Howlin Wolf (IRE)
Howlin Wolf won the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap at Curragh over 6f-7f on good ground in Aug 2026 off an official rating of 66. The gelding has one win and three places from seven turf starts, all bar two of them over 6f-7f. He led when fifth of six in another Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap at Cork in Sep 2026, last raced off his career-high mark of 75. By Cotai Glory out of a Kodiac mare.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.02Fair A/E n=7 · 1.71 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 23dAvg 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 81
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 86A | 75 | 6 · 86 / 75 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 81A | 72 | 5 · 81 / 72 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 86A | 70.5 | 2 · 86 / 70.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 runs · as at 7 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 from 3 analysed runs
- Led 2 (67%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,911 runs since Jan 2008 (388 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,392. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 416.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | +27 | — |
| Good to Firm | 620 | 78 | 12.6% | +1.1 | — |
| Good | 1,049 | 92 | 8.8% | −2.7 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 318 | 29 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| Soft | 416 | 29 | 7% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,392 | 204 | 14.7% | +3.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 807 | 110 | 13.6% | +2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,010 | 223 | 11.1% | −0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 719 | 76 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 35 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 48 | 1 | 2.1% | −9.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
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
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +6.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ryan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 26+24d | Cork (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) Set the pace early - overtaken over 2f out and soon struggling in 4th - dropped to 5th inside the final 100 yards | 5/6 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 75 | 53C | 46C | James Ryan | 11/2 |
| 05 Sep 26+9d | Navan (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) Sat behind pace on the far rail - moved across approaching 2f out - pushed along soon after - pressed the front pair a furlong out - stayed on well but denied by a short margin | 2/10 | hd | 8-9 | 73 | 78A | 81A | Declan McDonogh | 17/2 |
| 27 Aug 26+11d | Navan (IRE) | Navan Racecourse Nursery Handicap Shared front-running spot early - lost command at halfway then pushed along into second with 2f left - stayed on at one level to finish second | 2/8 | 3¾ | 9-6 | 73 | 72A | 75A | James Ryan | 9/2 |
| 16 Aug 26+44d | Curragh (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap (Birdcatcher Series) Led from the start - driven inside final 2f - shaken up 150 yards out and edged clear late - held on to score | 1/8 | 8-12 | 66 | 81A | 67A | James Ryan | 10/1 | |
| 03 Jul 26+26d | Bellewstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Drifted right leaving stalls - sat close to the pace keenly - fourth spot at halfway under pressure - couldn't find more inside final furlong | 4/8 | 3 | 9-7 | — | 86A | 59A | James Ryan | 40/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+22d | Navan | Lynn Lodge Stud Irish EBF Maiden Shared front spot early - pushed along and lost command inside final 2f - dropped away quickly after - eventually held in 7th | 7/9 | nk | 9-7 | — | 55A | 64A | James Ryan | 200/1 |
| 16 May 26 | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Settled just off the pace early - fought for control in the early stages - urged forward by halfway - still 8th and unable to close 2f out before fading | 7/10 | 4¾ | 9-5 | — | 36C | 61C | James Ryan | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Howlin Wolf (IRE) won?
- Howlin Wolf (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Howlin Wolf (IRE)?
- Howlin Wolf (IRE) is trained by Jack W Davison, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.
- Who is Howlin Wolf (IRE)'s sire?
- Howlin Wolf (IRE) is by Cotai Glory (GB) out of Moon Of Love (IRE), whose sire is Kodiac.
- What going does Howlin Wolf (IRE) prefer?
- Howlin Wolf (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Howlin Wolf (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 29 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Howlin Wolf (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Cotai Glory (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 3,911 runs since Jan 2008 (388 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.7% from 1,392. Weakest on soft going: 7% from 416.