The History Man (IRE)
The History Man (IRE) is 8 from 71. Hasn't won since May 2010. All 8 wins have come on turf — 0 from 9 on the all-weather. Last raced off 58, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 8–71Wins / Runs
- 11.3%Strike rate
- 25 (35.2%)Placed
- +20.00£1 level staken=71 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=71 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 13dBetween runs (median)longest 220 d
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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 8.3% of 2,080 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.5% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Firm | 404 | 36 | 8.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 16 |
| Good | 436 | 42 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 3 from 18 |
| Good to Soft | 207 | 18 | 8.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 11 |
| Soft | 260 | 17 | 6.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 111 | 7 | 6.3% | −2 | 2 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 613 | 48 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 411 | 37 | 9% | +0.7 | 5 from 37 |
| 6f – 7f | 702 | 71 | 10.1% | +1.8 | 3 from 34 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 426 | 32 | 7.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 228 | 17 | 7.5% | −0.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 7 | 4.5% | −3.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 130 | 8 | 6.2% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Kingscroft (IRE) (13 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Kingscroft (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingscroft (IRE) | 86 | 13 | 6f–1m | Class 3 |
| Hansomelle (IRE) | 48 | 2 | 7½f | Class 6 |
| Hansomis (IRE) | 48 | 2 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Mawaddah (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 7f–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Howardian Hills (IRE) | 35 | 2 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Show Your Face (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 18 | 3 | 17% | +26.00 |
| Good to Firm | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 25 | 3 | 12% | +12.00 |
| Class 6 | 23 | 4 | 17% | +27.00 |
| Class 4 | 18 | 1 | 6% | −14.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Nottingham | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Thirsk | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Ayr | 6 | 2 | 33% | +29.00 |
| York | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Catterick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hamilton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beverley | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Ripon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 37 | 5 | 14% | +22.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 34 | 3 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Gibson | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Miss Michelle Mullineaux | 7 | 1 | 14% | +19.00 |
| Garry Whillans | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Kirsty Milczarek | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Shane Creighton | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Mrs Adele Mulrennan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Liam Jones | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| David Kenny | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Andrew Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hayley Turner | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Patrick Donaghy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Greg Fairley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael J Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sophie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Winston | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Eddie Ahern | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 34 | 4 | 12% | +20.00 |
| E/SB | 15 | 1 | 7% | +0.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 2 | 20% | +8.00 |
| None | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.00 |
| E/S | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eye shield + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.00 |
| 2008 | 13 | 1 | 8% | +2.00 |
| 2007 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +32.00 |
| 2006 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2005 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has The History Man won?
- The History Man (IRE) won 8 of 71 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 11.3%. Placed 25 times in total (35.2% of starts).
- Who trained The History Man?
- The History Man (IRE) was trained by Barry Leavy on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 7 August 2010.
- Who is The History Man's sire?
- The History Man (IRE) is by Titus Livius (FR) out of Handsome Anna (IRE), whose sire is Bigstone.
- What going does The History Man prefer?
- The History Man (IRE) has the best record on heavy 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 History Man's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 7 August 2010. The highest on record is 77.
- What is The History Man's sire's record?
- Titus Livius (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 2,080 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.5% from 157.
- Who are The History Man's siblings?
- Out of Handsome Anna (IRE), The History Man (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Kingscroft (IRE) (13). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Kingscroft (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.