How many races has Handlethekettle (IRE) won?

Handlethekettle (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).

Who trains Handlethekettle (IRE)?

Handlethekettle (IRE) is trained by Jamie Snowden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.

Who is Handlethekettle (IRE)'s sire?

Handlethekettle (IRE) is by Youmzain (IRE) out of Tooreen (IRE), whose sire is Gold Well.

What going does Handlethekettle (IRE) prefer?

Handlethekettle (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Handlethekettle (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 4 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Handlethekettle (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Tooreen (IRE), Handlethekettle (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Curley Finger (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Curley Finger (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Handlethekettle (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Jamie Snowden · Owner Rc Syndicate Viii

by Youmzain (IRE) out of Tooreen (IRE) (Gold Well)

8 runs · 5 courses · from Jun 2024

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

4 wins · Worcester & Taunton Ran 43 days ago · 2nd of 8 Last raced off OR 122

KTB Profile

Handlethekettle is a front-runner who has won four of eight starts on turf. He gained all four wins in handicaps or novices hurdles between 1m5f and 2m4f, three of them at Worcester on good ground. The gelding, who led in his last run at Worcester in Sep 2026 when finishing second of eight off a mark of 122, has not won since Jul 2025.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Typically led OR at career high

4–8Wins / Runs
50%Strike rate
6 (75%)Placed
+4.25£1 level staken=8 at SP
1.88Fair A/E n=8 · 1.64 incl. margin
122Highest OR
118dAvg between runs

Official rating122At career-high mark

122 116–122

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Worcester, 4 Sep 2026

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 8 figures · best 130^C · median 109

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good	5	130^C	113	1 · —
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	6	130^C	111.5	1 · —
1m5f – 2m	2	108^B	92.5	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 141^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 7 Jul 2025 Official rating 122 at the last run, 4 Sep 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 141^A · median 132.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good	5	141^A	136	1 · —
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—
Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	6	141^A	133	1 · —
1m5f – 2m	2	133^A	132.5	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 runs · as at 4 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 5 analysed runs

Led 4 (80%) · 3 wins
Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Youmzain (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,737 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	1	0	0%	−8.6	—
Good to Firm	50	6	12%	+3.4	1 from 1
Good	385	43	11.2%	+2.6	3 from 5
Good to Soft	264	15	5.7%	−2.9	0 from 1
Soft	434	33	7.6%	−1	0 from 1
Heavy	197	17	8.6%	0	—
Standard (AW)	406	36	8.9%	+0.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	4	1	25%	+16.4	—
6f – 7f	95	14	14.7%	+6.1	—
1m – 1m1f	353	28	7.9%	−0.7	—
1m2f – 1m4f	430	31	7.2%	−1.4	—
1m5f – 2m	381	38	10%	+1.4	1 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f	376	31	8.2%	−0.4	3 from 6
2m5f – 3m	89	6	6.7%	−1.9	—
Over 3m	9	1	11.1%	+2.5	—

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

Dam

Tooreen (IRE) (Gold Well)

2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Curley Finger (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Curley Finger (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Curley Finger (IRE)	24	5	2m4f–3m½f	Class 2
Everysecondcounts (IRE)	1	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	5	3	60%	+4.50
Good to Firm	1	1	100%	+1.75
Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	4	2	50%	+0.25
Class 2	1	1	100%	+1.50
Class 3	1	1	100%	+4.50
Class 1	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Worcester	4	3	75%	+5.50
Ffos Las	1	0	0%	−1.00
Taunton	1	1	100%	+1.75
Chepstow	1	0	0%	−1.00
Listowel	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	6	3	50%	+4.75
1m5f – 2m	2	1	50%	−0.50

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Gavin Sheehan	7	4	57%	+5.25
Jack G Gilligan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	1	0	0%	−1.00
2025	4	3	75%	+6.75
2024	3	1	33%	−1.50

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	7	4	57%	+5.25
Chase	1	0	0%	−1.00

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
04 Sep 26+424d	Worcester	Copybet Follow Us On X Handicap Hurdle Race Class 4 · 20f · Good · 8 ran Visibly on edge early - tracked leading pair in second - edged in front by a whisker before being tested from 3 out - driven approaching final two furlongs - fought back run-in but overtaken close home and unable to find more	2/8	3¼	12-2	122	126^A	139^B	Gavin Sheehan	9/4
07 Jul 25+19d	Worcester	dragonbet.co.uk Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 20f · Good · 7 ran Set the tempo from the front throughout - quickened clear approaching three out - given a squeeze before two out - battled on to the line	1/7		11-0	121	113^A	141^A	Gavin Sheehan	6/4F
18 Jun 25+27d	Worcester	Savills Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 20f · Good · 5 ran Set the pace from the off - untidy over 4th and 5th - driven approaching the last and stayed on strongly - pulled away up the run-in to score	1/5		10-7	116	130^C	136^B	Gavin Sheehan	9/2
22 May 25+29d	Ffos Las	Francky Du Berlais Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 3 ran Tracked the front-runner from the 2nd - mistake 4th and slipped to the back by 5th - another error 8th losing touch with the field - far adrift from 5 out	3/3	75	11-6	117	7^C	107^C	Gavin Sheehan	6/4
23 Apr 25+194d	Taunton	League Of Friends Musgrove Hospital Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Good To Firm · 4 ran Set the pace from the off - edged in front three out and pushed along soon after - a length to the good two out - still holding the upper hand approaching the final fence - stayed on strongly to draw away on the run-in for the win	1/4		11-12	117	95^C	130^B	Gavin Sheehan	7/4
11 Oct 24+25d	Chepstow	Unibet Persian War Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 19.5f · Soft · 7 ran Handy early - clipped 3rd and awkward at 4th - urged but faded before 2 out to finish 5th	5/7	6½	11-0	118	110^C	114^C	Gavin Sheehan	11/1
16 Sep 24+105d	Worcester	FBC Manby Bowdler Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 16f · Good · 12 ran Led throughout - untidy at the fourth and second-last - driven out under pressure to hold on	1/12		11-4	—	77^A	132^A	Gavin Sheehan	1/2F
03 Jun 24	Listowel	John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran	2/16	6½	11-5	—	108^B	133^A	Jack G Gilligan	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Handlethekettle (IRE) won?: Handlethekettle (IRE) won 4 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
Who trains Handlethekettle (IRE)?: Handlethekettle (IRE) is trained by Jamie Snowden, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 September 2026.
Who is Handlethekettle (IRE)'s sire?: Handlethekettle (IRE) is by Youmzain (IRE) out of Tooreen (IRE), whose sire is Gold Well.
What going does Handlethekettle (IRE) prefer?: Handlethekettle (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 5 starts (60%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Handlethekettle (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 4 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Handlethekettle (IRE)'s sire's record?: Youmzain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,737 runs since Jan 2008 (211 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Handlethekettle (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Tooreen (IRE), Handlethekettle (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Curley Finger (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Curley Finger (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 5 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 7 of 8 runs

▾Course

▾Distance

▾Jockey

▾Season

▾Type

Form

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