Meet The Parents (IRE)
Meet The Parents (IRE) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. All 3 wins have come over 2m1f – 2m4f.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- +11.00£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 2.52Fair A/E n=11 · 1.86 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 16dBetween runs (median)longest 307 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
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 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +8.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 385 | 30 | 7.8% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,062 | 67 | 6.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 454 | 27 | 5.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 930 | 61 | 6.6% | −0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 634 | 43 | 6.8% | +0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −6.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 731 | 35 | 4.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,331 | 97 | 7.3% | +0.6 | 3 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,170 | 77 | 6.6% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 276 | 26 | 9.4% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballinvassa (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinvassa (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
| The Buddy Pass (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Gunns Island (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Black And Gold (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listowel | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 3 | 38% | +14.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Doyle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Robbie McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Bolger | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +5.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 2 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 · 9 runs | |||||||||
| 02 Oct 09+16d | Gowran Park | Pricewaterhousecoopers Handicap Chase (0-130) | F/10 | — | 10-3 | 107 | — | Paul Townend | 7/2 |
| 16 Sep 09+11d | Listowel | Seamus Mulvaney Handicap Chase (0-123) | 8/18 | 1 | 10-13 | 109 | 113A | Paul Carberry | 11/4F |
| 05 Sep 09+47d | Stratford | Walls And Ceilings International Handicap Chase | 1/12 | 11-7 | 107 | 122A | Noel Fehily | 3/1F | |
| 20 Jul 09+6d | Ballinrobe | Paddy Smyth Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) | 4/16 | 2 | 11-4 | 100 | 119A | Tom Doyle | 5/2F |
| 14 Jul 09+40d | Killarney | Mcsweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Chase (0-116) | 1/15 | 10-1 | 89 | 115A | Niall P Madden | 9/1 | |
| 04 Jun 09+18d | Tipperary | New Look High Chaparral Beginners Chase | 5/16 | 14 | 11-12 | 89 | 99C | Tom Doyle | 25/1 |
| 17 May 09+13d | Limerick | Supermacs Ennis Road Beginners Chase | 11/15 | 2 | 11-12 | 89 | 99C | Tom Doyle | 33/1 |
| 04 May 09+12d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Beginners Chase | 12/15 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 89 | 96C | Tom Doyle | 25/1 |
| 22 Apr 09+307d | Ballinrobe | Mcgrath Quarry Group Hurdle | 6/12 | 5½ | 11-5 | — | 86A | Tom Doyle | 16/1 |
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 08+17d | Tipperary | Tipp Town & District Publicans Flat Race | 15/20 | 1¾ | 11-11 | — | 69C | Robbie McNamara | 4/1J |
| 02 Jun 08 | Listowel | Listowel Whit Weekend (pro-am) Flat Race | 1/13 | 11-0 | — | 112A | Mark Bolger | 7/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Meet The Parents won?
- Meet The Parents (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trained Meet The Parents?
- Meet The Parents (IRE) was trained by Michael Hourigan on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 2 October 2009.
- Who is Meet The Parents's sire?
- Meet The Parents (IRE) is by Luso (GB) out of Il Porto (IRE), whose sire is Jurado.
- What going does Meet The Parents prefer?
- Meet The Parents (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Meet The Parents's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 2 October 2009. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Meet The Parents's sire's record?
- Luso (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.7% of 3,516 runs since Jan 2008 (389 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Meet The Parents's siblings?
- Out of Il Porto (IRE), Meet The Parents (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballinvassa (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m4f. As at Nov 2026.