Horse profile
Hey Babbs (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Wilde Ruby (IRE) (Oscar)
16 runs · 10 courses · from Mar 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Wexford
Ran 40 days ago
Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile
Hey Babbs is a mare who has won one of 16 starts on turf. The win came in the WTW Willis Ladies Handicap Hurdle at Wexford in Jul 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good ground off an official rating of 93. She has recorded three places from her other runs. Her last run was at Galway in Sep 2026 where she was held off an official rating of 93.
Based on 16 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Wins on good or faster
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.37Fair A/E n=16 · 1.07 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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.
Official rating93↓ 6lb off peak
93
92–99
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 115
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 115B | 91 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 102A | 84 | 3 · 102 / 84 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 115B | 86 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 107C | 103.5 | 1 · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,286 | 310 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 1,282 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,338 | 333 | 14.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Wilde Ruby (IRE) (Oscar)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Optimise Prime (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Optimise Prime (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimise Prime (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 2m3½f | Class 3 |
| Diamond White (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick M O'Brien | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Miss C O O'Brien | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alix Balfe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J P Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 1 | 8% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 26+142d | Galway (IRE) | WTW Willis Handicap Hurdle (Div II) Held up towards the back - improved into 6th after the 7th - dropped away 4 out and fell after blundering | F/19 | — | 11-2 | 93 | — | — | Eoghan Finegan | 16/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+32d | Bellewstown | Pat & Eddie Smith Memorial (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made progress from 3 out - urged into 4th before the following fence - up to 3rd two out - unable to threaten the leaders and held on for third | 3/15 | nk | 10-8 | 92 | 80B | 116A | Miss C O O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 17 Mar 26+12d | Down Royal | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series At Punchestown Festival 2026 Qualifier Novice Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - drifted right at the 2nd and clipped another runner then unbalanced briefly at the 5th - lost ground from 4 out and trailed home well held | 15/19 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 95 | 84C | 81C | Alix Balfe | 33/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+75d | Thurles | Duggan Veterinary Supplies Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - fumbled the opening obstacle - drifted away from the pack - lost more ground by the 6th before being pulled up | PU/15 | — | 10-7 | 96 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 22/1 |
| 20 Dec 25+46d | Thurles | Billy Harney Memorial Irish EBF Boreen Belle Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) Held up towards the back - improved into 6th before a small blunder 2 out - stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 5/9 | 14 | 10-11 | 96 | 102A | 99A | Patrick M O'Brien | 150/1 |
| 04 Nov 25+19d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Jackpot Jingle At Fairyhouse 13th December Handicap Hurdle Settled with leaders early - faded to last passing 5th and lost more ground - unable to make headway - eased off the pace and pulled up before 3 out | PU/13 | — | 10-9 | 98 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 28/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+50d | Thurles | Premier County Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled in the pack - driven towards the back after the 7th - lost touch and was pulled up before 2 out | PU/18 | — | 11-7 | 98 | — | — | Patrick M O'Brien | 18/1 |
| 27 Aug 25+21d | Bellewstown | Bective Stud Tea Rooms & Apartments Mullacurry Cup Handicap Hurdle Settled midpack early - dropped towards back after 6th needing encouragement - made no headway when asked 3 out - stopped finishing well held | 11/13 | ¾ | 10-0 | 99 | 67C | 90C | Sean O'Keeffe | 22/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+13d | Wexford | Fleadh Cheoil Wexford Handicap Hurdle Settled off the pace early - still towards the back at halfway and pushed along into 9th approaching the straight - unable to make headway and beaten before 2 out | 6/14 | 4¼ | 10-10 | 99 | 115B | 95A | Patrick M O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 24 Jul 25+25d | Wexford | WTW Willis Ladies Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - 6th at halfway - moved into 5th two out - pushed up to challenge in 2nd last - hit the front close home to win | 1/8 | 10-10 | 93 | 94A | 108A | Miss C O O'Brien | 8/1 | |
| 29 Jun 25+19d | Uttoxeter | Never Ordinary At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy early - hampered when moved into third after a rival came down 3 out - lost touch approaching 2 out then dropped away after the last | 3/5 | 5 | 10-4 | — | 91C | 92B | Patrick M O'Brien | 25/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+25d | Sligo | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat close to the front pack early - 6th and wide at halfway - driven with no response turning in and unable to find more inside the final furlong | 9/15 | 8 | 11-4 | — | 71B | 93A | Patrick M O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 16 May 25+26d | Kilbeggan | Watch Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle Settled with the pack early - small error at the opening fence - faded to 7th four out - rallied and made headway after two out but couldn't reach the front two in 4th before the last - stayed on to snatch third right at the line | 3/11 | 5 | 10-12 | — | 105B | 110A | Patrick M O'Brien | 15/2 |
| 20 Apr 25+10d | Fairyhouse | Ryan's Cleaning Maiden Hurdle Settled around midpack - dropped back approaching 2 out after an awkward leap there - shaped up late finishing 9th | 9/22 | 2¾ | 11-5 | — | 56B | 99A | P J O'Hanlon | 150/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+24d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race Sent clear early - quickly overtaken but stayed handy - sixth at halfway - dropped away with 4f left and had nothing more to offer late - well held in 10th | 10/14 | 4¾ | 11-4 | — | 86B | 88A | Mr J P Sutton | 80/1 |
| 17 Mar 25 | Wexford | Wexfordraces.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled around midfield early - 6th at halfway then driven with no headway approaching 4f out - held no more in the straight to finish well beaten | 7/11 | 1¾ | 11-0 | — | 107C | 91C | Patrick M O'Brien | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hey Babbs (IRE) won?
- Hey Babbs (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trains Hey Babbs (IRE)?
- Hey Babbs (IRE) is trained by Dermot A McLoughlin, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 September 2026.
- Who is Hey Babbs (IRE)'s sire?
- Hey Babbs (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Wilde Ruby (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Hey Babbs (IRE) prefer?
- Hey Babbs (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hey Babbs (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 7 September 2026. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Hey Babbs (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Hey Babbs (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Wilde Ruby (IRE), Hey Babbs (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Optimise Prime (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Optimise Prime (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.