Horse profile
Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE)
by Yeats (IRE) out of Sway (FR) (Califet)
50 runs · 23 courses · from Mar 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
9 wins · 5 courses
Last run 3 Dec 2025
Last raced off OR 125
KTB Profile
Ilikedwayurthinkin is 9 wins from 50 starts on turf, with all wins over 1m5f-3m. Four of those wins came over 3m, five on good ground, and three at Cartmel. He won the Molson Coors Veterans Handicap Chase at Cartmel in May 2025 off an official rating of 129, and the BetMGM Handicap Chase at Newcastle in November 2024. Aged 11 at his last run in Dec 2025 at Haydock, he raced off a mark of 125. He usually led.
Based on 50 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 9–50Wins / Runs
- 18%Strike rate
- 16 (32%)Placed
- −23.59£1 level staken=50 at SP
- 1.39Fair A/E n=50 · 1.15 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)longest 224 d
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 rating125↓ 14lb off peak
125
108–139
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 111
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 14 | 128C | 95.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 9 | 122C | 108 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 110B | 95.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 121B | 93 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 124C | 101 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 128C | 91.5 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 111B | 102 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 121B | 98 | — |
Of 50 runs looked at, 15 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (9) · did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 50 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Led 6 (60%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,443 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 5 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1,964 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 2,841 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 3 from 24 |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,441 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,294 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,907 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 4 from 19 |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | 4 from 10 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Sway (FR) (Califet)
5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Limerick Lace (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m4½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Inothewayurthinkin (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick Lace (IRE) | 21 | 7 | 2m–2m4½f | Grade 2 |
| Inothewayurthinkin (IRE) | 20 | 5 | 2m–3m2½f | Grade 1 |
| Spades Are Trumps (IRE) | 28 | 3 | 2m–3m4½f | — |
| Mywayofthinkin (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Walk Me Home (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 3m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 24 | 3 | 13% | −16.67 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.25 |
| Good | 10 | 5 | 50% | +6.33 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 11 | 3 | 27% | −1.75 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +3.25 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | 7 | 3 | 43% | +3.00 |
| Galway | 6 | 3 | 50% | +0.66 |
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 19 | 4 | 21% | −7.67 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 4 | 40% | +3.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.17 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie McLernon | 18 | 5 | 28% | −1.50 |
| Mark Walsh | 13 | 1 | 8% | −11.17 |
| Jody McGarvey | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.83 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| L P Dempsey | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Niall P Madden | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J B Kane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 4 | 13% | −20.09 |
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 5 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 44% | +4.75 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −1.92 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.17 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 27 | 7 | 26% | −5.42 |
| Hurdle | 23 | 2 | 9% | −18.17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 25+23d | Haydock | CopyBet Early Payout On Top Football Veterans' Handicap Chase Took the lead early - displaced going 3rd - up with the pace before a mistake 3 out and ridden - fell 2 out having made no inroads | F/5 | — | 10-8 | 125 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 7/2 |
| 10 Nov 25+77d | Carlisle | Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase Set the pace early - clean leap 3 out - pressed and overtaken after 2 out - dropped to 3rd on run-in and held for nothing more | 3/5 | 1¾ | 11-8 | 127 | 110C | 121B | Richie McLernon | 15/2 |
| 25 Aug 25+57d | Cartmel | Wicks Group Cavendish Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Shared the front spot early - lost command soon after and pushed along before 3 out - dropped away on the run-in to finish fifth | 5/9 | 4 | 11-7 | 129 | 111B | 123A | Richie McLernon | 8/1 |
| 29 Jun 25+34d | Cartmel | Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled handy - clipped first fence - moved into second after 8th - driven but weakened before the home bend | 4/10 | 1 | 11-4 | 130 | 87A | 124A | Richie McLernon | 17/2 |
| 26 May 25+93d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Veterans' Handicap Chase Sat close up early - moved smoothly on the inside - eased into second after the last then held for the run-in - pushed along a furlong out but couldn't get on terms | 1/7 | 12-0 | 129 | — | 136B | Richie McLernon | 7/4F | |
| 22 Feb 25+33d | Newcastle | Virgin Bet Eider Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Tracked the front group early - close to the leader by the 17th before fading fast approaching 4 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/17 | — | 11-7 | 129 | — | — | Richie McLernon | 8/1 |
| 20 Jan 25+51d | Ayr | Watch Racing TV Free Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Set the pace early - driven along and challenged approaching 3 out - matched stride for stride 2 out before conceding advantage soon after - unable to match winner's finishing kick and beaten into second | 2/5 | 4 | 12-0 | 129 | 110C | 139B | Richie McLernon | 4/1 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 24+17d | Newcastle | BetMGM Handicap Chase Set the pace from the off - fenced cleanly throughout - opened a big advantage 3 out and still holding sway 2 out - eased along up the straight to win without difficulty | 1/7 | 11-8 | 121 | 111B | 137B | Richie McLernon | 9/4F | |
| 13 Nov 24+79d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap Chase Led throughout - 2 lengths up 4 out - soon under pressure and jumped untidily 3 out - left in command 2 out - stayed on to the last - forged out on the run-in to win | 1/3 | 12-0 | 121 | 108C | 140C | Richie McLernon | 9/4 | |
| 26 Aug 24+35d | Cartmel | Molson Coors Cavendish Cup Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - closed on the front group nearing the last - pressed for effort but faded on the run-in - finished third | 3/6 | 7½ | 10-9 | 121 | 106A | 124B | Richie McLernon | 10/3 |
| 22 Jul 24+24d | Cartmel | Strathmore Hotels Handicap Chase | 1/7 | 11-12 | 118 | 87A | 131A | Richie McLernon | 5/4F | |
| 28 Jun 24+30d | Cartmel | Carer Support South Lakes Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-4 | 110 | 98A | 136A | Richie McLernon | 4/1J | |
| 29 May 24+21d | Cartmel | Hales Of Cartmel Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 3/6 | 3¾ | 11-8 | 111 | — | 130B | Richie McLernon | 11/2 |
| 08 May 24+95d | Kelso | Aitken Turnbull Architects Handicap Hurdle | 10/15 | 3½ | 11-9 | 115 | 101B | 111A | Richie McLernon | 11/1 |
| 03 Feb 24+21d | Wetherby | Vickers.Bet Proudly Supporting British Racing Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 6 | 11-3 | 118 | — | 102C | Richie McLernon | 80/1 |
| 13 Jan 24+83d | Wetherby | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Hurdle | PU/9 | — | 10-9 | 121 | — | — | Jack Hogan | 50/1 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Oct 23+16d | Sedgefield | Chris Lowther & Brian Ellison 25Years Handicap Hurdle | 7/10 | 9 | 11-8 | 124 | — | 113A | Richie McLernon | 50/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+16d | Hexham | At The Races App Form Study Handicap Hurdle | 6/6 | 27 | 12-0 | 128 | 110C | 105C | Richie McLernon | 14/1 |
| 20 Sep 23+46d | Kelso | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 7 | 11-2 | 132 | 110C | 114C | Richie McLernon | 13/2 |
| 05 Aug 23+22d | Galway | Boylesports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | PU/16 | — | 11-1 | 131 | — | — | Mark Walsh | 20/1 |
| 14 Jul 23+46d | Kilbeggan | AXA Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase (Listed) | 6/13 | 4½ | 11-3 | 133 | 49B | 110A | Mark Walsh | 17/2 |
| 29 May 23+33d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Listed) | 7/15 | 17 | 10-13 | 134 | 78B | 108A | Kieren Buckley | 11/2 |
| 26 Apr 23+52d | Punchestown | HSS Hire Handicap Chase (Grade A) | 4/9 | ¾ | 10-6 | 135 | 72A | 121B | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 05 Mar 23+28d | Leopardstown | Carrickmines Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 3/9 | 3¼ | 11-7 | 135 | 93A | 131B | Keith Donoghue | 6/1 |
| 05 Feb 23+39d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Leopardstown Handicap Chase (grade A) | UR/23 | — | 10-13 | 135 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 11/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 22+151d | Leopardstown | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | PU/27 | — | 11-9 | 138 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 50/1 |
| 30 Jul 22+22d | Galway | Boylesports Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 9/20 | 8 | 11-8 | 139 | — | 121C | Mark Walsh | 14/1 |
| 08 Jul 22+38d | Kilbeggan | Axa Farm Insurance Midlands National Handicap Chase (grade B) | PU/14 | — | 10-9 | 135 | — | — | Mark Walsh | 10/3F |
| 31 May 22+52d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo National Handicap Chase (Grade B) | 2/15 | 6½ | 11-2 | 134 | 88B | 141A | Mark Walsh | 10/3F |
| 09 Apr 22+22d | Aintree | EFT Construction Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 2/21 | ¾ | 11-1 | 137 | 110B | 152A | Mark Walsh | 16/1 |
| 18 Mar 22+81d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/23 | 2½ | 11-4 | 138 | 81B | 130A | Simon Torrens | 40/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 21+37d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (grade B) | 10/28 | 2¾ | 10-10 | 135 | 101B | 107A | L P Dempsey | 28/1 |
| 20 Nov 21+46d | Gowran Park | Ashgrove Stables Handicap Chase | 3/7 | 15 | 11-6 | 135 | 57A | 122B | Mark Walsh | 10/3 |
| 05 Oct 21+25d | Galway | BetVictor Chase | 1/4 | 11-10 | 129 | 124C | 129C | Mark Walsh | 5/6F | |
| 10 Sep 21+132d | Ballinrobe | P&D Lydon Beginners Chase | 1/8 | 12-0 | 129 | 93A | 134A | L P Dempsey | 9/4 | |
| 01 May 21+90d | Punchestown | BARONERACING.COM Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 22/24 | 1¾ | 11-1 | 135 | 109C | 107C | Jonathan Moore | 28/1 |
| 31 Jan 21+15d | Naas | Tipper Road Novice Handicap Chase | 7/14 | nk | 11-9 | 129 | 80B | 124A | Mark Walsh | 9/1 |
| 16 Jan 21+82d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 7/13 | 6 | 12-0 | — | 31C | 108C | Jody McGarvey | 18/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 20+19d | Wexford | Garry Flood Landscaping Beginners Chase | 3/11 | 30 | 12-0 | — | — | 106C | Niall P Madden | 16/1 |
| 07 Oct 20+208d | Galway | MansionBet Watch And Bet Beginners Chase | 5/10 | 4½ | 12-0 | — | 81A | 105A | Mark Walsh | 4/1 |
| 13 Mar 20+77d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 8/23 | ½ | 11-3 | 139 | 102B | 133A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 13/2 |
| 2019 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 19+26d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Games 'Don't Think You're Special' Handicap Hurdle | 5/25 | 5½ | 11-6 | 132 | 98B | 143A | Barry Geraghty | 14/1 |
| 01 Dec 19+119d | Fairyhouse | Download The App Baroneracing.com Handicap Hurdle (grade A) | 9/15 | 4 | 10-11 | 132 | — | 121A | Jody McGarvey | 14/1 |
| 04 Aug 19+4d | Galway | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (88-116) | 1/19 | 11-10 | 111 | 108B | 150A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/6F | |
| 31 Jul 19+143d | Galway | Tote Proud Sponsor Of The Galway Races Handicap Hurdle (88-123) | 1/20 | 10-9 | 111 | 122C | 124A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 2/1F | |
| 10 Mar 19+85d | Naas | Naas Supporters Handicap Hurdle | 17/19 | 4½ | 9-11 | 111 | 128C | 91C | Niall P Madden | 7/1 |
| 2018 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 18+15d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | BoyleSports Bet 10 Euros Get 40 Euros Handicap Hurdle | 5/16 | ½ | 11-8 | 108 | 96B | 126A | Mark Walsh | 7/2F |
| 30 Nov 18+224d | Limerick | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 3 | 11-2 | — | 95B | 125A | J B Kane | 10/1 |
| 20 Apr 18+32d | Limerick | Follow Limerick On Twitter Maiden Hurdle | 2/15 | 11 | 10-9 | — | 121B | 110A | Mark Walsh | 12/1 |
| 19 Mar 18 | Down Royal | Guinness Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | hd | 10-9 | — | — | 84C | Jody McGarvey | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ilikedwayurthinkin won?
- Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) won 9 of 50 archived starts between 2018 and 2025, a strike rate of 18%. Placed 16 times in total (32% of starts).
- Who trains Ilikedwayurthinkin?
- Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) is trained by Ben Haslam, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 December 2025.
- Who is Ilikedwayurthinkin's sire?
- Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Sway (FR), whose sire is Califet.
- What going does Ilikedwayurthinkin prefer?
- Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 10 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ilikedwayurthinkin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 3 December 2025. The highest on record is 139.
- What is Ilikedwayurthinkin's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,839 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are Ilikedwayurthinkin's siblings?
- Out of Sway (FR), Ilikedwayurthinkin (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Limerick Lace (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Inothewayurthinkin (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m4½f. As at Nov 2026.