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Horse profile

Head On (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2024) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner S J Cox
by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Miss Baloo (IRE) (Brian Boru)
19 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2021
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 26 Jun 2024 — 839 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2024 · 1st of 14 Won last time out 4 wins · Worcester & Warwick Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile

Head On (IRE) is 4 from 19. Won last time out at Worcester (Class 5), off a mark 10lb below the previous winning one. 3 of 5 starts at Worcester have ended in wins.

Based on 19 archived runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating90↓ 19lb off peak
90 85–109

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 95 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Warwick, 30 May 2024

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.

Jumps 12 figures · best 133A · median 87.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good10133A87.5—
Good to Soft2116C88.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m8133A87.5—
Over 3m2116C88.5—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 7 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 19 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 128A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 26 Jun 2024 Official rating 90 at the last run, 26 Jun 2024

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.

Jumps 14 figures · best 128A · median 109.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
Good10128A111.5—
Good to Soft3116B92—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 14 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m9128A113—
Over 3m3116B96—
2m1f – 2m4f1———
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 19 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 19 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
Robin Des Champs (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+11.7—
Good to Firm71912.7%−0.6—
Good1,07115914.8%+1.53 from 11
Good to Soft76210213.4%+0.11 from 6
Soft1,36515311.2%−2.10 from 2
Heavy71710414.5%+1.2—
Standard (AW)16318.8%+5.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f13215.4%+2.1—
1m5f – 2m1,04514413.8%+0.50 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1,54820813.4%+0.10 from 1
2m5f – 3m1,12513812.3%−13 from 12
Over 3m2743914.2%+0.91 from 5

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Miss Baloo (IRE) (Brian Boru)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kingoftheswingerz (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Kingoftheswingerz (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Kingoftheswingerz (IRE)1422m–2m4fClass 5
Rob Roy Macgregor (IRE)1912m1fClass 5
Flemings Dream (IRE)713m1f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 11 3 27% +4.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% +2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 10 1 10% −2.00
Class 5 9 3 33% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 5 3 60% +10.00
Warwick 3 1 33% +5.00
Doncaster 3 0 0% −3.00
Southwell 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Plumpton 1 0 0% −1.00
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Perth 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 12 3 25% +3.00
Over 3m 5 1 20% +3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Charlie Todd 8 2 25% +7.00
Robert Dunne 4 0 0% −4.00
David Bass 2 0 0% −2.00
Liam Harrison 2 1 50% +1.50
Alice Stevens 1 0 0% −1.00
Tom O'Brien 1 1 100% +3.50
Sean Bowen 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Visor 6 1 17% +1.00
Tongue tie + visor 6 3 50% +10.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2024 5 1 20% +2.00
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00
2021 10 3 30% +6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 14 4 29% +9.00
Hurdle 4 0 0% −4.00
NH Flat 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
26 Jun 24+27d Worcester Summer Anthems Pitchcroft Family Event 13-July Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 11-9 9083B128A Charlie Todd 6/1
30 May 24+39d Warwick Bromwich Hardy Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 nk 11-2 9195B109A Charlie Todd 8/1
21 Apr 24+41d Stratford Racecourse Streams On Racing TV Extra Handicap Chase Class 5 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-9 95—— Charlie Todd 11/1
11 Mar 24+43d Plumpton cheltenhamfestival.com Handicap Chase Class 5 · 25.5f · Soft · 7 ran 5/7 4¼ 12-0 97—96B Charlie Todd 14/1
28 Jan 24+57d Doncaster SBK Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran 6/8 4 10-8 10082A98A Charlie Todd 9/1
02 Dec 23+15d Doncaster Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 4 · 26f · Good · 7 ran PU/7 — 11-1 100—— Alice Stevens 10/3
17 Nov 23+44d Doncaster BetMGM - Stay Golden With Responsible Play Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 7 10-13 10089B119A David Bass 7/1
04 Oct 23+562d Bangor-on-Dee Overton On Dee Handicap Chase Class 5 · 24f · Soft · 8 ran PU/8 — 12-0 105—— David Bass 25/1
21 Mar 22+129d Southwell Cazoo Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24.5f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 4¾ 11-9 10983A115B Charlie Todd 10/3J
12 Nov 21+7d Worcester Royal Equestrian Supports Little Princess Trust Handicap Chase Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-0 100—— Charlie Todd 7/4F
05 Nov 21+43d Warwick Jewson Stratford-Upon-Avon Handicap Chase Class 4 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 10-3 10061A116B Charlie Todd 7/1
23 Sep 21+10d Perth Centenary Silver Plate Handicap Chase Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran PU/5 — 9-9 90—— Liam Harrison 8/11F
13 Sep 21+22d Worcester MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase (Div 1) Class 5 · 23f · Good · 10 ran 1/10 11-2 9095A119A Liam Harrison 5/2F
22 Aug 21+62d Worcester Royal Equestrian Bedding Crushed Pellet Bedding Handicap Chase Class 5 · 23f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-8 8686B110A Tom O'Brien 7/2
21 Jun 21+31d Southwell Join Southwell Golf Club Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Class 5 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran 2/9 4¼ 11-0 85133A113B Robert Dunne 13/2
21 May 21+18d Worcester Follow MansionBet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 32 11-2 ——91C Robert Dunne 40/1
03 May 21+29d Warwick racingtv.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 5/8 30 11-4 —116C92C Robert Dunne 66/1
04 Apr 21+29d Market Rasen MansionBet Morethanthenational Bet 10 Get 20 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 8 ran 8/8 hd 11-4 —55C96C Robert Dunne 22/1
06 Mar 21 Newbury Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 17 11-2 —99C94C Sean Bowen 11/1

Quick answers

How many races has Head On (IRE) won?
Head On (IRE) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 6 times in total (31.6% of starts).
Who trained Head On (IRE)?
Head On (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 26 June 2024.
Who is Head On (IRE)'s sire?
Head On (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Miss Baloo (IRE), whose sire is Brian Boru.
What going does Head On (IRE) prefer?
Head On (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 11 starts (27.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Head On (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 26 June 2024. The highest on record is 109.
What is Head On (IRE)'s sire's record?
Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Head On (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Miss Baloo (IRE), Head On (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kingoftheswingerz (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Kingoftheswingerz (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2021. 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.