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Hennessy (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2012) · Last trainer Ferdy Murphy · Last owner Malcolm C Denmark
by Presenting (GB) out of Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier)
25 runs · 17 courses · from Oct 2005
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 24 Mar 2012 — 5,324 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2012 5 wins · 4 courses First-time headgear LTO Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile

Hennessy (IRE) is 5 from 25, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Sandown (Apr 2009). Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 110, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak
Official rating110↓ 25lb off peak
110 110–135

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 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 15 Oct 2011 Official rating 110 at the last run, 24 Mar 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 →

Jumps 19 figures · best 131A · median 118
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Good to Soft7131A118—
Good6130C124.5—
Soft4126C105—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Over 3m7129A121—
2m5f – 3m7131A118—
1m5f – 2m3130C118—
2m1f – 2m4f2115C112—

Of 25 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 19 figures from 25 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
Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm621321%+10—
Good to Firm1,24017113.8%+2.80 from 1
Good7,02284012%+12 from 8
Good to Soft3,5033219.2%−1.82 from 11
Soft5,32754510.2%−0.81 from 4
Heavy2,7592749.9%−1.10 from 1
Standard (AW)1363324.3%+13.3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f500%−11—
1m – 1m1f400%−11—
1m2f – 1m4f6269.7%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m4,72751710.9%−0.11 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f6,69672210.8%−0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m6,53774211.4%+0.42 from 10
Over 3m2,01821010.4%−0.62 from 9

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
Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier)

7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Voler La Vedette (IRE) (13 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Voler La Vedette (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Voler La Vedette (IRE)27132m–3mGrade 1
Molineaux (IRE)3341m7½f–2m4fClass 3
Side Saddle (IRE)1412m4f—
Princess Gaia (IRE)60——
Blue Steel Boy (IRE)90——
Rapid Heartbeat (IRE)30——
Special Friend (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 11 2 18% −4.25
Good 8 2 25% +4.50
Soft 4 1 25% −1.12
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 6 1 17% +1.50
Class 3 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 5 3 60% +6.13
Class 5 2 0 0% −2.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +1.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cheltenham 7 0 0% −7.00
Aintree 2 0 0% −2.00
Uttoxeter 2 2 100% +4.75
Bangor-on-Dee 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 1 100% +6.50
Folkestone 1 1 100% +4.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 1 100% +1.88
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Chepstow 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 10 2 20% −3.87
Over 3m 9 2 22% +3.50
1m5f – 2m 4 1 25% −0.50
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Paul Moloney 5 1 20% −2.12
Noel Fehily 4 0 0% −4.00
Graham Lee 3 0 0% −3.00
A P McCoy 2 2 100% +8.75
Robert L Butler 2 0 0% −2.00
Carl Llewellyn 2 0 0% −2.00
Alain Cawley 1 0 0% −1.00
Lucy Alexander 1 0 0% −1.00
Ms K Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Danny Cook 1 0 0% −1.00
Paddy Brennan 1 1 100% +4.00
Mick Fitzgerald 1 0 0% −1.00
William Kennedy 1 1 100% +2.50

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 24 5 21% −1.87
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 2 0 0% −2.00
2011 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 4 2 50% +8.50
2008 4 0 0% −4.00
2007 5 2 40% +1.13
2006 5 0 0% −5.00
2005 1 1 100% +2.50

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 11 2 18% +1.50
Hurdle 10 2 20% −3.87
NH Flat 4 1 25% −0.50

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
24 Mar 12+72d Bangor-on-Dee Tommy Shone Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 10-1 110— Alain Cawley 50/1
12 Jan 12+34d Catterick North Yorkshire Grand National Handicap Chase (For The Denys Smith Challenge Trophy) Class 3 · 30f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-10 115— Lucy Alexander 10/1
09 Dec 11+12d Cheltenham Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase Class 2 · 30f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 3/10 20 10-0 122104A Ms K Walsh 14/1
27 Nov 11+15d Carlisle Christmas Parties At Carlisle Racecourse Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 7 ran 7/7 29 10-13 12298C Graham Lee 6/1
12 Nov 11+28d Cheltenham Rewards4Racing Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 27.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 10-0 124— Graham Lee 8/1
15 Oct 11+903d Kelso EDF-ER Fallago Rig Handicap Chase Class 3 · 25f · Good To Soft · 10 ran 5/10 4½ 11-4 130117A Graham Lee 16/1
25 Apr 09+45d Sandown Bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Class 1 · 29f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-7 132129A A P McCoy 13/2
11 Mar 09+46d Cheltenham 139th Year Of The National Hunt Chase Challenge Cup Class 2 · 32f · Good To Soft · 19 ran 5/19 5 11-11 132121A Danny Cook 33/1
24 Jan 09+22d Cheltenham Timeform Novices' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 21f · Heavy · 10 ran 6/10 shd 11-12 134118C Noel Fehily 13/2
02 Jan 09+272d Folkestone S G Fencing Tel: 01303 862517 Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good · 8 ran 1/8 11-0 134125B Paddy Brennan 4/1
05 Apr 08+23d Aintree John Smith's Extra Cold Handicap Hurdle () Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 22 ran 12/22 11 11-4 135112C Noel Fehily 16/1
13 Mar 08+47d Cheltenham Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Class 1 · 24f · Good To Soft · 24 ran F/24 — 10-11 135— Noel Fehily 33/1
26 Jan 08+25d Doncaster Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 8 ran 4/8 4 11-10 135124A Noel Fehily 5/4F
01 Jan 08+18d Cheltenham Unicoin Homes Handicap Hurdle Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 2/9 3 10-9 130131A Paul Moloney 12/1
14 Dec 07+10d Cheltenham Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 2 · 24f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 nk 9-11 121116C Robert L Butler 9/1
04 Dec 07+10d Hereford wyevalleygroup.com Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 12 ran 2/12 4 11-0 —127C Paul Moloney 10/3
24 Nov 07+44d Ascot HBG Novices' Chase Class 3 · 24f · Good · 2 ran UR/2 — 11-2 —— Mick Fitzgerald 9/4
11 Oct 07+151d Lingfield Freephone William Hill On 0800 44 44 40 Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 23f · Soft · 12 ran 1/12 11-4 121126C Paul Moloney 15/8F
13 May 07+163d Uttoxeter Beech's Garage 'NH' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 24f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 1/15 10-13 —111C A P McCoy 9/4F
01 Dec 06+30d Exeter E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class 4 · 17f · Soft · 18 ran 5/18 11 10-12 —109C Paul Moloney 5/1
01 Nov 06+207d Chepstow Kier Western Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 10 ran F/10 — 11-0 —— Paul Moloney 4/6F
08 Apr 06+63d Aintree John Smith's NH Flat Race (Grade 2) Class 1 · 17f · Good To Soft · 22 ran 9/22 7 11-4 —115C Carl Llewellyn 50/1
04 Feb 06+26d Wetherby Phantom European Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 hd 11-6 —101C Robert L Butler 4/5F
09 Jan 06+73d Taunton Taunton Racecourse Website Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16.5f · Good · 13 ran 2/13 nk 11-12 —130C Carl Llewellyn 4/1
28 Oct 05 Uttoxeter Moorlands Syndicate NH Flat Race Class 6 · 16f · Good To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 10-8 —118C William Kennedy 5/2

Quick answers

How many races has Hennessy (IRE) won?
Hennessy (IRE) won 5 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2012, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
Who trained Hennessy (IRE)?
Hennessy (IRE) was trained by Ferdy Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 24 March 2012.
Who is Hennessy (IRE)'s sire?
Hennessy (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Steel Grey Lady (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
What going does Hennessy (IRE) prefer?
Hennessy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hennessy (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 24 March 2012. The highest on record is 135.
What is Hennessy (IRE)'s sire's record?
Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,049 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are Hennessy (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Steel Grey Lady (IRE), Hennessy (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Voler La Vedette (IRE) (13). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Voler La Vedette (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2005. 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.