Keep The Head (IRE)
Keep The Head is a Shirocco mare who is yet to win from 11 starts on turf. She has raced seven times at Wexford without success and has been held up in six of eight analysed runs. Her last run, at Listowel in Sep 2026, was a 14 of 17 finish in the Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle off an official rating of 78. She has raced on good to soft, good, heavy and soft ground.
- 0–11Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=11 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 81dAvg 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 —
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 | 110C | 89 | 2 · 89 / 83.5 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 110C | 73.5 | 2 · 78 / 73.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 89C | 66 | 2 · 89 / 66 |
Of 11 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 11 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 3 | 20% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 343 | 30 | 8.7% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,727 | 315 | 11.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,807 | 217 | 12% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 2,472 | 258 | 10.4% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 1,030 | 123 | 11.9% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 766 | 76 | 9.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 20 | 0 | 0% | −11.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 203 | 15 | 7.4% | −3.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 401 | 34 | 8.5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,091 | 107 | 9.8% | −1.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,696 | 283 | 10.5% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,685 | 315 | 11.7% | +0.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,660 | 223 | 13.4% | +2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 404 | 45 | 11.1% | −0.1 | — |
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 Fairlander (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlander (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
| Tomorrow At Dawn (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Sexton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sep 26+44d | Listowel (IRE) | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - driven approaching 3 out then dropped to back markers - finished well beaten in 14th | 14/17 | 1¼ | 10-1 | 78 | 43C | 63C | Harry Sexton | 80/1 |
| 13 Aug 26+21d | Tramore (IRE) | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle Sat close up early - went in front approaching the 1st then overtaken by the 3rd - back in front briefly before the 4th - third at the 5th after a small error - dropped away before 3 out - well beaten at the finish | 13/16 | 4 | 10-6 | 81 | 78C | 71C | Harry Sexton | 66/1 |
| 23 Jul 26+68d | Wexford (IRE) | Cottage Autism Network Handicap Hurdle (Div II) held up towards the back throughout - faded from 3 out - never a threat | 14/14 | 3¾ | 10-12 | 84 | 89C | 78C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 66/1 |
| 16 May 26+165d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled at the back throughout - serious error 3rd - nudged along 9th - detached and losing touch 5 out - never a threat - withdrawn from the contest before 2 out | PU/12 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Alex Harvey | 50/1 |
| 02 Dec 25+11d | Clonmel | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - lost touch after 3 out - pulled up before the last | PU/14 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Eoin Staples | 100/1 |
| 21 Nov 25+84d | Fairyhouse | Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 9/16 | 4½ | 10-13 | — | 69C | 91C | Simon Torrens | 250/1 |
| 29 Aug 25+21d | Wexford | Brendan Cullimore Electrical Mares Maiden Hurdle Held up early - no impression on the pack - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/13 | — | 10-13 | — | — | — | Phillip Enright | 50/1 |
| 08 Aug 25+35d | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race Tracked front group early - held 4th at halfway - pressed for effort but found nothing 3f out - finished 6th well beaten | 6/10 | 5½ | 11-4 | — | — | 81A | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 100/1 |
| 04 Jul 25+316d | Wexford | Omnipro Flat Race Held up at the back throughout - plugged on without threatening in the straight - well held in 10th | 10/14 | shd | 11-0 | — | 110C | 78C | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 80/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+40d | Killarney | Killarney Valley Flat Race Sat behind pace before hitting front after 4f - lost advantage 6f out - urged on and slipped to 7th turning for home - had nothing more to offer - trailed home well beaten | 10/12 | 15 | 11-0 | — | -26C | 85C | Mr Alan O'Sullivan | 33/1 |
| 13 Jul 24 | Wexford | Racing Again 24th July Mares Flat Race | UR/14 | — | 11-8 | — | — | — | Mr H C Swan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Keep The Head (IRE) won?
- Keep The Head (IRE) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts between 2024 and 2026.
- Who trains Keep The Head (IRE)?
- Keep The Head (IRE) is trained by John Joseph Hanlon, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 26 September 2026.
- Who is Keep The Head (IRE)'s sire?
- Keep The Head (IRE) is by Shirocco (GER) out of All In The Head (IRE), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What is Keep The Head (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 26 September 2026. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Keep The Head (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shirocco (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 9,160 runs since Jan 2008 (920 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 7.4% from 203.
- Who are Keep The Head (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of All In The Head (IRE), Keep The Head (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Fairlander (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f. As at Oct 2026.