The Horsechesnut (IRE)
The Horsechesnut (IRE) is 3 from 19. Hasn't won since Mar 2019. All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off 98, 32lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–19Wins / Runs
- 15.8%Strike rate
- 5 (26.3%)Placed
- +8.38£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.70Fair A/E n=19 · 1.47 incl. margin
- 130Highest OR
- 27dBetween runs (median)longest 602 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
Best recent Speed 93
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 89C | 68 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 93A | 43 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 93A | 68 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: did not complete (7) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 14 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 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | — |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 3 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Ballinahow Lady (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Ballinahow Lady (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinahow Lady (IRE) | 36 | 5 | 2m4f–3m | Grade 3 |
| Ballinahow Star (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 1m7½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Twilightlittlestar (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mr Smokey (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.12 |
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +16.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −0.62 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.88 |
| Ayr | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 3 | 21% | +13.38 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Quinlan | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.88 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| M P Fogarty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Killian Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 3 | 27% | +16.38 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +15.88 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.50 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.12 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +16.50 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 Horsechesnut won?
- The Horsechesnut (IRE) won 3 of 19 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 15.8%. Placed 5 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trained The Horsechesnut?
- The Horsechesnut (IRE) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 1 March 2020.
- Who is The Horsechesnut's sire?
- The Horsechesnut (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Ballinahowliss (IRE), whose sire is Supreme Leader.
- What going does The Horsechesnut prefer?
- The Horsechesnut (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 8 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Horsechesnut's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 1 March 2020. The highest on record is 130.
- What is The Horsechesnut's sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
- Who are The Horsechesnut's siblings?
- Out of Ballinahowliss (IRE), The Horsechesnut (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Ballinahow Lady (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Ballinahow Lady (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.