Knowing Wink (IRE)
Knowing Wink (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 11 at Roscommon (Jun 2008).
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 72Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 66 | 5 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Good | 249 | 23 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 162 | 18 | 11.1% | +2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 259 | 21 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 117 | 12 | 10.3% | +1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 231 | 20 | 8.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −6.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 340 | 28 | 8.2% | −0.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 275 | 29 | 10.5% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 152 | 15 | 9.9% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 172 | 16 | 9.3% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 7 | 7.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +14 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Keep It Cool (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–3m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keep It Cool (IRE) | 56 | 8 | 1m–2m4f | — |
| Top Strategy (IRE) | 29 | 3 | 2m–3m | — |
| Queen Of Rap (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 7½f | — |
| Crazy Days (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Lady In Motion (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 08+5d | Navan | Disco Dance The Night Away Handicap (50-80) | 13/14 | 5½ | 9-8 | 67 | 51C | Pat Smullen | 9/2 |
| 08 Jun 08+27d | Roscommon | Budweiser Median Auction Maiden | 2/11 | 4½ | 9-0 | 72 | 70A | Pat Smullen | 5/1 |
| 12 May 08+15d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies median Auction Maiden | 5/11 | 2 | 9-0 | 72 | 57A | Pat Smullen | 11/10F |
| 27 Apr 08+23d | Navan | Family Fun Handicap (45-70) | 3/20 | ¾ | 9-10 | 70 | 90A | Pat Smullen | 7/1 |
| 04 Apr 08+28d | Dundalk (AW) | ISF EBF Median Auction (Fillies) Maiden | 7/11 | 2½ | 9-0 | 71 | 53A | Pat Smullen | 5/2 |
| 07 Mar 08+145d | Dundalk (AW) | Smirnoff Fillies Maiden | 5/14 | 1¾ | 9-0 | 71 | 71A | Pat Smullen | 5/2 |
| 14 Oct 07 | Naas (IRE) | Michael Bathe Memorial European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden | 5/18 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 71C | Pat Smullen | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Knowing Wink (IRE) won?
- Knowing Wink (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Knowing Wink (IRE)?
- Knowing Wink (IRE) was trained by D K Weld on the most recent run on record, at Navan on 13 June 2008.
- Who is Knowing Wink (IRE)'s sire?
- Knowing Wink (IRE) is by Big Shuffle (USA) out of Sudden Stir (USA), whose sire is Woodman.
- What is Knowing Wink (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 13 June 2008. The highest on record is 72.
- What is Knowing Wink (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Big Shuffle (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (134 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Knowing Wink (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sudden Stir (USA), Knowing Wink (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Keep It Cool (IRE) (8). The wins came over 7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.