Horse profile
Runninman (IRE)
by Mehmas (IRE) out of Merry Jaunt (USA) (Street Sense)
17 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 18 days ago · 11th of 11
Last raced off OR 42
KTB Profile
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 5 of 9 analysed runs — Runninman (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Newcastle (AW) (Jan 2026). Last raced off 42, 16lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 16lb off peak
- 0–17Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (5.9%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=17 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 58Highest OR
- 28dAvg 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.
Official rating42↓ 16lb off peak
42
42–58
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 89A | 79 | 9 · 89 / 79 |
| Good | 5 | 93C | 57 | 2 · 93 / 66.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 93C | 74 | 12 · 93 / 80.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 7 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 9 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,457 | 179 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,957 | 221 | 11.3% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 749 | 84 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 912 | 96 | 10.5% | −1.1 | — |
| Heavy | 208 | 22 | 10.6% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,784 | 337 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2,085 | 267 | 12.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 4,250 | 475 | 11.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 15 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,353 | 156 | 11.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 361 | 42 | 11.6% | 0 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | −8.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
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
Dam
Merry Jaunt (USA) (Street Sense)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Royal Pleasure (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Royal Pleasure (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Pleasure (IRE) | 34 | 4 | 6f–1m2f | Class 3 |
| Midnite Storm (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Companion (GB) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Confederate (GB) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cotai Jaunt (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mulrennan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Conor Whiteley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Zak Wheatley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Nolan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 26+10d | Ayr | Book Your Event At Ayr Racecourse Handicap Stakes Settled behind the main body of the field - always well out of it - plodded home 11th | 11/11 | 8 | 8-6 | 42 | 19C | 28C | Andrew Mullen | 80/1 |
| 19 Sep 26+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Happy Birthday Dave Miller From Probio energy.com Handicap Stakes (Div II) Settled just behind the leader - pushed along inside the final furlong - dropped away in the closing stages - eventually beaten well into 8th | 8/9 | 5½ | 8-7 | 43 | 71A | 30A | Aiden Brookes | 40/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+14d | Carlisle | Quickstep Supporting Andersons Autumn Flooring Offers Handicap Stakes Settled in a forward spot early - dropped away with over 2f left - faded from there to finish well beaten | 11/11 | 11 | 8-7 | 44 | 40C | 14C | Greg Fairley | 50/1 |
| 26 Aug 26+7d | Catterick | Celebrate National Racehorse Week Classified Stakes Settled midpack early - pushed for effort with 2f remaining - dropped away inside final 2 furlongs - stayed on without threatening the front end late | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 45 | 93C | 58A | Aiden Brookes | 66/1 |
| 19 Aug 26+19d | Carlisle | North Lakes Energy - Harry Doyle Memorial Maiden Handicap Stakes (Div I) Handy in the early stages - moved into second past halfway - driven approaching final two furlongs and drifted off a true line - lost ground and finished sixth | 6/10 | ¾ | 8-7 | 45 | 82A | 46A | Aiden Brookes | 40/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+134d | Newcastle (AW) | Harry Potter Droneart Show Classified Stakes Held up at the back throughout - never involved - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/13 | 9½ | 9-4 | 47 | 49C | 24C | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
| 19 Mar 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap Pulled hard in the pack - urged into modest late progress over 1f out - faded from that point to finish 4th | 4/10 | ¾ | 8-10 | 49 | 79A | 49A | Conor Whiteley | 7/1 |
| 11 Mar 26+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Edged right at the break - sat close up before being nudged for effort over 2f out - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/10 | nk | 8-13 | 49 | 89A | 38A | Conor Whiteley | 10/1 |
| 27 Feb 26+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sat close to front group early - asked for effort with a furlong left - lost ground in the closing stages - finished eighth beaten 6½ lengths | 8/11 | hd | 9-5 | 51 | 85A | 43A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+19d | Newcastle (AW) | Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along with two furlongs left before losing the advantage entering the last furlong - dropped away quickly after finishing sixth | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-6 | 52 | 82A | 51A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/2 |
| 22 Jan 26+33d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - well placed - urged forward 3f out but unable to gain on leaders 2f out - outpaced by the front pair inside the last furlong - dropped away towards the line to finish third | 3/7 | 5½ | 9-1 | 52 | 86A | 53A | Paul Mulrennan | 7/4F |
| 20 Dec 25+26d | Newcastle (AW) | Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Nursery Settled just off the pace early - moved to the front after a furlong - driven on and challenged approaching the final furlong - overtaken close home and edged out of second on the line | 3/8 | hd | 9-6 | 52 | 74A | 61A | Paul Mulrennan | 4/1 |
| 24 Nov 25+90d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Nursery Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - settled off the pace through the middle stages - pushed along with two furlongs left then eased right and stayed on inside the final furlong - finished third without threatening the front two | 3/7 | 4 | 9-8 | 54 | 65A | 49A | Tom Eaves | 6/1 |
| 26 Aug 25+22d | Ripon | 21 Engineer Regiment Sapper Nursery Sluggish to break - never a factor and held up at the back throughout - finished 6th | 6/7 | nk | 8-8 | 58 | 62B | 37A | Zak Wheatley | 33/1 |
| 04 Aug 25+10d | Carlisle | Bet Smarter With Oddschecker+ EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Prominent early - urged into effort with 2f left - faded quickly through closing stages - eventually beaten well | 6/7 | 3½ | 9-2 | — | 63C | 36C | Paul Mulrennan | 50/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+15d | Thirsk | British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Struggled for pace towards back of field - always well off the leaders - finished well beaten in 12th | 12/12 | 15 | 9-4 | — | 53C | 43C | Kevin Stott | 200/1 |
| 10 Jul 25 | Doncaster | Play At The Races StableDuel EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in rear - unable to make meaningful progress - finished well held in 9th | 9/13 | nk | 9-7 | — | 57C | 55A | David Nolan | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Runninman (IRE) won?
- Runninman (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 1 time in total (5.9% of starts).
- Who trains Runninman (IRE)?
- Runninman (IRE) is trained by Donald Whillans, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.
- Who is Runninman (IRE)'s sire?
- Runninman (IRE) is by Mehmas (IRE) out of Merry Jaunt (USA), whose sire is Street Sense.
- What is Runninman (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 42, from the run on 29 September 2026. The highest on record is 58.
- What is Runninman (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mehmas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 8,086 runs since Jan 2008 (746 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Runninman (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Merry Jaunt (USA), Runninman (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Pleasure (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Royal Pleasure (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.