Powerful Hook Head (GER)
Powerful Hook Head (GER) is 1 from 13 and won last time out at Dundalk (AW) in Oct 2025. The win came in an apprentice optional claiming race over 1m2f – 1m4f on standard going and was gained from a career-high official rating of 78. He has never won on turf from 10 starts. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience in five of six analysed runs.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 3 (23.1%)Placed
- −7.50£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=13 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 36dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 135
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 88C | 63 | — |
| Good | 3 | 101A | 90 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 98B | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 135A | 110.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 98B | 81.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 101A | 74.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 135A | 111.5 | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 13 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (83%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 323 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses).
Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8.5% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | +20 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 82 | 17 | 20.7% | +7.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | −3.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 64 | 4 | 6.3% | −7 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | −10.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 78 | 10 | 12.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | −5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 106 | 9 | 8.5% | −4.8 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 110 | 16 | 14.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 49 | 9 | 18.4% | +5.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 4 | 44.4% | +31.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +86.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Venetian Power (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venetian Power (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Powerful Rosie (GER) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wayne Hassett | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Scott McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 25+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Optional Claiming Race Settled just behind the pace - asked for effort in 4th two out - improved into second inside the final furlong - hit the front close home and drove clear to win | 1/14 | 9-3 | 78 | 98B | 87A | Wayne Hassett | 9/2 | |
| 09 Oct 25+11d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Maiden Quick away and into command - stretched clear approaching halfway before margin shrank with 5f left - overtaken turning into the straight - unable to threaten leaders 1 1/2f out - held on for third without further progress late | 3/11 | ½ | 9-13 | 67 | 135A | 78A | Wayne Hassett | 66/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+24d | Curragh | Download The Tote App (Q.R.) Handicap Held up towards the back - asked for effort entering straight - unable to close from over 2f out - well held at the finish | 12/22 | 1¼ | 12-1 | 69 | 63C | 74C | Mr J L Gleeson | 40/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+16d | Laytown (AW) | Pride Of Place Maiden Sat close to the front group early - pushed along in 4th with 2f left - stayed on same speed through the final furlong to finish 4th | 4/9 | 1½ | 10-3 | 69 | — | 67A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 85/40F |
| 19 Aug 25+13d | Roscommon | QuinnBet Optional Claiming Race Up with the front group on the rail - hit the front momentarily after 1f then dropped to 2nd at halfway - challenged for top spot over 2f out and went clear 1 1/2f out - collared inside the final 150yds and found nothing more - went down by 3/4 length | 2/10 | ¾ | 10-2 | 66 | 77A | 92A | Declan McDonogh | 16/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+22d | Sligo | Carlsberg Optional Claiming Race Sat just behind the front group early - midfield turn - asked for effort with 2f left but denied room 150 yards out - stayed on same gear to finish 10th | 10/12 | hd | 9-8 | 67 | 86A | 67A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 13/2 |
| 15 Jul 25+3d | Killarney | Ross Castle Maiden Sat close to front early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort with 3f left - driven approaching final furlong and stayed on same gear to finish 4th beaten 2 lengths | 4/6 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 69 | 59A | 78B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/2J |
| 12 Jul 25+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Family Funday At Dundalk Friday 15th August Handicap Settled midpack - 5th at halfway - urged forward 3f out then stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/14 | 4¾ | 9-13 | 69 | 92B | 78A | Scott McCullagh | 33/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+259d | Ballinrobe | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Tracked the front group early - up in 5th at halfway - dropped away entering the straight and unable to find more finishing power in 12th | 12/14 | 4¼ | 10-0 | 70 | 88C | 70C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 12/1 |
| 07 Oct 24+14d | Killarney | M.D O'Shea & Sons Apprentice Handicap Held up towards the back - still 9th at halfway - driven on inside entering straight but made no headway from 3f out and well held at the finish | 10/10 | ½ | 9-10 | 73 | 45C | 56C | Hugh Horgan | 9/1 |
| 23 Sep 24+6d | Listowel | Tote Ireland Maiden Slow to break - settled towards the back and 8th at halfway - made headway approaching final 2f - into 5th a furlong out but not troubling the leading group - stayed on for 5th | 5/10 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 101A | 69A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 17 Sep 24+34d | Punchestown | William Hill Most Top Price Runners Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden Slow to break - settled midfield on the rail - pushed along in 7th entering the straight but unable to close - finished eighth | 8/14 | 2¼ | 9-8 | — | 90C | 69A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 17/2 |
| 14 Aug 24 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden Sat behind pace early - back in 4th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out - held 3rd briefly before losing momentum and fading to finish 5th | 5/13 | ½ | 9-8 | — | 53C | 77A | Mikey Sheehy | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Powerful Hook Head (GER) won?
- Powerful Hook Head (GER) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trains Powerful Hook Head (GER)?
- Powerful Hook Head (GER) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2025.
- Who is Powerful Hook Head (GER)'s sire?
- Powerful Hook Head (GER) is by Protectionist (GER) out of Power Zone (IRE), whose sire is Lope De Vega.
- What going does Powerful Hook Head (GER) prefer?
- Powerful Hook Head (GER) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Powerful Hook Head (GER)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 17 October 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Powerful Hook Head (GER)'s sire's record?
- Protectionist (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 323 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 8.5% from 106.
- Who are Powerful Hook Head (GER)'s siblings?
- Out of Power Zone (IRE), Powerful Hook Head (GER) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Venetian Power (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.