Holding Hands (IRE)
Holding Hands (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 40Highest OR
- 115dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 23 | 10.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Good | 800 | 60 | 7.5% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 459 | 40 | 8.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,001 | 70 | 7% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 786 | 54 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 954 | 81 | 8.5% | +1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,144 | 80 | 7% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 954 | 72 | 7.5% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 197 | 12 | 6.1% | −1.4 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Islandmagee (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m1f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Islandmagee (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islandmagee (IRE) | 22 | 3 | 2m–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Dodder Walk (IRE) | 26 | 3 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Shady Pines (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Denanto (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Hard Shoulder (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Lismeenan (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| McCracken (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 7 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amy Kathleen Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G J Lawlor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christopher Geoghegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hurdle | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 06+312d | Southwell (AW) | Turf Racing On 3rd April Banded Stakes | 9/9 | 30 | 8-9 | 40 | 37C | Daniel Tudhope | 16/1 |
| 20 May 05+13d | Downpatrick | Heart Of Down Apprentice Maiden | 7/10 | 11 | 8-7 | 36 | — | Amy Kathleen Parsons | 25/1 |
| 07 May 05+21d | Kilbeggan | Sponsor A Race At Kilbeggan Maiden Hurdle | UR/16 | — | 10-2 | — | — | G J Lawlor | 25/1 |
| 16 Apr 05 | Navan | Celebrity Personality At Navan Races Maiden | 23/23 | 14 | 9-1 | — | 49C | Christopher Geoghegan | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Holding Hands (IRE) won?
- Holding Hands (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2005 and 2006.
- Who trained Holding Hands (IRE)?
- Holding Hands (IRE) was trained by Patrick Morris on the most recent run on record, at Southwell (AW) on 28 March 2006.
- Who is Holding Hands (IRE)'s sire?
- Holding Hands (IRE) is by Turtle Island (IRE) out of Sakanda (IRE), whose sire is Vayrann.
- What is Holding Hands (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 28 March 2006. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Holding Hands (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Turtle Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
- Who are Holding Hands (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sakanda (IRE), Holding Hands (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Islandmagee (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Islandmagee (IRE)). The wins came over 1m1f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.