Hows The Chap (IRE)
Hows The Chap (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 11 at Galway (Aug 2010).
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 141dAvg 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
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
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 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 6 | 17.6% | +8.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 486 | 46 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 692 | 57 | 8.2% | −0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 328 | 31 | 9.5% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 386 | 39 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 168 | 13 | 7.7% | −1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 640 | 56 | 8.8% | −0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 108 | 10 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 456 | 40 | 8.8% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 425 | 24 | 5.6% | −3.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 574 | 59 | 10.3% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 643 | 62 | 9.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 388 | 39 | 10.1% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 13 | 10.4% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 15 | 1 | 6.7% | −2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B J Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E D Linehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 · 2 runs | ||||||||
| 17 Mar 12+27d | Wexford | Curracloe Maiden Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 10-11 | — | Mark Enright | 33/1 |
| 19 Feb 12+505d | Navan | Follow Navan On Facebook Maiden Hurdle | 15/20 | 8 | 11-11 | 93C | B J Cooper | 50/1 |
| 2010 · 3 runs | ||||||||
| 02 Oct 10+15d | Gowran Park | Kilkenny 3-Y-O Hurdle | 12/19 | 28 | 10-8 | 81C | R Walsh | 5/1 |
| 17 Sep 10+18d | Listowel | Listowel Printing Works Maiden | 11/14 | hd | 9-5 | 53C | Paul Townend | 9/1 |
| 30 Aug 10 | Galway | Henderson Hypnosis Maiden | 3/11 | 1½ | 8-12 | 57A | Mr E D Linehan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Hows The Chap won?
- Hows The Chap (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2010 and 2012. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Hows The Chap?
- Hows The Chap (IRE) was trained by D T Hughes on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 17 March 2012.
- Who is Hows The Chap's sire?
- Hows The Chap (IRE) is by Desert Prince (IRE) out of Dalkey Dasher (IRE), whose sire is Ballad Rock.
- What is Hows The Chap's sire's record?
- Desert Prince (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,734 runs since Jan 2008 (178 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 5.6% from 425.