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Hold Onto Your Hat (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2018) · Last trainer Oliver McKiernan · Last owner Keep The Faith Syndicate
12 runs · 6 courses · from Mar 2016
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jun 2018 — 3,066 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2018 · 8th of 11 Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile

Hold Onto Your Hat (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Wexford (Mar 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 97.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating97At career-high mark
97 88–97

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 74 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Naas, 11 Feb 2017

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 9 figures · best 99C · median 63
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft574B64—
Heavy399C63—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f470C63.5—
2m5f – 3m399C40—
1m5f – 2m274B59—

Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 105C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 1 Jan 2018 Official rating 97 at the last run, 13 Jun 2018

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 111B · median 94
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft6111B95—
Heavy3105C92—
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5111B93—
2m5f – 3m3105C95—
1m5f – 2m2106A99.5—

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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

Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,323 runs since Sep 2011 (609 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm1422014.1%+4.9—
Good2,30924010.4%+1.20 from 2
Good to Soft1,1181008.9%−0.3—
Soft1,8301397.6%−1.60 from 6
Heavy899778.6%−0.60 from 4
Standard (AW)25312%+2.8—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−9.2—
1m – 1m1f1400%−9.2—
1m2f – 1m4f38410.5%+1.3—
1m5f – 2m1,8551427.7%−1.50 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f2,3022259.8%+0.60 from 6
2m5f – 3m1,77818210.2%+10 from 3
Over 3m333267.8%−1.40 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Sep 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Land Girl's Luck (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m1f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Land Girl's Luck (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Land Girl's Luck (IRE)1932m1f–2m4½fClass 4
Kap In Hand (IRE)10——
Tizme (IRE)70——
Bridge Vale (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Heavy 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 4 0 0% −4.00
Wexford 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 0 0% −6.00
2m5f – 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry Browne 9 0 0% −9.00
Mr J W Reilly 1 0 0% −1.00
Mark Enright 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 4 0 0% −4.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 6 0 0% −6.00
Hurdle 5 0 0% −5.00
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
2018 · 4 runs
13 Jun 18+7d Punchestown Bet In-play With The Ladbrokes App Beginners Chase 2m5f · Good · 11 ran 8/11 32 11-7 9714C95C Barry Browne 66/1
06 Jun 18+144d Wexford Exclusive World Cup Price Enhancements On The Brand New BoyleSports App Handicap Chase (0-109) 3m1½f · Good · 14 ran F/14 — 10-9 97—— Barry Browne 10/1
13 Jan 18+12d Punchestown Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran 5/10 1½ 10-11 9763A92B Barry Browne 9/2
01 Jan 18+32d Fairyhouse Follow Fairyhouse On Social Media Beginners Chase 2m5f · Heavy · 8 ran 6/8 ½ 11-7 —99C105C Barry Browne 40/1
2017 · 5 runs
30 Nov 17+12d Thurles Killinan Beginners Chase 2m2f · Soft · 13 ran 8/13 6 11-7 —64C97C Barry Browne 100/1
18 Nov 17+269d Punchestown Racing Post Supporting Irish Stud & Stable Staff Beginners Chase 2m4f · Soft To Heavy · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-5 ——— Mr J W Reilly 100/1
22 Feb 17+11d Punchestown Festival Hospitality From 109 Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m6f · Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 ½ 10-5 8840C86C Mark Enright 10/1
11 Feb 17+34d Naas Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 2m · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 1¾ 10-6 8874B106A Barry Browne 14/1
08 Jan 17+10d Naas I.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 25 ran 20/25 13 11-12 —44C93C Ian McCarthy 100/1
2016 · 3 runs
29 Dec 16+26d Leopardstown Guinness Maiden Hurdle 2m4f · Yielding · 13 ran 11/13 nk 11-5 —4C91C Barry Browne 66/1
03 Dec 16+261d Fairyhouse Irish Racing Year Book Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Yielding · 20 ran 13/20 6 11-5 —70C93C Barry Browne 50/1
17 Mar 16 Wexford Wexford (pro/am) Flat Race 2m4f · Soft · 6 ran 2/6 18 11-6 ——111B Barry Browne 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hold Onto Your Hat won?
Hold Onto Your Hat (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2016 and 2018. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Hold Onto Your Hat?
Hold Onto Your Hat (IRE) was trained by Oliver McKiernan on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 13 June 2018.
Who is Hold Onto Your Hat's sire?
Hold Onto Your Hat (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Isityourself (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
What is Hold Onto Your Hat's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 13 June 2018. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hold Onto Your Hat's sire's record?
Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,323 runs since Sep 2011 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.1% from 142.
Who are Hold Onto Your Hat's siblings?
Out of Isityourself (IRE), Hold Onto Your Hat (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Land Girl's Luck (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Land Girl's Luck (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from March 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.