Horse profile
Howth (IRE)
by Churchill (IRE) out of Muwakaba (USA) (Elusive Quality)
39 runs · 20 courses · from May 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · 5 courses
Ran 21 days ago · 9th of 12
Last raced off OR 122
KTB Profile
Howth is a gelding with six wins from 39 starts, including five on turf. All six wins came on good going, three of them over 1m5f – 2m and two over 2m1f – 2m4f. He won a Class 4 novices hurdle at Newton Abbot in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 128. His last run, at Market Rasen in Sep 2026, saw him finish 9 of 12 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle off 122.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 6–39Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 10 (25.6%)Placed
- −15.83£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=39 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 128Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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.
Official rating122↓ 6lb off peak
122
81–128
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 113
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 137C | 98 | 3 · 113 / 96 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 113B | 100 | 2 · 113 / 104.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 137C | 95 | 1 · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 124A | 108.5 | — |
| Good | 10 | 87A | 76.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 87A | 66 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 102A | 85 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 122A | 98 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 124A | 103 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 109B | 78 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 87A | 73.5 | — |
Of 39 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 37 figures from 39 runs · as at 4 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 5 analysed runs
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (20%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 79 | 12.3% | +1.3 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 1,374 | 165 | 12% | +1 | 5 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 531 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 701 | 62 | 8.8% | −2.2 | — |
| Heavy | 224 | 19 | 8.5% | −2.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,291 | 150 | 11.6% | +0.6 | 1 from 12 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,291 | 145 | 11.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,114 | 118 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,295 | 138 | 10.7% | −0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 643 | 80 | 12.4% | +1.4 | 3 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 242 | 28 | 11.6% | +0.6 | 2 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −8.7 | — |
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
Dam
Muwakaba (USA) (Elusive Quality)
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Gooloogong (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Cayenne Pepper (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gooloogong (IRE) | 27 | 6 | 1m2f–2m1½f | Class 4 |
| Cayenne Pepper (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 7f–1m2f | Group 2 |
| Ephesus (IRE) | 32 | 3 | 1m4f–2m1f | — |
| Montreal (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Seyaady (GB) | 4 | 1 | 5f | Class 6 |
| Just Because (GB) | 17 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Wat Tyler (GB) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 5 | 26% | −5.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8% | −2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 5 | 56% | +11.67 |
| Class 2 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.22 |
| Southwell (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.62 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 3 | 21% | +1.45 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.22 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Sheppard | 7 | 4 | 57% | +4.17 |
| Luke Morris | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.50 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Rossa Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brendan Powell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Marco Ghiani | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Edmunds | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frederick Larson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ray Dawson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Hennessy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Emmet McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.50 |
| Hood | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.50 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.78 |
| HT | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.05 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +5.17 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 30 | 2 | 7% | −18.00 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 4 | 44% | +2.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 26+35d | Market Rasen | Block Free Services Lincoln Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - jumped awkwardly 3 out then pushed along and dropped away - unable to close 2 out and well held at the finish | 9/12 | 7½ | 10-13 | 122 | 96C | 99C | Stan Sheppard | 20/1 |
| 22 Aug 26+35d | Chester | Celebrate National Racehorse Week Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race) Broke left at the off - settled towards the back - pressed on 6f out - lost touch with the rest 4f out - eased and pulled up | PU/9 | — | 10-2 | 81 | — | — | Rob Hornby | 8/1 |
| 18 Jul 26+45d | Market Rasen | Betway Summer Handicap Hurdle Race (GBB Race) close to the front group throughout - pushed along to press the front-runner before 2 out but scratchy there - battled on at an unchanged gallop yet surrendered fourth in the closing strides | 5/13 | ½ | 11-5 | 124 | 113B | 140A | Brendan Powell | 40/1 |
| 03 Jun 26+255d | Newton Abbot | Clearance Handicap Hurdle Settled among the pack early - pushed into third after the third-last - fought back for the runner-up spot on the run-in but narrowly missed out | 3/5 | nse | 12-0 | 126 | 95C | 125B | Stan Sheppard | 4/1 |
| 21 Sep 25+22d | Plumpton | Friends & Family Remembering Norman Sharpe Handicap Hurdle Handy early - jumped awkwardly 5th - moved through to join front rank 3 out - pressed on - overtaken nearing last - weakened quickly after finishing 4th | 4/5 | 3 | 12-0 | 128 | 107C | 133B | Stan Sheppard | 11/4 |
| 30 Aug 25+47d | Newton Abbot | Harry & Peg's Silver Wedding Anniversary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Front early - lost front spot soon after - pressed for effort and lost touch entering home straight - rallied to hit front near the finish - kept driving to the line for the win | 1/6 | 11-12 | 128 | 91C | 138B | Stan Sheppard | 2/9F | |
| 14 Jul 25+15d | Newton Abbot | newtonabbotracing.com Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace - improved into second then third - hit the front before two out - drew away to win with plenty in hand | 1/4 | 11-13 | 120 | 137C | 142B | Stan Sheppard | 3/1 | |
| 29 Jun 25+28d | Uttoxeter | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Hurdle Overheated pre-race - settled into second early - driven when awkward at three out - dropped back approaching two out - held off finishing well - rallied through the closing stages | 3/9 | 4¼ | 12-0 | 120 | 100B | 131A | Gavin Sheehan | 7/2 |
| 01 Jun 25+23d | Fakenham | Payne Crop Nutrition Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Visibly on edge beforehand - grabbed the bit early and set the pace - a touch untidy over the second - drifted left approaching the third - clipped the fence two out - pulled away after the last - finished strongly - won going away | 1/4 | 11-10 | — | — | 131C | Stan Sheppard | 8/13F | |
| 09 May 25+211d | Market Rasen | Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Went forward eagerly early - up front and took command from the off - clouted the second last and driven on - edged off a true line approaching the finish - stayed on strongly to win | 1/6 | 11-4 | — | 77B | 137B | Stan Sheppard | 10/3 | |
| 10 Oct 24+24d | Southwell (AW) | Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Settled midfield - improved from a furlong out into third but unable to challenge - stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 82 | 124A | 82A | Luke Morris | 8/1 |
| 16 Sep 24+22d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Acca Boosts Handicap Settled at the back early - moved right and made progress into contention over 2f out but couldn't threaten the leaders - unable to find more inside the closing stages | 4/8 | 2 | 10-2 | 84 | 100A | 78A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 25 Aug 24+30d | Goodwood | Chichester Observer Handyapp Handicap Pulled hard early tucked behind the pace - pressed for effort with 2f left - lost ground final furlong to finish well beaten in 8th | 8/8 | 4 | 9-12 | 86 | 102A | 67A | Rossa Ryan | 22/1 |
| 26 Jul 24+27d | Ascot | John Guest Racing Brown Jack Handicap | 5/9 | ¾ | 10-0 | 88 | 82B | 84A | Jason Watson | 22/1 |
| 29 Jun 24+92d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet Northumberland Plate Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 15/20 | hd | 8-4 | 88 | 114C | 70C | Marco Ghiani | 16/1 |
| 29 Mar 24+25d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK All-Weather Championships Marathon Handicap | 4/13 | nk | 8-6 | 88 | 103B | 85A | Luke Morris | 33/1 |
| 04 Mar 24+9d | Wolverhampton (AW) | More Big Deals With Betuk Handicap | 1/8 | 10-0 | 84 | 121A | 94A | Luke Morris | 17/2 | |
| 24 Feb 24+37d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 84 | 98A | 90A | Luke Morris | 20/1 |
| 18 Jan 24+33d | Southwell (AW) | Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap | 5/11 | shd | 9-7 | 85 | 91A | 81A | Rossa Ryan | 11/1 |
| 16 Dec 23+123d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap | 11/12 | 2½ | 10-0 | 87 | 108C | 71C | Lewis Edmunds | 16/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+38d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ministry Of Sound Disco 2nd September Handicap | 6/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 88 | 106B | 84A | Frederick Larson | 10/1 |
| 08 Jul 23+30d | Haydock | Bet365 Old Newton Cup Handicap | 10/13 | nk | 8-10 | 89 | 63C | 72A | Luke Morris | 66/1 |
| 08 Jun 23+20d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap | 3/10 | 1 | 8-10 | 89 | 117A | 91A | Billy Loughnane | 12/1 |
| 19 May 23+13d | Newmarket | Friday 3 O'Clock Racehorse Lotto Draw Handicap | 5/6 | 2½ | 9-6 | 91 | 72A | 75B | Ray Dawson | 25/1 |
| 06 May 23+179d | Newmarket | Howden Suffolk Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 11/17 | shd | 8-11 | 92 | 75C | 76A | Oisin Murphy | 40/1 |
| 08 Nov 22+26d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Christmas Party Nights Handicap | 2/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 92 | 122A | 85A | Rossa Ryan | 33/1 |
| 13 Oct 22+91d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Fireworks Spectacular Here 6th November Handicap | 13/14 | hd | 9-11 | 95 | 109B | 74A | Tom Marquand | 80/1 |
| 14 Jul 22+7d | Leopardstown | Green Room Meld Stakes (Group 3) | 6/6 | 1¼ | 8-13 | 97 | 75A | 72B | Seamie Heffernan | 20/1 |
| 07 Jul 22+21d | Leopardstown | Built With Pride By Richmond Homes Handicap | 6/6 | 3¼ | 9-7 | 100 | 78A | 72B | Killian Hennessy | 17/2 |
| 16 Jun 22+75d | Ascot | Hampton Court Stakes (Group 3) | 6/6 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 101 | 69A | 79B | Ryan Moore | 22/1 |
| 02 Apr 22+168d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud 'red Rocks' 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (listed) | 6/8 | 1 | 9-5 | 102 | 87A | 83A | Wayne Lordan | 20/1 |
| 16 Oct 21+21d | Leopardstown | Richmond Homes Killavullan Stakes (Group 3) | 9/9 | 7½ | 9-5 | 100 | 84A | 62A | Emmet McNamara | 18/1 |
| 25 Sep 21+14d | Newmarket | Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2) | 5/7 | ½ | 9-0 | 102 | 87A | 80A | Ryan Moore | 18/1 |
| 11 Sep 21+15d | Leopardstown | KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) | 4/10 | shd | 9-5 | 91 | 86A | 85A | Seamie Heffernan | 33/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+8d | Curragh | Dmg Media Nursery Handicap | 8/9 | nk | 9-13 | 91 | 63A | 77A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 21+27d | Killarney | Irish EBF Supporting Irish Champions Weekend Nursery Handicap | 1/7 | 10-3 | 85 | 71A | 94A | Seamie Heffernan | 6/4F | |
| 23 Jul 21+23d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 4/8 | ½ | 9-7 | — | 63A | 79A | Wayne Lordan | 7/4F |
| 30 Jun 21+47d | Tipperary | Glenvale Stud Race | 2/4 | 1½ | 9-5 | — | 47C | 88B | Wayne Lordan | 7/4 |
| 14 May 21 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 5/11 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 85A | 84A | Seamie Heffernan | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Howth (IRE) won?
- Howth (IRE) won 6 of 39 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 10 times in total (25.6% of starts).
- Who trains Howth (IRE)?
- Howth (IRE) is trained by Tom Lacey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Howth (IRE)'s sire?
- Howth (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Muwakaba (USA), whose sire is Elusive Quality.
- What going does Howth (IRE) prefer?
- Howth (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 19 starts (26.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Howth (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 122, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 128.
- What is Howth (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,774 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Howth (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Muwakaba (USA), Howth (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Gooloogong (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Cayenne Pepper (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.