Hook Head (IRE)
Hook Head (IRE) is 2 from 14. Hasn't won since Jun 2021. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).
- 2–14Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 2 (14.3%)Placed
- +4.50£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.79Fair A/E n=14 · 1.51 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 118
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 118A | 99 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 107C | 66.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 114C | 77 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 121C | 75 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 118A | 112.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 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 12.1% of 5,479 runs since Jan 2008 (556 horses).
Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 676 | 87 | 12.9% | +0.8 | — |
| Good | 1,216 | 148 | 12.2% | +0.1 | 2 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 572 | 76 | 13.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,010 | 97 | 9.6% | −2.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 319 | 37 | 11.6% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,671 | 217 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,097 | 126 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,483 | 173 | 11.7% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,864 | 242 | 13% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 673 | 88 | 13.1% | +1 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 211 | 19 | 9% | −3.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −9.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −12.1 | — |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Puncher Clynch (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 7f–3m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Puncher Clynch (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puncher Clynch (IRE) | 8 | 4 | 1m–1m2½f | Group 3 |
| Improvisation (IRE) | 5 | 3 | 1m2f–2m | Class 4 |
| Ebtihaal (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 1m | Class 3 |
| Jellicle Ball (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Dawn Trouper (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Gan Teorainn (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Green Asset (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 3m | Class 5 |
| Calibration (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Aquilla (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 2 | 29% | +11.50 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 2 | 22% | +9.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 9 | 2 | 22% | +9.50 |
| Luke McAteer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Willie Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.50 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 21+14d | Killarney | Killarney Racegoers Club Apprentice Handicap | 9/13 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 73 | 104C | 71A | Luke McAteer | 5/1 |
| 05 Aug 21+28d | Leopardstown | Ryan's Cleaning Handicap | 6/15 | 3¾ | 9-10 | 74 | 61C | 73A | Kevin Manning | 10/1 |
| 08 Jul 21+12d | Leopardstown | Green Room Handicap | 6/7 | shd | 8-8 | 75 | 70A | 67A | Kevin Manning | 16/1 |
| 26 Jun 21+8d | Curragh | Dubai Duty Free Irish European Breeders Fund Handicap | 9/13 | ¾ | 8-8 | 75 | 94C | 73A | Rory Cleary | 25/1 |
| 18 Jun 21+8d | Limerick | Shanagolden Handicap (50-85) | 8/9 | 4¼ | 9-9 | 75 | 118A | 68A | Kevin Manning | 13/2 |
| 10 Jun 21+7d | Leopardstown | Sandymount Handicap (45-70) | 1/16 | 10-1 | 69 | 99C | 89A | Kevin Manning | 9/1 | |
| 03 Jun 21+11d | Leopardstown | RACE Academy Apprentice Handicap (50-85) | 6/9 | nse | 8-13 | 69 | 77A | 66A | Willie Byrne | 5/1 |
| 23 May 21+12d | Curragh | Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap | 11/16 | 6½ | 8-8 | 69 | 36C | 64C | Rory Cleary | 16/1 |
| 11 May 21+16d | Killarney | Celtic Steps Supports Frontline Workers Handicap (50-80) | 5/15 | nk | 9-2 | 69 | 107C | 70A | Luke McAteer | 17/2 |
| 25 Apr 21+30d | Navan | Donaghmore Handicap (Div 2) | 1/13 | 9-4 | 65 | 114C | 77A | Kevin Manning | 15/2 | |
| 26 Mar 21+162d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Hotel Dundalk Handicap | 7/13 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 66 | 75B | 66A | Kevin Manning | 20/1 |
| 15 Oct 20+31d | Curragh | Equilux Costs Less Than 2 A Week Maiden | 12/17 | nk | 9-7 | — | 39C | 56C | Kevin Manning | 40/1 |
| 14 Sep 20+83d | Tipperary | Racing Again October 3rd & 4th Maiden | 10/14 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 121C | 67A | Kevin Manning | 25/1 |
| 23 Jun 20 | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 6/8 | 4½ | 9-7 | — | 72A | 61A | Kevin Manning | 9/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hook Head (IRE) won?
- Hook Head (IRE) won 2 of 14 archived starts between 2020 and 2021, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Hook Head (IRE)?
- Hook Head (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 19 August 2021.
- Who is Hook Head (IRE)'s sire?
- Hook Head (IRE) is by Fastnet Rock (AUS) out of Dance Troupe (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What going does Hook Head (IRE) prefer?
- Hook Head (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Hook Head (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 19 August 2021. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Hook Head (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fastnet Rock (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 5,479 runs since Jan 2008 (556 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 9% from 211.
- Who are Hook Head (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dance Troupe (GB), Hook Head (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Puncher Clynch (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Puncher Clynch (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–3m. As at Oct 2026.