Horse profile
Java Wood (IRE)
by Requinto (IRE) out of Talkin Kate (IRE) (Talkin Man)
17 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Gowran Park (IRE), Limerick & Dundalk (AW)
Ran 2 days ago · 8th of 15
Last raced off OR 71
KTB Profile
Java Wood (IRE) is 3 from 17. All 3 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 17 commented runs · updated 21 Oct 2026
- 3–17Wins / Runs
- 17.6%Strike rate
- 4 (23.5%)Placed
- +48.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 3.32Fair A/E n=17 · 2.53 incl. margin
- 73Highest OR
- 27dAvg 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 rating71↓ 2lb off peak
71
59–73
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 107
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 97C | 83 | 8 · 97 / 83.5 |
| Good | 6 | 91C | 86 | 4 · 91 / 90 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 107B | 85 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 107B | 83.5 | 10 · 107 / 83.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 93C | 82 | 2 · 93 / 92 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 21 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 17 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (47%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 5 (29%) · 1 win
- Midfield 4 (24%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,456 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 13.5% from 223.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +12.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 426 | 45 | 10.6% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 580 | 52 | 9% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 223 | 30 | 13.5% | +4.3 | — |
| Soft | 330 | 29 | 8.8% | −0.4 | 2 from 9 |
| Heavy | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 785 | 58 | 7.4% | −1.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 557 | 51 | 9.2% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,192 | 111 | 9.3% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 428 | 46 | 10.7% | +1.5 | 3 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 151 | 10 | 6.6% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −5.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Talkin Kate (IRE) (Talkin Man)
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Blue Wood (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Wood (IRE) | 43 | 2 | 7f | — |
| Bigwood (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Cedar Wood (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Long Wood (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Ballincrea Bud (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +15.00 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 3 | 30% | +55.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Joyce | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 4 | 1 | 25% | +37.00 |
| Rory Mulligan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Reese Holohan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Jared Huggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 2 | 22% | +15.00 |
| Hood | 8 | 1 | 13% | +33.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +12.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +36.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 26+6d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Christmas Festival Tickets On Sale Now Handicap Settled towards the back of the pack - improved wide to 5th by halfway - pushed along and slipped backwards entering the straight then faded to finish 8th | 8/15 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 71 | 90C | 77A | Seamie Heffernan | 22/1 |
| 12 Oct 26+23d | Roscommon (IRE) | Guinness Handicap Raced in the pack at halfway - made no inroads from 2f out - finished 7th | 7/14 | 2 | 9-5 | 72 | 93C | 75A | Reese Holohan | 18/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+11d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap Sat handy in behind early - 6th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left but unable to close - held on late for 8th | 8/14 | nk | 10-3 | 73 | 75C | 81A | Rory Mulligan | 9/1 |
| 08 Sep 26+7d | Galway (IRE) | Donnellys Of Barna Rated Race Sat close to the front group - 3rd and drifted left approaching halfway - pushed along in 4th 2f out - unable to challenge and finished 4th | 4/7 | hd | 8-12 | 73 | 83A | 74A | Wesley Joyce | 5/1 |
| 01 Sep 26+33d | Gowran Park (IRE) | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Settled in midfield taking a strong hold - 8th at the halfway point - urged forward approaching the final furlong - driven inside the last - hit the front close home - stayed on strongly to score | 1/15 | 9-10 | 69 | 84C | 98A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 | |
| 30 Jul 26+2d | Galway (IRE) | Rockshore Refreshingly Irish Handicap Settled towards the back early - still close to last at halfway and unable to challenge under pressure 2f out - stayed on steadily to finish seventh beaten 8 lengths | 7/13 | 1¼ | 8-5 | 70 | 97C | 69A | Wesley Joyce | 14/1 |
| 28 Jul 26+46d | Galway (IRE) | Caulfield Industrial Handicap Sat close to the front rank early - dropped back with two furlongs left - faded through the finish to come home 12th | 12/17 | 8½ | 10-0 | 70 | 67C | 59C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 13/2 |
| 12 Jun 26+2d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Handicap Settled behind the pace - up to 2nd by halfway - pushed to the front 2f out and drifted right approaching the final furlong - stuck on gamely but caught in the last strides - beaten a half length into 3rd | 3/15 | nk | 9-6 | 62 | 83C | 88A | Julian Pietropaolo | 15/2 |
| 10 Jun 26+17d | Limerick | Twilight Summer Racing At Limerick Handicap Tracked the front group early - midfield at halfway - found room and edged forward with 2f left - bumped and denied a clean run 1 1/2f out - urged along soon after - fifth with a furlong to run - responded to get up in the final stages to win | 1/15 | 9-6 | 62 | 93C | 94A | Colin Keane | 6/1 | |
| 24 May 26+9d | Curragh | Velo Coffee Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along and 12th with 3f left - one-paced through the closing stages - finished well held | 12/19 | hd | 8-5 | 64 | 66C | 58A | Julian Pietropaolo | 15/2 |
| 15 May 26+11d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Friday Night Social Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - 11th and unhurried at halfway - closed steadily in the straight to finish fourth | 4/15 | ¾ | 9-2 | 65 | 90C | 83A | Jared Huggan | 14/1 |
| 04 May 26+159d | Curragh | PG Duffy & Sons Citroen Apprentice Handicap Held up towards back of the pack - shaken up to move nearer to the pace inside final 2f then hampered approaching last furlong - stayed on late but never a factor for 5th | 5/15 | nk | 9-5 | 65 | 91C | 82A | Julian Pietropaolo | 20/1 |
| 26 Nov 25+59d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Settled in the pack early - moved into 5th and going smoothly 2f out - pushed along before hitting the front a furlong out - kept finding more to the line and won | 1/14 | 9-8 | 59 | 107B | 92A | Julian Pietropaolo | 40/1 | |
| 28 Sep 25+23d | Curragh | Tote Always SP Or Better Maiden Held up in the pack early - made no impression - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/15 | 3 | 9-10 | — | 44C | 50C | Seamie Heffernan | 100/1 |
| 05 Sep 25+13d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Sluggish start - settled at back of field - urged forward inside final 2f - ninth with a furlong to go - stayed on to finish eighth | 8/10 | ½ | 9-6 | — | 67A | 59A | Wesley Joyce | 50/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+8d | Curragh | Sheehy Motors Volkswagen Maiden Slow to break - settled towards the back of the pack - lost touch with rivals by halfway - picked up in the closing stages but always held | 10/15 | 1 | 9-4 | — | 82C | 63A | Rory Mulligan | 100/1 |
| 15 Aug 25 | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Visit Our New Website' Apprentice Maiden Settled towards the back - urged forward with 4f left - driven approaching 2f out - kept on inside the closing stages but couldn't close further | 7/14 | ½ | 9-12 | — | 63C | 63C | Rory Mulligan | 150/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Java Wood (IRE) won?
- Java Wood (IRE) won 3 of 17 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 4 times in total (23.5% of starts).
- Who trains Java Wood (IRE)?
- Java Wood (IRE) is trained by K Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 October 2026.
- Who is Java Wood (IRE)'s sire?
- Java Wood (IRE) is by Requinto (IRE) out of Talkin Kate (IRE), whose sire is Talkin Man.
- What going does Java Wood (IRE) prefer?
- Java Wood (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Java Wood (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 71, from the run on 18 October 2026. The highest on record is 73.
- What is Java Wood (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Requinto (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,456 runs since Jan 2008 (162 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.5% from 223.
- Who are Java Wood (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Talkin Kate (IRE), Java Wood (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Blue Wood (IRE) (2). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.