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Horse profile

Houlihans Free (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2007) · Last trainer Miss J Paddock · Last owner Ian N Beale
by Gothland (FR) out of Yawa Prince (IRE) (Yawa)
7 runs · 4 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Apr 2007 — 7,153 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2007 · 4th of 11 Won at Worcester New yard
KTB Profile

Houlihans Free (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2005.

Based on 7 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 6

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 88C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Exeter, 18 Apr 2006

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 5 figures · best 132C · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Firm3132C87—
Firm1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m3132C87—
2m1f – 2m4f288C79—

Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 7 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
Gothland (FR)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 254 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−6.30 from 2
Good to Firm4224.8%−1.51 from 3
Good9566.3%00 from 2
Good to Soft30310%+3.7—
Soft5235.8%−0.5—
Heavy3026.7%+0.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m6258.1%+1.81 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f10876.5%+0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m6934.3%−2—
Over 3m1516.7%+0.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Yawa Prince (IRE) (Yawa)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 3 1 33% +1.33
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 6 2 1 50% +2.33
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Worcester 3 1 33% +1.33
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 1 0 0% −1.00
Exeter 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 1 20% −0.67
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Christian Williams 4 0 0% −4.00
R Walsh 2 1 50% +2.33
Mr M Wall 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −1.67
None 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 1 0 0% −1.00
2006 3 0 0% −3.00
2005 3 1 33% +1.33

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 1 50% +2.33

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 KTB Jockey SP
2007 · 1 run
05 Apr 07+346d Ludlow Abberley Hall Old Boys Association Hunters' Chase Class 5 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 27 11-3 70C Mr M Wall 22/1
2006 · 3 runs
24 Apr 06+6d Taunton Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m · Firm · 6 ran PU/6 — 11-1 — Christian Williams 13/2
18 Apr 06+55d Exeter Elite Racing Club Beginners' Chase Class 4 · 2m3f · Firm · 9 ran 3/9 15 11-2 88C Christian Williams 9/1
22 Feb 06+217d Ludlow J.D. & Sue Anniversary 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Good · 11 ran 4/11 21 11-2 81C Christian Williams 20/1
2005 · 3 runs
20 Jul 05+21d Worcester Franchise Your Business With Horwath Franchising Novices' Class 4 · 2m · Good To Firm · 12 ran 8/12 ¾ 10-12 87C Christian Williams 10/1
29 Jun 05+7d Worcester Cannons Health Club Standard Open NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 12 ran 3/12 8 11-11 — R Walsh 9/4J
22 Jun 05 Worcester Cannons Health Club Maiden Open NH Flat Race (Div 2) Class 6 · 2m · Good To Firm · 11 ran 1/11 11-4 132C R Walsh 10/3

Quick answers

How many races has Houlihans Free won?
Houlihans Free (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained Houlihans Free?
Houlihans Free (IRE) was trained by Miss J Paddock on the most recent run on record, at Ludlow on 5 April 2007.
Who is Houlihans Free's sire?
Houlihans Free (IRE) is by Gothland (FR) out of Yawa Prince (IRE), whose sire is Yawa.
What going does Houlihans Free prefer?
Houlihans Free (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Houlihans Free's sire's record?
Gothland (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 254 runs since Jan 2008 (32 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.