Horse profile
My Friend The Wind (IRE)
by Sholokhov (IRE) out of A Stroke Of Luck (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
43 runs · 14 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Kilbeggan, Ballinrobe & Tipperary
Headgear returns LTO
Last run 12 Mar 2026
Last raced off OR 92
KTB Profile
My Friend The Wind is a gelding with three wins from 43 starts on turf, all in handicaps. He won the New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase at Kilbeggan over 3m on good to soft in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 85, the On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle at Ballinrobe over 2m5f – 3m on soft in Aug 2023 off 92, and a handicap hurdle at Tipperary over 1m5f – 2m on heavy in May 2021 off 86. He last ran at Limerick in Mar 2026, where headgear returned, and was held. He last raced off an official rating of 92, 12lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 43 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 3–43Wins / Runs
- 7%Strike rate
- 16 (37.2%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.77Fair A/E n=43 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 227 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.
Official rating92↓ 12lb off peak
92
85–104
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 90
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 15 | 109C | 86 | — |
| Good | 6 | 116B | 95.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 90B | 69.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 88A | 80.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 116B | 85 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 107A | 92 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 90C | 79.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 43 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: did not complete (8) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (6).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 29 figures from 43 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 from 13 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 4 (31%) · 1 win
- Prominent 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 4 (31%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Sholokhov (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,277 runs since Apr 2008 (423 horses).
Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 99 | 14 | 14.1% | +1.6 | — |
| Good | 1,279 | 147 | 11.5% | −1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 823 | 112 | 13.6% | +1.1 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,304 | 169 | 13% | +0.5 | 1 from 18 |
| Heavy | 549 | 69 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 222 | 23 | 10.4% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 6 | 15.4% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 157 | 14 | 8.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 326 | 32 | 9.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,058 | 128 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,462 | 194 | 13.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 995 | 125 | 12.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 29 |
| Over 3m | 240 | 35 | 14.6% | +2.1 | 1 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2008 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
A Stroke Of Luck (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Martin's Lane (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Yakattack (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 1 | 6% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Killarney | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Listowel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 1 | 3% | −16.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor McNamara | 22 | 2 | 9% | +6.00 |
| G B Noonan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mark McDonagh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms H Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 2 | 8% | +2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 17 | 1 | 6% | −10.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 27 | 2 | 7% | +1.00 |
| Chase | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Mar 26+45d | Limerick | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards back of field - small error at 5th - pushed along with nothing left 5 out - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out | PU/15 | — | 11-1 | 92 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 40/1 |
| 26 Jan 26+113d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up in rear throughout - pushed along from the 8th - well beaten and eased before the final fence - pulled up | PU/13 | — | 11-5 | 96 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 40/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Oct 25+23d | Killarney | Racing Again Tomorrow Handicap Chase (0-100) Sat close to the pace early - drifted into the pack soon after - still in contention 6th with 6 to jump - driven out from 4 out but couldn't find more | 9/12 | ½ | 11-1 | 90 | 109C | 91C | G B Noonan | 11/1 |
| 12 Sep 25+21d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-100) Tracked leaders early - mid-pack after 9th before regaining 5th at 11th - moved into 2nd approaching 3 out - slipped back to 3rd before the last - held on for third but faded in the run-in | 3/13 | 14 | 11-1 | 90 | 40B | 108A | G B Noonan | 9/2F |
| 22 Aug 25+17d | Kilbeggan | New Forest Estate & Golf Club Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back early - improved into contention before 4 out - up to 4th after 2 out - error at the last but rallied in 3rd - driven out to get up on the line | 1/13 | 11-1 | 85 | 90B | 113A | G B Noonan | 6/1 | |
| 05 Aug 25+18d | Roscommon | Kepak Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack - slipped further back at halfway - travelled on the outer - pushed for effort with three left to jump - stumbled at the final obstacle but stayed on to the line | 5/16 | 5½ | 10-9 | 86 | 85B | 94A | G B Noonan | 18/1 |
| 18 Jul 25+99d | Killarney | Europe Hotel And Resort Handicap Chase (0-100) (Div 1) Sat behind front group early - slipped back through the field - stumbled at the 4th - veered right 4 out - urged for more but found little and stayed steady thereafter - finished well held in 7th | 7/15 | 1 | 10-12 | 89 | 98C | 90C | G B Noonan | 9/1 |
| 10 Apr 25+42d | Limerick | Ishka Irish Spring Water Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - jumped awkwardly at the 5th - overtaken before 3 out and dropped away rapidly - eased out of contention before 2 out | PU/8 | — | 10-10 | 104 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 8/1 |
| 27 Feb 25+62d | Clonmel | Clonmel Handicap Chase (0-100) Sat close up early - small error 4th - dropped to 7th and near back by 5 out - roused into a forward move approaching straight - up to 5th 2 out - unable to threaten those ahead and finished 5th one-paced | 5/14 | hd | 10-13 | 90 | 81B | 100A | G B Noonan | 12/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 24+82d | Limerick | Grant Thornton Ladies Handicap Hurdle Settled in the middle of the field - 7th at halfway - untidy 4 out and a further error at the following fence - pushed along turning in - 5th before a hefty interference left third 2 out - plugged on at one speed to finish third | 3/11 | 5 | 10-10 | 104 | 107A | 114A | Ms H Phillips | 25/1 |
| 06 Oct 24+23d | Killarney | Killarney Oaks Hotel Handicap Chase (0-102) Held up in the middle order on the rail - drifted right at the first - minor error 7 out - urged forward after 4 out and moved into 5th before the following fence - progressed to 4th at 2 out before flattening out and plugging on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/11 | 2 | 11-5 | 91 | 83A | 103B | Sean Flanagan | 3/1F |
| 13 Sep 24+32d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-95) Settled midfield early - lost ground with a small error at the 5th - moved into 4th before 3 out - dropped to 6th and pushed along approaching the following fence but unable to close - finished well held in 5th | 5/15 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 91 | 69B | 109A | Calum Hogan | 7/2 |
| 12 Aug 24+20d | Ballinrobe | J.J. Burke Peugeot Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Settled in the pack early - improved into third approaching 2 out - pressed for the lead before the last - edged in front briefly then overtaken entering the straight - stayed on but denied by a whisker at the finish | 2/10 | nk | 11-7 | 102 | 102A | 122A | Calum Hogan | 4/1J |
| 23 Jul 24+54d | Ballinrobe | Sweeney Oil Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 2) | 2/15 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 100 | — | 121A | Conor McNamara | 4/1F |
| 30 May 24+15d | Limerick | Free Streaming All Racing At Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 4/10 | 2¼ | 11-13 | 101 | 70A | 114A | Conor McNamara | 11/2 |
| 15 May 24+26d | Tipperary | Tipperary Races On Twitter Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 2/16 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 99 | — | 126A | Conor McNamara | 14/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+150d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | hd | 10-13 | 97 | 81B | 109A | Mr D Doyle | 28/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Nov 23+23d | Limerick | Mr Binman Christmas Racing Festival 26th - 29th December Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | PU/14 | — | 11-9 | 97 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 14/1 |
| 29 Oct 23+44d | Galway | Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase (0-109) | 4/9 | 2¼ | 10-10 | 91 | 61B | 105A | Conor McNamara | 3/1F |
| 15 Sep 23+18d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle Handicap Chase (0-95) | 3/14 | 4½ | 11-13 | 91 | — | 117A | Conor McNamara | 5/2F |
| 28 Aug 23+151d | Ballinrobe | On-Course Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 1/14 | 11-11 | 92 | 94B | 121A | Conor McNamara | 12/1 | |
| 30 Mar 23+18d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 12/23 | shd | 11-12 | 93 | 103B | 103A | Sean Flanagan | 18/1 |
| 12 Mar 23+73d | Limerick | Agritech Handicap Chase | UR/12 | — | 10-3 | 91 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 10/1 |
| 2022 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 22+60d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase (0-109) | PU/16 | — | 10-10 | 91 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 6/1 |
| 30 Oct 22+28d | Galway | Glenman Corporation Handicap Chase (0-109) | 2/13 | nk | 10-8 | 89 | 80B | 118A | Conor McNamara | 7/1 |
| 02 Oct 22+9d | Killarney | Tote.ie Never Beaten By SP Handicap Chase (0-102) | F/12 | — | 11-2 | 90 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 6/1 |
| 23 Sep 22+46d | Listowel | Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 3/17 | 3¼ | 11-11 | 92 | 97B | 126A | Conor McNamara | 6/1 |
| 08 Aug 22+25d | Ballinrobe | C.J. Sheeran Ltd Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/14 | ½ | 11-5 | 93 | 116B | 106A | Conor McNamara | 22/1 |
| 14 Jul 22+38d | Killarney | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 8/16 | 6½ | 11-13 | 94 | 83B | 97A | Conor McNamara | 13/2 |
| 06 Jun 22+159d | Listowel | Mike Lawlee Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 3/15 | 5 | 11-6 | 94 | 86B | 112A | Conor McNamara | 22/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 21+41d | Limerick | Limerick Racecourse Vets Novice Handicap Chase (0-109) | 8/16 | 7½ | 10-13 | 94 | — | 86C | Ryan Treacy | 14/1 |
| 18 Nov 21+26d | Thurles | Racing Again Next Thursday Handicap Chase | UR/12 | — | 10-6 | 94 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 8/1 |
| 23 Oct 21+28d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/20 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 95 | 86B | 101A | Mark McDonagh | 10/1 |
| 25 Sep 21+35d | Listowel | Kathleen Walsh Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | PU/17 | — | 11-7 | 95 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 9/2C |
| 21 Aug 21+37d | Killarney | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 3/17 | ¾ | 11-9 | 94 | 92B | 111A | Mark McDonagh | 10/3J |
| 15 Jul 21+12d | Killarney | Dawn Hi + Lo Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 3/17 | 3¾ | 11-7 | 94 | 103B | 109A | Mark McDonagh | 7/2 |
| 03 Jul 21+39d | Bellewstown | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 2/14 | ¾ | 11-6 | 91 | 94B | 115A | Mark McDonagh | 7/1 |
| 25 May 21+227d | Tipperary | TipperaryRacecourse.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 1/12 | 11-2 | 86 | 88A | 117A | Conor McNamara | 14/1 | |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 20+14d | Fairyhouse | Return Of The Jumps Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | PU/16 | — | 11-6 | 91 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 20/1 |
| 26 Sep 20+36d | Listowel | Racing Behind Closed Doors Handicap Hurdle (80-102) (Div 1) | 8/10 | 20 | 11-3 | 93 | 26C | 79C | Conor McNamara | 11/2 |
| 21 Aug 20+13d | Kilbeggan | Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/14 | 1¼ | 11-3 | — | 90C | 93C | Ryan Treacy | 50/1 |
| 08 Aug 20+16d | Kilbeggan | kilbegganraces.com Maiden Hurdle | 7/13 | 6½ | 11-3 | — | 68B | 82A | Ryan Treacy | 80/1 |
| 23 Jul 20 | Limerick | Well Done To All Frontline Staff From Limerick Racecourse (C & G) Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 9/12 | 4¾ | 11-9 | — | 71C | 83C | Conor McNamara | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has My Friend The Wind won?
- My Friend The Wind (IRE) won 3 of 43 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 7%. Placed 16 times in total (37.2% of starts).
- Who trains My Friend The Wind?
- My Friend The Wind (IRE) is trained by E McNamara, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 March 2026.
- Who is My Friend The Wind's sire?
- My Friend The Wind (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of A Stroke Of Luck (IRE), whose sire is Saddlers' Hall.
- What going does My Friend The Wind prefer?
- My Friend The Wind (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is My Friend The Wind's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 12 March 2026. The highest on record is 104.
- What is My Friend The Wind's sire's record?
- Sholokhov (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 4,277 runs since Apr 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 8.9% from 157.
- Who are My Friend The Wind's siblings?
- Out of A Stroke Of Luck (IRE), My Friend The Wind (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.