The Con Man (IRE)
The Con Man (IRE) is 3 from 7. Hasn't won since Mar 2020. Last raced off a career-high mark of 135.
- 3–7Wins / Runs
- 42.9%Strike rate
- 5 (71.4%)Placed
- +2.35£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.93Fair A/E n=7 · 1.69 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 196dAvg 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 133
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 133A | 113 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 133A | 113 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 5 | 8.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 760 | 64 | 8.4% | −2.5 | — |
| Good | 4,658 | 479 | 10.3% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,804 | 358 | 12.8% | +1.9 | — |
| Soft | 5,006 | 540 | 10.8% | −0.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Heavy | 3,152 | 345 | 10.9% | 0 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 105 | 19 | 18.1% | +7.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 2 | 28.6% | +17.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 90 | 8 | 8.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,439 | 514 | 11.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,912 | 630 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4,996 | 537 | 10.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 1,093 | 118 | 10.8% | −0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Miles To Memphis (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Miles To Memphis (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles To Memphis (IRE) | 36 | 6 | 1m4f–2m1½f | Class 3 |
| Duel At Dawn (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m7f–3m½f | Class 3 |
| Fillusin (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Cove (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 4 |
| Victoria Hill (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Definite Lady (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 2m4f | Class 5 |
| Shiroccsmyworld (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Cloudy Hills (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.65 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.90 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +2.35 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 21 Feb 22+716d | Carlisle | Williams Handicap Hurdle | 4/5 | nse | 11-12 | 135 | 113C | 126B | Brian Hughes | 5/1 |
| 2020 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Mar 20+21d | Ayr | Tennent's Lager Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 11-10 | 135 | 116C | 135B | Brian Hughes | 9/4 | |
| 15 Feb 20+19d | Ascot | Give The Gift Of Ascot Annual Membership Handicap Hurdle | 5/15 | 2¼ | 11-4 | 135 | 96B | 131A | Brian Hughes | 5/1F |
| 27 Jan 20+28d | Kelso | William Hill Leading Racecourse Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 10-5 | 128 | — | 132B | Brian Hughes | 11/10F | |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 19+26d | Haydock | Pied Bull Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 3 | 11-0 | 123 | 133A | 130A | Brian Hughes | 9/4F |
| 04 Dec 19+367d | Haydock | Join Racing TV Now 'Introductory' Hurdle | 2/7 | 5 | 11-5 | 131 | 110C | 135B | Brian Hughes | 9/1 |
| 2018 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 02 Dec 18 | Carlisle | Smarkets British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 1/10 | 10-12 | — | 110A | 133A | Brian Hughes | 3/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Con Man won?
- The Con Man (IRE) won 3 of 7 archived starts between 2018 and 2022, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 5 times in total (71.4% of starts).
- Who trained The Con Man?
- The Con Man (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Carlisle on 21 February 2022.
- Who is The Con Man's sire?
- The Con Man (IRE) is by Oscar (IRE) out of Phillis Hill (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
- What going does The Con Man prefer?
- The Con Man (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 6 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 The Con Man's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 21 February 2022. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Con Man's sire's record?
- Oscar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.9% of 16,543 runs since Jan 2008 (1,456 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 18.1% from 105.
- Who are The Con Man's siblings?
- Out of Phillis Hill (GB), The Con Man (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Miles To Memphis (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Miles To Memphis (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.