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Horse profile

Handy Chat (IRE)

3yo gelding (at last run, May 2012) · Last trainer D Donovan · Last owner W J Morrissey
by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Mannequin (IRE) (In The Wings)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Feb 2012
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 May 2012 — 5,278 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2012 · 12th of 12 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 57
KTB Profile

Handy Chat (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 51C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Epsom Downs, 25 Apr 2012 Official rating 57 at the last run, 9 May 2012

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 →

Flat 4 figures · best 53A · median 42.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)353A34—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f453A42.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Celtic Swing (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11327.3%+18—
Good to Firm389318%−1.3—
Good5576311.3%+2—
Good to Soft275238.4%−0.9—
Soft416389.1%−0.2—
Heavy157127.6%−1.70 from 1
Standard (AW)443398.8%−0.50 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3213.1%−6.2—
6f – 7f425358.2%−1.1—
1m – 1m1f438409.1%−0.20 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f5445910.8%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m432378.6%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f2813211.4%+2.1—
2m5f – 3m9033.3%−6—
Over 3m6233.3%+24—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mannequin (IRE) (In The Wings)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Edmo Yewkay (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Edmo Yewkay (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Edmo Yewkay (IRE)3341m7½f–2m3½fClass 2
Hudibras (IRE)2112mClass 6
Menapian (IRE)260——
Lioneer (IRE)40——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Martin Harley 2 0 0% −2.00
Patrick Hills 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Brock 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
None 2 0 0% −2.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
09 May 12+14d Kempton (AW) Win Big With Betdaq Multiples Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 12 ran 12/12 21 9-1 5732C Patrick Hills 66/1
25 Apr 12+9d Epsom Downs Investec Asset Management Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Heavy · 8 ran 7/8 27 8-11 —51C Martin Harley 50/1
16 Apr 12+52d Wolverhampton (AW) Download Our Iphone App Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 11 ran 6/11 1¼ 8-6 —34A Danny Brock 20/1
24 Feb 12 Wolverhampton (AW) Jim Parker's 80th Birthday Celebration Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 nk 9-3 —53A Martin Harley 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Handy Chat (IRE) won?
Handy Chat (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2012.
Who trained Handy Chat (IRE)?
Handy Chat (IRE) was trained by D Donovan on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 9 May 2012.
Who is Handy Chat (IRE)'s sire?
Handy Chat (IRE) is by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Mannequin (IRE), whose sire is In The Wings.
What is Handy Chat (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 9 May 2012. That is also the highest on record.
What is Handy Chat (IRE)'s sire's record?
Celtic Swing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Handy Chat (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mannequin (IRE), Handy Chat (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Edmo Yewkay (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Edmo Yewkay (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from February 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.