Horse profile
Hezahunk (IRE)
by Fast Company (IRE) out of Temecula (IRE) (High Chaparral)
49 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Dundalk (AW)
Off 260 days · 9th of 12
Last raced off OR 32
KTB Profile
Hezahunk is a gelding who has won two of 49 starts, both at Dundalk over 6f to 7f on standard going. He won a claiming maiden there in Sep 2024 off an official rating of 47 and a handicap in Apr 2025 off 40. Typically held up, he finished 9 of 12 at Dundalk in Jan 2026 when last raced off an official rating of 32, 39lb below his highest ever mark of 71. He is 0 from 8 on turf.
Based on 49 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
OR ↓ 39lb off peak
- 2–49Wins / Runs
- 4.1%Strike rate
- 9 (18.4%)Placed
- +8.50£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.61Fair A/E n=49 · 0.50 incl. margin
- 71Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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 rating32↓ 39lb off peak
32
32–71
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 80
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 106B | 79 | 6 · 80 / 73.5 |
| Good | 5 | 85C | 64 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 99A | 93 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 36 | 106B | 77.5 | 4 · 77 / 70 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 93A | 79.5 | 2 · 80 / 78.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 91B | 86 | — |
Of 49 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 48 figures from 49 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 7 (64%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 4 (36%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 7,589 runs since Jan 2008 (492 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 12.7% from 557. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +3.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 944 | 73 | 7.7% | −1.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,656 | 154 | 9.3% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 936 | 90 | 9.6% | +0.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,388 | 165 | 11.9% | +2.5 | — |
| Heavy | 557 | 71 | 12.7% | +3.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,083 | 155 | 7.4% | −2 | 2 from 41 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 684 | 67 | 9.8% | +0.4 | 0 from 10 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,773 | 232 | 8.4% | −1 | 2 from 37 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,691 | 153 | 9% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,216 | 137 | 11.3% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 776 | 75 | 9.7% | +0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 327 | 32 | 9.8% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 109 | 14 | 12.8% | +3.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −1.7 | — |
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
Temecula (IRE) (High Chaparral)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mecklenburg (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Fresh Arugula (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Tempestua (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 41 | 2 | 5% | +16.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 33 | 2 | 6% | +24.50 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 37 | 2 | 5% | +20.50 |
| Under 6f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick McGettigan | 9 | 1 | 11% | +42.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Cian MacRedmond | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visor | 19 | 1 | 5% | −12.50 |
| None | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | +41.00 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 7% | +37.00 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1 | 5% | −13.50 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2021 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 26+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race Sent forward keenly - matched up after 2 1/2f - just ahead at halfway before pegged back 3f out - pressed for effort and overtaken inside final 2f - unable to find more - finished ninth | 9/12 | 2 | 9-4 | 32 | 70A | 53A | J M Sheridan | 80/1 |
| 23 Jan 26+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the pace early - dropped into the pack soon after - pushed along but couldn't find extra 2f out - finished well held in 9th | 9/14 | shd | 8-12 | 40 | 80B | 49A | Chris Hayes | 40/1 |
| 17 Dec 25+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Sat close behind pace - 4th at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out but flattened out inside final furlong | 7/12 | nse | 8-3 | 40 | 77A | 50A | Patrick McGettigan | 20/1 |
| 12 Dec 25+44d | Dundalk (AW) | Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (0-60) Went straight to the front - pushed along with 2f left then lost the advantage at the furlong and a half marker - dropped away to finish tenth | 10/12 | 3¼ | 8-3 | 40 | 70A | 34A | Patrick McGettigan | 28/1 |
| 29 Oct 25+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along entering the straight - dropped away before the line - finished 10th | 10/13 | ½ | 8-10 | 40 | 69B | 48A | Robert Whearty | 50/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Russell Williamson Cauchemar Handicap (0-60) Went to the front early - lost the advantage entering the straight and pressed into the final furlong - faded to finish 9th | 9/14 | hd | 8-5 | 40 | 77B | 51A | Rory Mulligan | 33/1 |
| 14 Oct 25+116d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - driven approaching 2f out with nothing left to give - dropped away inside final furlong | 9/14 | 1¼ | 8-3 | 40 | 79B | 45A | Patrick McGettigan | 33/1 |
| 20 Jun 25+14d | Down Royal | Laura Nicholas Memorial Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - asked for effort with 2f left but made no headway near the rail - held no more finishing well held in 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 8-4 | 41 | 62C | 36A | Patrick McGettigan | 14/1 |
| 06 Jun 25+20d | Fairyhouse | Dino Day 9th July Handicap (0-60) Held up handy early - sixth at halfway then dropped back approaching 2f out - unable to close final furlong | 9/18 | 1 | 8-5 | 42 | 64C | 51A | Patrick McGettigan | 16/1 |
| 17 May 25+13d | Navan | Flower Hill Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Sat close to the front early - shifted wide and pushed along in the pack around 2½f out - stayed on at one level to the line finishing 8th | 8/19 | shd | 9-1 | 45 | 64C | 66A | Wayne Hassett | 6/1 |
| 04 May 25+23d | Sligo | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (0-60) Settled just behind the pace in 2nd - slipped back to 4th and urged forward from 2f out - found renewed energy under pressure inside the final furlong to reach 2nd before edging back to finish 3rd | 3/14 | hd | 8-8 | 44 | 75C | 63A | Patrick McGettigan | 7/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (0-60) Sat behind pace and 3rd at halfway - pushed along 2f out to hit the front early in the last furlong - unable to assert and edged back to finish 3rd | 3/9 | ½ | 8-7 | 44 | 99A | 62A | Patrick McGettigan | 11/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+21d | Dundalk (AW) | DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) Set pace from the break - urged forward early in the straight and asked for more a furlong out - drifted right but stayed on strongly to the line | 1/7 | 8-7 | 40 | 88A | 60A | Patrick McGettigan | 50/1 | |
| 14 Mar 25+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy St Patrick's Weekend Handicap (47-65) Shared front spot early - dropped to midfield turning in and driven with no headway 2f out - unable to find more inside final furlong finishing ninth | 9/10 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 47 | 80A | 42A | Patrick McGettigan | 50/1 |
| 12 Feb 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) Settled around midfield - pushed along and slipped towards the back inside the final 2f - unable to find more late - finished well held | 13/13 | 4¼ | 8-12 | 47 | 75B | 33A | J M Sheridan | 66/1 |
| 29 Jan 25+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram At dundalk_stadium Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with no headway made 2f out - well held at the finish | 11/14 | 1½ | 8-0 | 47 | 78B | 45A | Rory Mulligan | 33/1 |
| 18 Dec 24+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held a central spot near the rail early - pushed along in 8th with 2f left then up to 6th inside the final furlong - unable to threaten late finishing 6th | 6/14 | 2¼ | 8-6 | 47 | 79B | 55A | Julian Pietropaolo | 14/1 |
| 13 Dec 24+9d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap (47-65) Held up at the back - urged into contention 2f out then drifted right approaching the furlong marker - shifted course inside final stretch and finished strongly for 6th | 6/14 | nk | 8-5 | 47 | 84B | 55A | Julian Pietropaolo | 25/1 |
| 04 Dec 24+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left then dropped away to finish 12th | 12/14 | ½ | 8-6 | 47 | 79B | 45A | Keithen Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 29 Nov 24+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-65) Held a midfield spot at halfway - roused with two furlongs remaining and up to 5th with a furlong to run - driven and stayed on strongly to snatch second close home | 2/12 | 1½ | 8-12 | 47 | 93A | 72A | Jamie Powell | 25/1 |
| 06 Nov 24+12d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Claiming Race Slow to begin - settled towards the back on the rail - pushed along in 7th two out then faded late | 9/10 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 47 | 75A | 49A | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| 25 Oct 24+21d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap (47-65) Settled in the pack - pushed along with two furlongs left - 7th a furlong out and unable to close - finished 8th beaten 3.5 lengths | 8/14 | nk | 9-0 | 48 | 75B | 59A | Ronan Whelan | 15/2 |
| 04 Oct 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap (47-65) Settled in the pack early - urged forward to move into contention approaching 2f out and up to 3rd with a furlong left - stayed on at same rate to finish third | 3/12 | nk | 8-11 | 48 | 72A | 70A | Adam Caffrey | 5/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Claiming Maiden Settled midpack early - asked for effort with over two furlongs left - squeezed for space a furlong out - found a gap and made rapid progress inside the final furlong - kept responding to get up right on the line | 1/9 | 8-9 | 47 | 76A | 68A | Adam Caffrey | 11/2 | |
| 16 Sep 24+5d | Laytown (AW) | Pride Of Place Maiden Held up towards the back - pushed along wide with no headway 2f out - stayed on same speed to finish seventh | 7/10 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 48 | — | 58A | Adam Caffrey | 11/2 |
| 11 Sep 24+4d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled midfield - pushed along with no headway 2f out - stayed on same gear to finish 9th | 9/16 | 1 | 8-11 | 49 | 87C | 61A | Adam Caffrey | 15/2 |
| 07 Sep 24+139d | Navan | Simonstown Handicap Held share of front spot early - driven approaching 2f out then overtaken inside final furlong - couldn't quicken again in the closing stages - held on for fourth | 4/15 | ¾ | 8-6 | 49 | 85C | 69A | Cian MacRedmond | 50/1 |
| 21 Apr 24+30d | Curragh | Business Plus Handicap (47-65) | 21/27 | ½ | 9-3 | 52 | 46C | 47A | Ronan Whelan | 11/1 |
| 22 Mar 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Sky Bet Request A Bet Handicap (47-65) | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 52 | 73A | 66A | Ronan Whelan | 9/2 |
| 15 Mar 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy St Patrick's Weekend Handicap (47-65) | 2/14 | ¾ | 9-6 | 52 | 93B | 80A | Colin Keane | 11/2 |
| 01 Mar 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race | 2/11 | nse | 9-5 | 52 | 91A | 75A | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| 16 Feb 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap | 8/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 54 | 83A | 56A | Rory Cleary | 33/1 |
| 02 Feb 24+2d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Claiming Race | 11/14 | ½ | 9-1 | 56 | 58B | 48A | Cian MacRedmond | 33/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Floodlit Friday Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 7/14 | 1 | 9-2 | 56 | 92B | 64A | Adam Caffrey | 11/1 |
| 16 Jan 24+4d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/14 | ¾ | 9-3 | 58 | 87B | 67A | Calum Hogan | 25/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Join Us On Instagram at dundalk_stadium Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 8/13 | nse | 9-4 | 58 | 91B | 64A | Cian MacRedmond | 12/1 |
| 13 Dec 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 12/14 | 1½ | 9-3 | 59 | 74B | 55A | Hugh Horgan | 14/1 |
| 06 Dec 23+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Claiming Race | 9/14 | 1 | 9-10 | 56 | 85B | 69A | Jack Kearney | 12/1 |
| 01 Dec 23+57d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-75) | 5/11 | 2¼ | 8-9 | 58 | 89A | 65A | Adam Caffrey | 9/1 |
| 05 Oct 23+29d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap | 7/10 | ¾ | 9-8 | 59 | 82A | 66A | Ben Curtis | 4/1 |
| 06 Sep 23+22d | Southwell (AW) | St Leger Form Study On attheraces.com Handicap | 6/13 | 1 | 9-9 | 60 | 79B | 73A | Ben Curtis | 7/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+21d | Newcastle (AW) | At The Races App Form Study Handicap | 2/13 | 1 | 9-11 | 59 | 106B | 80A | Ben Curtis | 5/1 |
| 25 Jul 23+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap (Div 1) | 5/10 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 60 | 95A | 76A | Ray Dawson | 5/2F |
| 09 Jul 23+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Happy Birthday Linda Handicap | 4/12 | ½ | 9-12 | 61 | 81A | 86A | Rossa Ryan | 10/1 |
| 13 Jun 23+392d | Southwell (AW) | Heggs Family Handicap (Div 1) | 7/14 | nk | 9-2 | 63 | 81B | 70A | Ray Dawson | 50/1 |
| 17 May 22+24d | Wolverhampton (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 8/8 | 25 | 9-4 | 71 | -8C | 31C | Alistair Rawlinson | 11/1 |
| 23 Apr 22+197d | Doncaster | Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 1½ | 9-1 | — | 99A | 56A | Alistair Rawlinson | 18/1 |
| 08 Oct 21+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 72B | 69A | Ronan Whelan | 18/1 |
| 17 Sep 21 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 6/9 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 66A | 60A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hezahunk (IRE) won?
- Hezahunk (IRE) won 2 of 49 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 4.1%. Placed 9 times in total (18.4% of starts).
- Who trains Hezahunk (IRE)?
- Hezahunk (IRE) is trained by Patrick J McKenna, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 January 2026.
- Who is Hezahunk (IRE)'s sire?
- Hezahunk (IRE) is by Fast Company (IRE) out of Temecula (IRE), whose sire is High Chaparral.
- What going does Hezahunk (IRE) prefer?
- Hezahunk (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 41 starts (4.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hezahunk (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 32, from the run on 30 January 2026. The highest on record is 71.
- What is Hezahunk (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fast Company (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 7,589 runs since Jan 2008 (492 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 12.7% from 557. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 109.
- Who are Hezahunk (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Temecula (IRE), Hezahunk (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mecklenburg (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.