How many races has Hometown Boy won?

Hometown Boy (IRE) won 5 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 38.5%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).

Who trained Hometown Boy?

Hometown Boy (IRE) was trained by Stuart Edmunds on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 27 September 2024.

Who is Hometown Boy's sire?

Hometown Boy (IRE) is by Curtain Time (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.

What going does Hometown Boy prefer?

Hometown Boy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Hometown Boy's official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 27 September 2024. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Hometown Boy's siblings?

Out of Mercy Mission (GB), Hometown Boy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Walkinthewoods (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Walkinthewoods (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Hometown Boy (IRE)

9yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2024) · Last trainer Stuart Edmunds · Last owner The Garratt Family

by Curtain Time (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB) (Karinga Bay)

13 runs · 9 courses · from Oct 2019

As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 27 Sep 2024 — 760 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Sep 2024 · 1st of 5 Won last time out 5 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 142

KTB Profile

Hometown Boy won five of 13 starts on turf, including four of eight over 2m5f – 3m. His biggest success came in the Grade 3 EFT Systems Handicap Hurdle at Aintree in Apr 2021 off a mark of 137. He also won twice at Worcester, most recently in the Bob Love King Of The Dirt Novices' Chase on soft ground in Sep 2024 when last raced off his career-high mark of 142. Aged 9 at his last run in Sep 2024.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run since Sep 2024 · updated 28 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR at career high

5–13Wins / Runs
38.5%Strike rate
7 (53.8%)Placed
+15.87£1 level staken=13 at SP
2.47Fair A/E n=13 · 2.15 incl. margin
142Highest OR
152dAvg between runs

Official rating142At career-high mark

142 114–142

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 122 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Aintree, 10 Apr 2021

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 11 figures · best 171^C · median 119

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	5	171^C	142	—
Soft	3	146^A	103	—
Good	3	117^A	114	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	6	146^A	116.5	—
2m1f – 2m4f	4	171^C	156	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

Of 13 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 143^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Worcester, 27 Sep 2024 Official rating 142 at the last run, 27 Sep 2024

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 12 figures · best 148^A · median 138

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	6	148^A	138.5	—
Soft	3	143^B	121	—
Good	3	142^B	138	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m	7	148^A	141	—
2m1f – 2m4f	4	139^A	134.5	—
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Curtain Time (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 494 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Good to Firm	11	2	18.2%	+8.5	—
Good	138	16	11.6%	+1.9	2 from 3
Good to Soft	96	10	10.4%	+0.7	2 from 6
Soft	166	13	7.8%	−1.9	1 from 3
Heavy	83	7	8.4%	−1.3	0 from 1

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
1m5f – 2m	120	11	9.2%	−0.5	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	156	13	8.3%	−1.4	1 from 4
2m5f – 3m	162	14	8.6%	−1.1	4 from 8
Over 3m	56	10	17.9%	+8.2	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Mercy Mission (GB) (Karinga Bay)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Walkinthewoods (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 2m–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Walkinthewoods (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Walkinthewoods (IRE)	41	3	2m–2m4f	Class 5
Twistedfirestarter (IRE)	11	0	—	—
Yorsexyanduknowit (IRE)	4	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	6	2	33%	+3.62
Soft	3	1	33%	+0.50
Good	3	2	67%	+12.75
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 3	7	3	43%	+12.25
Class 4	3	1	33%	−0.38
Class 1	2	1	50%	+5.00
Class 5	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Worcester	2	2	100%	+5.25
Kempton	2	1	50%	+10.00
Market Rasen	2	1	50%	+0.62
Warwick	2	0	0%	−2.00
Bangor-on-Dee	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newbury	1	0	0%	−1.00
Carlisle	1	0	0%	−1.00
Aintree	1	1	100%	+6.00
Ludlow	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m5f – 3m	8	4	50%	+18.25
2m1f – 2m4f	4	1	25%	−1.38
1m5f – 2m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Ciaran Gethings	12	4	33%	+13.12
Charlie Hammond	1	1	100%	+2.75

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2024	4	2	50%	+3.25
2023	1	0	0%	−1.00
2021	2	2	100%	+17.00
2020	2	0	0%	−2.00
2019	4	1	25%	−1.38

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	7	3	43%	+14.62
Chase	5	2	40%	+2.25
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

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	OR	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2024 · 4 runs
27 Sep 24+93d	Worcester	Bob Love King Of The Dirt Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23f · Soft · 5 ran Went straight to front - clipped 6th and touched down unevenly 8th - urged on after another mistake 3 out - overtaken on run-in - dug deep to regain command near the line	1/5		11-8	142	103^C	143^B	Ciaran Gethings	5/2
26 Jun 24+29d	Worcester	Get Best Odds Guaranteed At planetsportbet Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23f · Good · 6 ran	1/6		11-2	133	100^A	142^B	Charlie Hammond	11/4F
28 May 24+108d	Bangor-on-Dee	Camden Stout Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 24f · Good To Soft · 5 ran	3/5	4¼	11-10	135	—	141^B	Ciaran Gethings	5/1
10 Feb 24+107d	Newbury	Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 23.5f · Heavy · 5 ran	F/5	—	11-4	135	—	—	Ciaran Gethings	11/1
2023 · 1 run
26 Oct 23+929d	Carlisle	Download The Rhino.Bet App Novices' Chase (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Soft · 7 ran	3/7	5½	11-2	138	84^A	121^B	Ciaran Gethings	14/1
2021 · 2 runs
10 Apr 21+42d	Aintree	EFT Systems Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good To Soft · 19 ran	1/19		11-0	137	122^B	148^A	Ciaran Gethings	6/1F
27 Feb 21+350d	Kempton	Close Brothers Asset Finance Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 21f · Good · 10 ran	1/10		11-3	130	114^A	138^A	Ciaran Gethings	11/1
2020 · 2 runs
14 Mar 20+39d	Kempton	European Breeders Fund Paddy Power 'National Hunt' E.B.F. Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) Class 1 · 21f · Good To Soft · 18 ran	7/18	1¾	11-7	130	119^B	129^A	Ciaran Gethings	14/1
04 Feb 20+40d	Market Rasen	Betway EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran	2/4	3¾	11-8	127	171^C	138^B	Ciaran Gethings	13/8
2019 · 4 runs
26 Dec 19+31d	Market Rasen	Paul Barratt Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran	1/10		11-12	114	170^A	139^A	Ciaran Gethings	13/8F
25 Nov 19+17d	Ludlow	British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 21f · Soft · 12 ran	3/12	17	10-12	—	146^A	115^A	Ciaran Gethings	5/2
08 Nov 19+36d	Warwick	Only 3000 RacingTV Free Trials Available Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 19f · Good To Soft · 13 ran	3/13	4	10-12	—	142^B	131^A	Ciaran Gethings	20/1
03 Oct 19	Warwick	racingtv.com Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 5 · 16f · Good · 10 ran	4/10	1¾	11-0	—	117^A	121^A	Ciaran Gethings	14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Hometown Boy won?: Hometown Boy (IRE) won 5 of 13 archived starts between 2019 and 2024, a strike rate of 38.5%. Placed 7 times in total (53.8% of starts).
Who trained Hometown Boy?: Hometown Boy (IRE) was trained by Stuart Edmunds on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 27 September 2024.
Who is Hometown Boy's sire?: Hometown Boy (IRE) is by Curtain Time (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
What going does Hometown Boy prefer?: Hometown Boy (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Hometown Boy's official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 27 September 2024. That is also the highest on record.
What is Hometown Boy's sire's record?: Curtain Time (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 494 runs since Jan 2008 (51 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Hometown Boy's siblings?: Out of Mercy Mission (GB), Hometown Boy (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Walkinthewoods (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Walkinthewoods (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

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