How many races has Only Way Is Up won?

Only Way Is Up (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).

Who trains Only Way Is Up?

Only Way Is Up (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2025.

Who is Only Way Is Up's sire?

Only Way Is Up (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Premier Rose (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.

Horse profile

Only Way Is Up (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Dan Skelton · Owner Louis Jacobs J Burrows

by Malinas (GER) out of Premier Rose (IRE) (Westerner)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2025

As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

Won last time out Won at Aintree Last run 8 Nov 2025 · 1st of 6

KTB Profile

Only Way Is Up won his only start over hurdles when taking a Class 3 novice event at Aintree over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Nov 2025. The gelding had finished second on debut at Exeter over 1m5f – 2m on the same going in Feb 2025. He has one win from two runs on turf. By Malinas whose progeny have won 556 of 3,927 runs since Jan 2008. His last run at Aintree in Nov 2025 was a win.

Based on 2 archived runs · run-style from 2 commented runs since Feb 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance Win at Class 3

1–2Wins / Runs
50%Strike rate
1 (50%)Placed
+2.50£1 level staken=2 at SP
272dAvg between runs

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 121 the best of the last 2 graded (A or B) runs · Aintree, 8 Nov 2025

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 2 figures · best 121^B · median 108

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	2	121^B	108	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	1 run · —
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 130^B the best of the last 2 rated runs · Aintree, 8 Nov 2025

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 2 figures · best 130^B · median 124.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	2	130^B	124.5	1 run · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 25 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	1	—	—	1 run · —
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Malinas (GER)

Progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,942 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	1	0	0%	−14.2	—
Good to Firm	36	6	16.7%	+2.5	—
Good	1,185	169	14.3%	+0.1	—
Good to Soft	916	141	15.4%	+1.2	1 from 2
Soft	1,237	166	13.4%	−0.8	—
Heavy	532	74	13.9%	−0.3	—
Standard (AW)	34	1	2.9%	−11.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	2	0	0%	−14.2	—
1m – 1m1f	12	1	8.3%	−5.9	—
1m2f – 1m4f	50	5	10%	−4.2	—
1m5f – 2m	1,098	152	13.8%	−0.4	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	1,369	182	13.3%	−0.9	1 from 1
2m5f – 3m	1,081	177	16.4%	+2.2	—
Over 3m	330	41	12.4%	−1.8	—

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

Premier Rose (IRE) (Westerner)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2025 · 2 runs
08 Nov 25+272d	Aintree	William Hill Racing Winnings Boost EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 3 · 20f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled in the pack early - up to 4th by halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 2 out - driven to the front before the last and stayed on strongly to score	1/6		11-0	121^B	130^B	Harry Skelton	7/2
09 Feb 25	Exeter	TrustATrader You Can Trust Our Traders Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 2 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Held up at the back - up into 5th entering the home bend before drifting left under pressure with two furlongs left - faded from there to finish fourth	4/8	6	11-7	95^A	119^A	Harry Skelton	16/5

Quick answers

How many races has Only Way Is Up won?: Only Way Is Up (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains Only Way Is Up?: Only Way Is Up (IRE) is trained by Dan Skelton, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 November 2025.
Who is Only Way Is Up's sire?: Only Way Is Up (IRE) is by Malinas (GER) out of Premier Rose (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
What is Only Way Is Up's sire's record?: Malinas (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.2% of 3,942 runs since Jan 2008 (419 horses), Flat and jumps together.