Halfway To Heaven (IRE)
Halfway To Heaven (IRE) is 4 from 8 in our archive, including 3 wins at Group 1 level. The biggest win we hold: the Boylesports Irish 1,000 Guineas at Curragh (May 2008). Won last time out at Newmarket (Class 1), off a mark 4lb below the previous winning one. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Halfway To Heaven (IRE) has 7 produce in the archive, 6 winners — most wins Magical (IRE) (12 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Magical (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magical (IRE) | 25 | 12 | 7f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Rhododendron (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 7f–1m2f | Group 1 |
| Flying The Flag (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 7f–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Hanover Street (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Proposition (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Just Gorgeous (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Heaven Of Heavens (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
- 4–8Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 8 (100%)Placed
- +16.40£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 3.53Fair A/E n=8 · 2.66 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,788 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 82 | 9 | 11% | −2.6 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1,937 | 250 | 12.9% | −0.7 | 3 from 4 |
| Good | 2,836 | 385 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,604 | 200 | 12.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Soft | 2,071 | 282 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 702 | 97 | 13.8% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,556 | 514 | 14.5% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,164 | 134 | 11.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,406 | 594 | 13.5% | −0.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,131 | 495 | 15.8% | +2.2 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,468 | 340 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,094 | 119 | 10.9% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 397 | 45 | 11.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −6.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
At least 12 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Change Sings (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Tickled Pink (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Sings (IRE) | 25 | 5 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Tickled Pink (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 5f–6f | Group 3 |
| Theann (GB) | 12 | 2 | 6f | Group 3 |
| Jayed Jidan (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m–1m½f | — |
| Neverletme Go (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Fantasy (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Holly Golightly (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Once Upon A River (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7½f | — |
| Mannikko (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Chess Master (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Velesgo (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Chaumet More (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
The twelve with most wins are shown; the family holds more.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 3 | 75% | +12.90 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +13.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.90 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamie Heffernan | 6 | 3 | 50% | +12.40 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| David McCabe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 3 | 50% | +16.50 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.10 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Oct 08+27d | Newmarket | Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) | 1/10 | 8-13 | 113 | 113A | Seamie Heffernan | 8/1 | |
| 07 Sep 08+36d | Leopardstown | Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes (Fillies Group 1) | 3/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 117 | 93A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1 |
| 02 Aug 08+69d | Goodwood | Blue Square Nassau Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) | 1/9 | 8-10 | 117 | 94A | Johnny Murtagh | 5/1 | |
| 25 May 08+14d | Curragh | Boylesports Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies Group 1) | 1/13 | 9-0 | 112 | 109A | Seamie Heffernan | 13/2 | |
| 11 May 08+35d | Longchamp (FR) | Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fillies) | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | — | David McCabe | 24/1 |
| 06 Apr 08+154d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (group 3) | 2/9 | hd | 9-0 | 90 | 101A | Seamie Heffernan | 7/1 |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Nov 07+6d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden | 1/18 | 9-0 | — | 85C | Seamie Heffernan | 9/10F | |
| 29 Oct 07 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 2/18 | nk | 9-0 | — | 82C | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Halfway To Heaven won?
- Halfway To Heaven (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 8 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trained Halfway To Heaven?
- Halfway To Heaven (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 4 October 2008.
- Who is Halfway To Heaven's sire?
- Halfway To Heaven (IRE) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Cassandra Go (IRE), whose sire is Indian Ridge.
- What going does Halfway To Heaven prefer?
- Halfway To Heaven (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 4 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Halfway To Heaven's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 4 October 2008. The highest on record is 117.
- What is Halfway To Heaven's sire's record?
- Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,788 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
- Who are Halfway To Heaven's siblings?
- Out of Cassandra Go (IRE), Halfway To Heaven (IRE) has at least 12 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Change Sings (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Tickled Pink (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Halfway To Heaven produced winners?
- As a dam, Halfway To Heaven (IRE) has 7 produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Magical (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Magical (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.