Houston Texas (IRE)
Houston Texas won five of 19 starts over jumps all on turf. Four of those wins came at Carlisle and one at Hexham, all in handicaps on soft or heavy ground over 2m5f to 3m. He gained his highest-rated success in the Cumberland Handicap Chase at Carlisle in Nov 2023 off an official rating of 119. His last run, at Perth in Apr 2024, saw him finish fifth of nine off 122.
- 5–19Wins / Runs
- 26.3%Strike rate
- 5 (26.3%)Placed
- +3.88£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 2.07Fair A/E n=19 · 1.82 incl. margin
- 126Highest OR
- 40dBetween runs (median)longest 244 d
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 114
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 113C | 107 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 114A | 99.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 139A | 99.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 139A | 105.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 113C | 93.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (5) · did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 19 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 10.5% of 7,493 runs since Mar 2011 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 2,075 | 240 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,140 | 111 | 9.7% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,712 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 4 from 9 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,812 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,553 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 647 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 2 from 11 |
| Over 3m | 136 | 22 | 16.2% | +5.7 | 3 from 6 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2011 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queshi Bridge (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Guns For Hire (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Dee Lane (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Mad World (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 4 | 44% | +7.38 |
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 8 | 3 | 38% | +4.38 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 6 | 4 | 67% | +10.38 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hexham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 2 | 18% | −0.50 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 3 | 50% | +6.38 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Quinlan | 15 | 5 | 33% | +7.88 |
| Craig Nichol | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Danny McMenamin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 5 | 28% | +4.88 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +6.88 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 5 | 33% | +7.88 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Houston Texas won?
- Houston Texas (IRE) won 5 of 19 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 26.3%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trained Houston Texas?
- Houston Texas (IRE) was trained by Nicky Richards on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 26 April 2024.
- Who is Houston Texas's sire?
- Houston Texas (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Royal Robin (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Houston Texas prefer?
- Houston Texas (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 4 wins from 9 starts (44.4%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Houston Texas's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 26 April 2024. The highest on record is 126.
- What is Houston Texas's sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,493 runs since Mar 2011 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Houston Texas's siblings?
- Out of Royal Robin (IRE), Houston Texas (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.