He Bangs The Drums (IRE)
He Bangs The Drums (IRE) is a maiden who has run nine times without a win and placed once. His best effort came when second of nine at Wolverhampton (AW) in Jan 2026. All starts have been over trips under 7f, with seven on standard AW and two on good turf. He ran seventh of 11 in a class 6 handicap at Wolverhampton (AW) in Feb 2026, last raced off an official rating of 47 which was 11lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 58Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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 87
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 91A | 83 | 6 runs · 91 / 84 |
| Good | 2 | 48B | 46 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 91A | 48 | 2 runs · 91 / 65 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 87A | 84 | 4 runs · 87 / 84 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 since May 2025
- Prominent 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,240 runs since Mar 2018 (353 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 708 | 74 | 10.5% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 1,077 | 96 | 8.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 428 | 29 | 6.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 486 | 43 | 8.8% | 0 | — |
| Heavy | 123 | 3 | 2.4% | −6.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,382 | 125 | 9% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,533 | 176 | 11.5% | +2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,100 | 158 | 7.5% | −1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 433 | 35 | 8.1% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 124 | 3 | 2.4% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 38 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2018 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Irish Rumour (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f.
Family form: Irish Rumour (IRE) won at Navan (IRE), 21 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Rumour (IRE) | 38 | 3 | 5f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollie Doyle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Harry Vigors | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Cox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laura Coughlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Feb 26+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Took a strong hold early up with the pace - pushed along 2f out - lost ground final furlong to finish 7th | 7/11 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 47 | 85A | 40A | Hollie Doyle | 11/1 |
| 07 Feb 26+11d | Southwell (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Handy early - pushed for effort with 2f left - drifted off a straight line and dropped away inside final furlong - eventually finished seventh | 7/7 | ½ | 8-11 | 50 | 39A | 11A | Harry Vigors | 5/1 |
| 27 Jan 26+13d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Handy early - hit front over 2f out - pressed and passed inside final furlong - lost more ground late | 2/9 | 5½ | 8-12 | 50 | 87A | 45A | Harry Vigors | 10/1 |
| 14 Jan 26+26d | Lingfield (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Sat close to pace early - pushed along inside final furlong - dropped away near the line - finished sixth | 6/7 | nk | 9-7 | 53 | 91A | 45A | Hollie Doyle | 13/2 |
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery In front early - driven and lost command with 2f left - eased back through the field late to finish 5th | 5/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 55 | 70A | 46A | William Cox | 22/1 |
| 22 Nov 25+119d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Nursery Settled in second early - urged forward past halfway then given more encouragement inside the final furlong - lost momentum when squeezed for space on the rail - dropped away close home to finish sixth | 6/9 | ¾ | 9-4 | 58 | 83C | 54A | Laura Coughlan | 14/1 |
| 26 Jul 25+10d | Windsor | British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up at the back - pressed for effort with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - finished ninth | 9/9 | 5½ | 9-7 | — | 44A | 31A | William Cox | 66/1 |
| 16 Jul 25+50d | Yarmouth | Diomed EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in 6th early - pushed along and toiling from 2f out - always adrift and beaten into 8th | 8/8 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 48B | 42A | Hollie Doyle | 9/1 |
| 27 May 25 | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up midfield early - urged forward and slipped back 3f out - stayed on late but never able to reach the front two | 6/9 | hd | 9-7 | — | 60B | 66A | Hollie Doyle | 13/8F |
Quick answers
- How many races has He Bangs The Drums won?
- He Bangs The Drums (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trains He Bangs The Drums?
- He Bangs The Drums (IRE) is trained by Archie Watson, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 27 February 2026.
- Who is He Bangs The Drums's sire?
- He Bangs The Drums (IRE) is by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Selfless (GB), whose sire is Harbour Watch.
- What is He Bangs The Drums's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 27 February 2026. The highest on record is 58.
- What is He Bangs The Drums's sire's record?
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,240 runs since Mar 2018 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 123. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
- Who are He Bangs The Drums's siblings?
- Out of Selfless (GB), He Bangs The Drums (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Irish Rumour (IRE) (3). The wins came over 5f. As at Nov 2026.