10 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Hale End (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,107 runs since Jan 2008 (747 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Hale End (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Would It Matter (IRE), Hale End (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.