Horse profile
Supposedtobe (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Peter & Michael Bowen · Last owner H Jones Mrs E Evans
by Epaulette (AUS) out of Thunder In Myheart (IRE) (Mastercraftsman)
35 runs · 19 courses · from Oct 2020
As at 14 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2024 — 713 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024
3 wins · Pontefract, Uttoxeter & Roscommon
Last raced off OR 90
KTB Profile
Supposedtobe won three of 35 starts, each on a first visit to the course. His wins came at Pontefract in the Constant Security Services Confined Handicap over 1m2f to 1m4f on good to soft in Jul 2023 off 69, at Uttoxeter in the ECAM Engineering And Axis Commercial Selling Hurdle over 1m5f to 2m on good to soft in Jun 2023 off 107, and at Roscommon in the Coast To Curragh Cycle Claiming Race over 1m2f to 1m4f on good in Aug 2022 off 63. He raced on turf in 32 of those starts. Aged 6 at his last run in Oct 2024, he finished held in the J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase at Stratford off an official rating of 90.
Based on 35 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 14 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 20lb off peak
- 3–35Wins / Runs
- 8.6%Strike rate
- 11 (31.4%)Placed
- −1.90£1 level staken=35 at SP
- 1.01Fair A/E n=35 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 110Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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 rating90↓ 20lb off peak
90
63–110
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 139
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.
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 139B | 85 | — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 106C | 74 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 88A | 70.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 139B | 80.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 106C | 74 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 92C | 91 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 95B | 91 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 96C | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 98C | 94 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 124C | 90.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 96C | 91 | — |
Of 35 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 30 figures from 35 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 4 analysed runs
- Held up 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (25%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Epaulette (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 3,066 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4% from 173. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 222.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 362 | 33 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 681 | 59 | 8.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 14 |
| Good to Soft | 349 | 41 | 11.7% | +2.6 | 2 from 9 |
| Soft | 477 | 48 | 10.1% | +1 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 173 | 7 | 4% | −5.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,019 | 91 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 252 | 17 | 6.7% | −2.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,279 | 116 | 9.1% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 770 | 77 | 10% | +0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 436 | 48 | 11% | +1.9 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 222 | 11 | 5% | −4.1 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 95 | 9 | 9.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 2 | 22% | +19.10 |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 11 | 2 | 18% | +17.10 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 1 | 100% | +25.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.90 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +23.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 11 | 2 | 18% | +17.10 |
| Luke McAteer | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| James Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Fenelon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lorcan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joshua Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr O McGill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 2 | 8% | −16.90 |
| Cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +21.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +21.10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 15 | 1 | 7% | −12.90 |
| Flat | 15 | 2 | 13% | +16.00 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 24+18d | Stratford | J.H. Rowe Memorial Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - dropped away in the pack - eventually pulled up | PU/16 | — | 11-0 | 90 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 20/1 |
| 13 Oct 24+19d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Supporting Welsh Racing Handicap Chase Tracked the front rank early - went in front before the 5th but lost command 4 out unable to match the winner's stride - stayed on to take second | 2/8 | 20 | 11-5 | 90 | 22A | 104A | James Bowen | 6/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+17d | Fontwell | AK Bets Best Price Premier League Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - urged forward approaching 3 out - responded before the last - rallied on the run-in to grab third close home - never a threat to the principals | 3/8 | 4 | 10-11 | 90 | 66A | 105A | Sean Bowen | 7/2 |
| 07 Sep 24+12d | Stratford | Power Utilities Group Conditional Jockeys' Selling Handicap Hurdle Settled behind the front group - clipped the second-last then urged on to move into third at the final fence - kept going without further improvement to finish third | 3/15 | 2 | 10-11 | 93 | 139B | 109A | Shane Fenelon | 11/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+5d | Cartmel | BTRC Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - jumping errors in mid-race - improved into contention on the run-in - pressed the winner but unable to reel in and finished 2nd | 2/5 | 9 | 10-11 | 93 | 66C | 105B | Sean Bowen | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 24+31d | Worcester | Martin Keighley Racing Club Handicap Chase Settled towards the back - hampered at the opening fence - then fended right at the following one - clipped the second last and stayed off the pace throughout - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/13 | 3¼ | 11-8 | 93 | 60B | 99A | James Bowen | 12/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+37d | Newton Abbot | Racing Partnership TRP Handicap Hurdle | 11/12 | 25 | 11-11 | 95 | — | 100C | James Bowen | 11/2 |
| 14 Jun 24+16d | Newton Abbot | Peninsula Finance Plc Handicap Hurdle | 6/13 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 96 | 86B | 113A | Sean Bowen | 9/1 |
| 29 May 24+14d | Cartmel | Campbell & Rowley Selling Handicap Hurdle | 3/13 | ½ | 11-9 | 95 | — | 133A | Sean Bowen | 12/1 |
| 15 May 24+8d | Ffos Las | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Hurdle | 9/11 | 15 | 10-13 | 100 | 89C | 89C | Sean Bowen | 40/1 |
| 07 May 24+37d | Ffos Las | Follow Us On X At Yeeehaaabet Handicap Hurdle | 5/13 | 9 | 12-0 | 100 | 74C | 107A | Sean Bowen | 28/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+219d | Ffos Las | Download The Racing App Now Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-3 | 104 | — | — | Lorcan Williams | 66/1 |
| 25 Aug 23+25d | Ffos Las | UKPS Handicap | 6/7 | 9 | 10-1 | 72 | 98C | 61C | Joshua Bryan | 11/1 |
| 31 Jul 23+10d | Newton Abbot | attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 5/7 | 14 | 11-1 | 107 | 85B | 106A | Sean Bowen | 17/2 |
| 21 Jul 23+12d | Pontefract | Constant Security Services 'Confined' Handicap | 1/7 | 10-2 | 69 | 90B | 83A | Sean Bowen | 25/1 | |
| 09 Jul 23+17d | Market Rasen | John Matthews Memorial Handicap Hurdle | PU/12 | — | 12-0 | 110 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 15/2 |
| 22 Jun 23+20d | Uttoxeter | ECAM Engineering And Axis Commercial Selling Hurdle | 1/4 | 11-0 | 107 | 106C | 124B | Sean Bowen | 11/10F | |
| 02 Jun 23+21d | Down Royal | BoyleXtra Rewards In Shop Maiden Hurdle | 6/11 | 4½ | 11-5 | 108 | 65B | 99A | Mr O McGill | 28/1 |
| 12 May 23+210d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Pick Your Places Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 12/14 | 31 | 11-7 | 109 | 53C | 85C | Charlie O'Dwyer | 66/1 |
| 14 Oct 22+60d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Claiming Race | 8/14 | nk | 9-6 | 70 | 86B | 68A | J M Sheridan | 10/1 |
| 15 Aug 22+11d | Roscommon | Coast To Curragh Cycle Claiming Race | 1/14 | 9-2 | 63 | 91C | 86A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1 | |
| 04 Aug 22+26d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Golf Centre Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) | 6/18 | ¾ | 9-10 | 64 | 91C | 77A | Seamie Heffernan | 4/1F |
| 09 Jul 22+46d | Navan | Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle On August 27th Handicap (47-65) | 4/19 | ¾ | 10-0 | 63 | 124C | 83A | W J Lee | 4/1J |
| 24 May 22+17d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Golf Club Claiming Race | 7/17 | nk | 8-12 | 66 | 96C | 67A | Rory Cleary | 12/1 |
| 07 May 22+253d | Cork | Sign Up To Our Newsletter Maiden Hurdle | 6/17 | 2 | 11-7 | — | 96B | 108A | Sean Flanagan | 16/1 |
| 27 Aug 21+7d | Down Royal | McCartanbet.com Text-A-Bet 3-Y-O Hurdle | 11/15 | 1¾ | 10-5 | — | 76B | 92A | Richard Deegan | 7/1 |
| 20 Aug 21+29d | Killarney | Play Over 1,000 Games At BoyleSports 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 3/11 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 88A | 105B | Phillip Enright | 10/1 |
| 22 Jul 21+10d | Leopardstown | Jockey Club Of Turkey Handicap (45-75) | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-5 | 70 | 91C | 63A | Luke McAteer | 13/2 |
| 12 Jul 21+39d | Killarney | Carrauntoohil Handicap (45-75) | 8/15 | nse | 9-10 | 71 | 75C | 76A | Gavin Ryan | 8/1 |
| 03 Jun 21+25d | Leopardstown | Donnybrook Handicap (45-70) | 6/20 | ¾ | 9-9 | 70 | 92C | 74A | Luke McAteer | 40/1 |
| 09 May 21+16d | Leopardstown | Cabinteely Handicap | 12/14 | 24 | 8-10 | 72 | 53C | 46C | Andrew Slattery | 50/1 |
| 23 Apr 21+154d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden (Div 1) (Plus 10) | 6/13 | 4 | 9-2 | 75 | 73C | 56A | Luke McAteer | 7/1 |
| 20 Nov 20+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 6/14 | nk | 9-7 | — | 91B | 72A | Gavin Ryan | 22/1 |
| 06 Nov 20+34d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 10/14 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 95B | 62A | Rory Cleary | 66/1 |
| 03 Oct 20 | Tipperary | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 3/14 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 95C | 75A | Luke McAteer | 40/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Supposedtobe (IRE) won?
- Supposedtobe (IRE) won 3 of 35 archived starts between 2020 and 2024, a strike rate of 8.6%. Placed 11 times in total (31.4% of starts).
- Who trained Supposedtobe (IRE)?
- Supposedtobe (IRE) was trained by Peter & Michael Bowen on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 31 October 2024.
- Who is Supposedtobe (IRE)'s sire?
- Supposedtobe (IRE) is by Epaulette (AUS) out of Thunder In Myheart (IRE), whose sire is Mastercraftsman.
- What going does Supposedtobe (IRE) prefer?
- Supposedtobe (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Supposedtobe (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 31 October 2024. The highest on record is 110.
- What is Supposedtobe (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Epaulette (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 3,066 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4% from 173. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5% from 222.
- Who are Supposedtobe (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Thunder In Myheart (IRE), Supposedtobe (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.