How'sthebai (IRE)
How'sthebai is a gelding who has won two of seven starts. Both wins came over 1m – 1m1f, one on soft at Leopardstown in a handicap off 80 in Jun 2026 and one on standard at Dundalk in Oct 2025. He has raced five times on turf and twice on all-weather. Aged 3 at his last run in Jul 2026, he finished third of six as beaten favourite in the Dublin To Bahrain Handicap at Leopardstown off a career-high mark of 90.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 3 (42.9%)Placed
- +9.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.16Fair A/E n=7 · 1.84 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 93
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 | 3 | 89A | 87 | 3 · 89 / 87 |
| Soft | 2 | 93A | 85.5 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 90B | 79 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 93A | 89 | 5 · 93 / 89 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 78A | 73 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,125 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 842.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,294 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,670 | 201 | 12% | +1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 811 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 842 | 65 | 7.7% | −3.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 262 | 21 | 8% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,212 | 350 | 10.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,022 | 118 | 11.5% | +0.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,041 | 470 | 11.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,866 | 178 | 9.5% | −1.3 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 873 | 81 | 9.3% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | −1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Global Effort (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Global Effort (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Effort (IRE) | 59 | 5 | 5f–6f | Class 6 |
| White Christmas (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +11.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Keane | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Nicola Burns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 26+18d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Dublin To Bahrain Handicap Sat close to the front early - 2nd approaching halfway - shaken up and shared the advantage for a spell into the straight - 3rd and under pressure over 1f out with no further impact inside the final furlong | 3/6 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 90 | 89A | 89B | Colin Keane | 11/8F |
| 28 Jun 26+24d | Curragh | Tulfarris Hotel And Golf Resort Maddenstown Handicap (Premier Handicap) Sat close up on the rail early - pushed along with 2f remaining and up in 4th a furlong out - held the effort to the line finishing 4th beaten 2.5 lengths | 4/16 | nk | 9-5 | 89 | 77C | 97A | Colin Keane | 17/2 |
| 04 Jun 26+38d | Leopardstown | BOYLE Sports 'Home Of The Early Payout' Handicap Set the pace from the start - asked for effort with 2f remaining - urged on with a furlong left - stayed on to hold off rivals late | 1/7 | 9-12 | 80 | 93A | 102A | Colin Keane | 5/2F | |
| 27 Apr 26+185d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Blackwater Handicap Settled in the pack early - moved through strongly to lead the chase 2f out - pressed for effort and slipped to 4th with a furlong left - held to finish steadily late for 4th beaten a length | 4/10 | ½ | 8-7 | 78 | 87A | 92A | Andrew Slattery | 16/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series) Sat close to the pace early - back in 5th at halfway - driven into contention 2f out to move 3rd inside final furlong - hit front close home and stayed on strongly to win | 1/14 | 9-4 | 72 | 90B | 93A | Gary Carroll | 12/1 | |
| 10 Oct 25+39d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series (C & G) Maiden Held up towards the back of the field - driven with two out and 8th - stayed on same effort late to finish sixth | 6/14 | hd | 9-1 | — | 68B | 73A | Nicola Burns | 16/1 |
| 01 Sep 25 | Roscommon | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Race Held up towards the back - driven into 6th two out without threatening - stayed on same gait late to finish sixth | 6/8 | ½ | 9-2 | — | 78A | 68A | Colin Keane | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has How'sthebai (IRE) won?
- How'sthebai (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 3 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains How'sthebai (IRE)?
- How'sthebai (IRE) is trained by G M Lyons, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 July 2026.
- Who is How'sthebai (IRE)'s sire?
- How'sthebai (IRE) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Irish Madam (GB), whose sire is Equiano.
- What is How'sthebai (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 16 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is How'sthebai (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,125 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 842.
- Who are How'sthebai (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Irish Madam (GB), How'sthebai (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Global Effort (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Global Effort (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.