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Horse profile

Oakley's Way (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Anthony Honeyball · Owner A J Norman
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Special Choice (IRE) (Bob Back)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Taunton Last run 19 Apr 2026 · 4th of 5 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Oakley's Way won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Taunton in Nov 2025 off an official rating of 97 on good to firm ground. The gelding has one win and six places from 12 starts on turf, with all wins at Class 5 and over 2m1f – 2m4f. He usually races prominently. His last run, at Plumpton in Apr 2026, was off a career-high mark of 105 when he finished fourth of five.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent Wins on good or faster Win at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating105At career-high mark
105 97–105

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 131 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ludlow, 30 Mar 2026

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 11 figures · best 131B · median 107
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5131B844 runs · 131 / 99.5
Good to Soft286A78.51 run · —
Good to Firm2121A116.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6116B833 runs · 116 / 84
2m1f – 2m4f4121A113.53 runs · 115 / 112
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Plumpton, 9 Mar 2026 Official rating 105 at the last run, 19 Apr 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 11 figures · best 132A · median 117
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Good5119B1104 runs · 119 / 108
Good to Soft2125B1161 run · —
Good to Firm2122A119.51 run · —
Soft1——1 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m6132A111.53 runs · 132 / 113
2m1f – 2m4f4125B119.53 runs · 125 / 122
2m5f – 3m1——1 run · —

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 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 10 analysed runs since Nov 2024

  • Prominent 6 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 3 (30%) · 1 win
  • Held up 1 (10%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Walk In The Park (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm501122%+8.71 from 2
Good1,87025513.6%+0.30 from 5
Good to Soft1,55821313.7%+0.40 from 2
Soft2,45231813%−0.30 from 2
Heavy99112812.9%−0.40 from 1
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.3—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.3—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.3—
1m5f – 2m2,22031014%+0.70 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f2,79439914.3%+11 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,53517111.1%−2.20 from 1
Over 3m2893612.5%−0.8—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Special Choice (IRE) (Bob Back)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Special Tiara (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Special Tiara (GB)).

Family form: Golden Tiara (IRE) finished 2nd of 5 at Huntingdon, 6 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Special Tiara (GB)3771m7½f–2m1fGrade 1
Accidental Rebel (GB)2642m3½f–2m5fGrade 2
Glenashling (IRE)1512m1f—
Special Diamond (GB)712m—
Golden Tiara (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 1 50% +2.33
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 4 1 25% +0.33
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Plumpton 2 0 0% −2.00
Ludlow 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 1 50% +2.33
Exeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 0 0% −7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 4 1 25% +0.33
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sam Twiston-Davies 7 1 14% −2.67
Ben Godfrey 4 0 0% −4.00
Rex Dingle 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 6 1 17% −1.67
None 6 0 0% −6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 4 1 25% +0.33
2024 3 0 0% −3.00
2023 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 9 1 11% −4.67
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 4 runs
19 Apr 26+20d Plumpton Kalm Club Keep Calm & Gallop On Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good · 5 ran Sat close to the front pack early - pressed for extra pace before 3 out and dropped away - had no answer to the finish 4/5 16 10-13 105115C103B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/4
30 Mar 26+21d Ludlow Ben Chambers Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21f · Good · 6 ran Handy near the pace - pushed along after three out - shot to the fore behind winner following the last but never troubling that rival home 2/6 6 12-0 105131B119B Sam Twiston-Davies 9/4
09 Mar 26+58d Plumpton John Ellis Memorial Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled just off the pace early - moved into second approaching two out - driven on to challenge up front after that - fought hard on the run-in but edged out by three-quarters of a length 2/6 ¾ 11-2 10286A125B Rex Dingle 5/2
10 Jan 26+25d Kempton Coral 'Pipped-At-The-Post' Payouts Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16f · Good · 8 ran Tracked the pack through the early stages - pushed along approaching two out - lost touch before the last - eventually beaten well over 15 lengths in 6th 6/8 12 10-2 10384B103A Ben Godfrey 15/2
2025 · 4 runs
16 Dec 25+19d Wincanton PricedUp.Bet Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15f · Soft · 13 ran Handy early - moved into second three out then lost touch with front two after two out - stayed on same pace past the last to finish third 3/13 4¼ 11-3 103116B132A Sam Twiston-Davies 4/1F
27 Nov 25+20d Taunton Elizabeth Trebble Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19f · Good To Firm · 13 ran Settled in the pack early - made progress from the outside approaching 3 out - shook up to join front rank 2 out - edged ahead near the line then pulled clear in the final stages 1/13 11-11 97112B122A Sam Twiston-Davies 10/3F
07 Nov 25+17d Exeter Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 17 ran Held up in the pack - pushed along and made progress 3 out then blundered at the last - lost ground on the run-in to finish sixth 6/17 1 11-2 9874B113A Sam Twiston-Davies 11/2
21 Oct 25+330d Exeter PricedUp Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 18.5f · Good To Firm · 6 ran Sat close to leader for most of the way - pressed for effort approaching 2 furlongs out - couldn't find extra and lost touch before the last - finished strongly to secure runner-up spot 2/6 6 11-4 —121A117B Ben Godfrey 9/4
2024 · 3 runs
25 Nov 24+23d Ludlow Hazlin's 50th Anniversary Year Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up towards the back - jumped a little untidily along the way - made headway into 4th approaching 3 out then stayed on at one gear to finish 4th 4/8 ½ 11-4 —71B107A Ben Godfrey 11/4
02 Nov 24+221d Ascot Ascot Round Table Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 15.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled midfield early - travelling smoothly behind the front group with two furlongs left - asked for effort and shifted wide to press forward - lost momentum inside the last but stayed on to finish fourth 4/6 ¾ 11-2 —82A110B Sam Twiston-Davies 11/8F
26 Mar 24+105d Taunton Grand National Lunch 13th April Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 16.5f · Soft · 12 ran F/12 — 10-6 ——— Sam Twiston-Davies 9/4F
2023 · 1 run
12 Dec 23 Wincanton White Cross 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 5 · 15f · Heavy · 9 ran 3/9 2¾ 10-13 —107B127A Ben Godfrey 15/8F

Quick answers

How many races has Oakley's Way won?
Oakley's Way (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 6 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Oakley's Way?
Oakley's Way (IRE) is trained by Anthony Honeyball, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 19 April 2026.
Who is Oakley's Way's sire?
Oakley's Way (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Special Choice (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
What is Oakley's Way's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 19 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Oakley's Way's sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Oakley's Way's siblings?
Out of Special Choice (IRE), Oakley's Way (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Special Tiara (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Special Tiara (GB)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.