It Has To Be (IRE)
It Has To Be (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 7 at Listowel (Sep 2016).
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 102Highest OR
- 44dBetween runs (median)longest 686 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 76C | 22 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 27C | 17 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 76C | 54 | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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 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 10.5% of 6,749 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 5 | 35.7% | +25.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 355 | 57 | 16.1% | +5.6 | — |
| Good | 2,080 | 211 | 10.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,151 | 139 | 12.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,965 | 175 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 886 | 90 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 298 | 32 | 10.7% | +0.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 69 | 3 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 166 | 16 | 9.6% | −0.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 401 | 50 | 12.5% | +2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,228 | 232 | 10.4% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,092 | 220 | 10.5% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,478 | 152 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 304 | 36 | 11.8% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Rath An Iuir (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Rath An Iuir (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rath An Iuir (IRE) | 20 | 5 | 2m4f–3m2f | Class 3 |
| Insignia (IRE) | 70 | 4 | 2m2½f–2m5½f | Class 4 |
| My Hometown (IRE) | 28 | 2 | 2m–3m | — |
| Applause For Amy (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 1m7½f–2m1f | Class 5 |
| Painted Lady (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 2m5f | — |
| Amazon Mist (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ger Fox | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A E Lynch | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Lyall Hodgins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J B Kane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P Heskin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 15 Mar 20+458d | Carlisle | Cocklakes Open Hunters' Chase | PU/6 | — | 11-5 | 100 | — | — | Mr Lyall Hodgins | 28/1 |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 Dec 18+19d | Tramore | Waterford & Tramore Directors Handicap Chase (0-95) | 9/16 | 20 | 11-12 | 95 | 32C | 88C | Ger Fox | 14/1 |
| 24 Nov 18+46d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 11/13 | 18 | 11-12 | 102 | 27C | 107C | A E Lynch | 66/1 |
| 09 Oct 18+25d | Galway | GalwayRaces.com Beginners Chase | 13/16 | 2 | 11-12 | — | -50C | 104C | A E Lynch | 66/1 |
| 14 Sep 18+44d | Listowel | John J. Galvin Maiden Hurdle | 10/15 | 12 | 11-7 | — | 17C | 100C | J B Kane | 28/1 |
| 01 Aug 18+686d | Galway | Win Big With Tote Maiden Hurdle | 10/19 | 6 | 11-12 | — | 76C | 99C | Ger Fox | 66/1 |
| 2016 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 14 Sep 16 | Listowel | M.S.D Animal Health Maiden Hurdle | 2/7 | 10 | 11-12 | — | — | 110A | A P Heskin | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has It Has To Be won?
- It Has To Be (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2016 and 2020. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained It Has To Be?
- It Has To Be (IRE) was trained by Paul Robson on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 15 March 2020.
- Who is It Has To Be's sire?
- It Has To Be (IRE) is by Kalanisi (IRE) out of Amathea (FR), whose sire is Exit To Nowhere.
- What is It Has To Be's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 15 March 2020. The highest on record is 102.
- What is It Has To Be's sire's record?
- Kalanisi (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 6,749 runs since Jan 2008 (648 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 16.1% from 355.
- Who are It Has To Be's siblings?
- Out of Amathea (FR), It Has To Be (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Rath An Iuir (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Rath An Iuir (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m2f. As at Nov 2026.