How's The Head (IRE)
How's The Head is a gelding by Sans Frontieres out of a Verglas mare who has shown one placed effort from six turf starts. He finished second of 10 at Limerick in Oct 2025 and last ran when fifth of nine in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle at Thurles in Feb 2026. He has raced on heavy, soft, good to soft and good ground over trips from 1m5f to 3m without success. He last ran off his career-high official rating of 102.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 80A | 71.5 | 2 runs · 80 / 71.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 86A | 74.5 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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 from 6 analysed runs since Aug 2025
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,254 runs since Apr 2018 (155 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
| Good | 419 | 40 | 9.5% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 261 | 21 | 8% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 364 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 184 | 26 | 14.1% | +5.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 400 | 30 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 480 | 39 | 8.1% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 319 | 35 | 11% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bambi Fever (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood + tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Feb 26+21d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - 8th at halfway - moved into 5th 3 out - pressed for effort but one-paced to the line finishing 5th | 5/9 | 12 | 11-4 | 102 | 80A | 106A | Miss J Townend | 12/1 |
| 29 Jan 26+65d | Thurles | ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back early - still in the pack behind the leading group at halfway - plugged on without threatening in the straight | 9/18 | 2½ | 11-4 | — | 63B | 101A | Miss J Townend | 28/1 |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 25+38d | Tramore | 2026 Annual Badge At Tramore Racecourse Maiden Hurdle Tracked the pack early - holding fourth at halfway - improved into contention before two out - pushed into third with two furlongs left - unable to find more and stuck on for fourth | 4/14 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | — | 114A | Miss J Townend | 5/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+7d | Limerick | Vision Contracting Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - moved into 2nd early in straight - driven to the front approaching 2 out - quickly overtaken and unable to find more before the last - stayed on same gait to finish 2nd | 2/10 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | 81A | 121A | Miss J Townend | 9/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+68d | Fairyhouse | Deeside Agri Services Supporting Louth GAA (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race Settled midpack early - 7th at halfway - improved to 4th with 6f left - urged forward approaching 3f out - driven inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/9 | 2 | 12-0 | — | 86A | 114A | Miss J Townend | 7/1 |
| 04 Aug 25 | Cork | Racing Again August 14th Flat Race Held up towards the back - 9th at halfway - improved into midfield by 3f out - urged into 6th approaching 2f out - stayed on same effort late for 6th | 6/10 | hd | 12-0 | — | — | 67C | Miss J Townend | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has How's The Head won?
- How's The Head (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains How's The Head?
- How's The Head (IRE) is trained by Timothy Townend, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 February 2026.
- Who is How's The Head's sire?
- How's The Head (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of Piece D'or (IRE), whose sire is Verglas.
- What is How's The Head's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 19 February 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is How's The Head's sire's record?
- Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 1,254 runs since Apr 2018 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.1% from 184.
- Who are How's The Head's siblings?
- Out of Piece D'or (IRE), How's The Head (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.