The Midwife (IRE)
The Midwife is a mare who won two of 17 starts on turf. Both wins came in handicaps, the first at Market Rasen over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft in Feb 2024 off a mark of 88 and the second at Chepstow over 2m5f – 3m on soft in Feb 2025 off a mark of 86. She last ran at Chepstow in Mar 2025 off a career-high mark of 93. Aged 7 at her last run in Mar 2025.
- 2–17Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 5 (29.4%)Placed
- +12.75£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.96Fair A/E n=17 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 23dBetween runs (median)longest 202 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 114
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 143A | 136 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 114A | 95 | — |
| Good | 4 | 134B | 99 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 136A | 94.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 143A | 103 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 17 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 17 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 8 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 6 (75%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,879 runs since May 2013 (684 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 80 | 16 | 20% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,544 | 189 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,239 | 136 | 11% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,899 | 214 | 11.3% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 780 | 86 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 336 | 22 | 6.5% | −4.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 71 | 8 | 11.3% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 249 | 8 | 3.2% | −8.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 493 | 64 | 13% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,584 | 193 | 12.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,995 | 203 | 10.2% | −1.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,242 | 155 | 12.5% | +1.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 242 | 33 | 13.6% | +2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2013 · 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 Clondaw Warrior (IRE) (12 wins).
The wins came over 1m4f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Clondaw Warrior (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clondaw Warrior (IRE) | 47 | 12 | 1m4f–3m | Class 1 |
| Whizzzey Rascal (IRE) | 20 | 4 | 2m–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Maggie Byrne (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Monty Don (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 11 | 1 | 9% | +15.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Market Rasen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +20.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Anderson | 8 | 2 | 25% | +21.75 |
| Conor Ring | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 11% | +17.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 1 | 8% | +14.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Mar 25+23d | Chepstow | Download The DragonBet App Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled at back of field - improved into 4th after the 13th - staying on before coming down 3 out | F/7 | — | 10-11 | 93 | — | — | Joe Anderson | 7/2 |
| 21 Feb 25+12d | Warwick | Visit racingtv.com Mares' Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - made progress into contention by the 13th - up to 3rd approaching the following fence - scrambled over three out - stayed on into 2nd close home but never troubled the winner | 2/8 | 5 | 11-7 | 86 | 84A | 111B | Joe Anderson | 85/40F |
| 09 Feb 25+12d | Chepstow | Ivythwaite Lodge Kerry Stevens Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made progress after the 13th - moved into second 5 out - hit the front before 3 out - drew clear from 2 out to assert in fine style | 1/7 | 10-1 | 86 | 114A | 107B | Joe Anderson | 11/4F | |
| 28 Jan 25+55d | Chepstow | Join Fitzdares At fitzdares.com Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - made strong progress from wide on the home bend - moved into second three out - three lengths adrift approaching the last - kept going under pressure on the run-in to finish second | 2/9 | 2½ | 10-0 | 85 | 90A | 96B | Joe Anderson | 13/2 |
| 2024 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 04 Dec 24+28d | Ludlow | Marsh Commercial Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - still close enough passing 7th - jumped awkwardly 8th - moved into 3rd 3 out - pressed for effort but couldn't threaten the leader - stayed on to finish third | 3/7 | ½ | 10-8 | 84 | 136A | 104B | Joe Anderson | 15/8F |
| 06 Nov 24+22d | Chepstow | Angela Nettlefold Memorial Mares' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - improved onto the heels of the front group after 4 out - driven to keep tempo before 2 out - moved into second approaching last but couldn't land a blow on the winner - edged back to finish third | 3/17 | nk | 10-12 | 84 | 95B | 113A | Ben Jones | 15/2 |
| 15 Oct 24+21d | Market Rasen | Market Rasen Racecourse Caravan Site Handicap Hurdle Held a midfield position - pushed along and edged closer before two out but couldn't threaten leaders - bumped at the last - unable to find more once straightened up | 5/12 | 5½ | 11-6 | 86 | 98A | 101A | Conor Ring | 6/1 |
| 24 Sep 24+137d | Warwick | eventmasters.co.uk Mares' Handicap Hurdle Towards the back - urged forward after 3 out - clearly outpaced 2 out - finished 7th | 7/11 | 3¼ | 11-2 | 88 | 139A | 94A | Conor Ring | 8/1 |
| 10 May 24+21d | Market Rasen | Book Summer Plate Ladies Day Now Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 5/9 | 1¾ | 11-4 | 90 | 100B | 109A | Conor Ring | 11/2 |
| 19 Apr 24+9d | Exeter | Henrys Bar Mount Pleasant Road Exeter Handicap Hurdle | 8/14 | 2¼ | 11-6 | 93 | 94C | 97C | Jordan Nailor | 16/1 |
| 10 Apr 24+30d | Market Rasen | 'Rasen Rocks' Featuring Ella Henderson Handicap Hurdle | 6/11 | nk | 11-2 | 93 | 97A | 102A | Joe Anderson | 10/3F |
| 11 Mar 24+34d | Taunton | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Handicap Hurdle | 6/14 | 3¼ | 11-2 | 93 | 87B | 89A | Joe Anderson | 9/2 |
| 06 Feb 24+41d | Market Rasen | TrustATrader Approved And Reviewed Trades People Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 1/12 | 11-6 | 88 | 143A | 121A | Joe Anderson | 25/1 | |
| 2023 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23+33d | Chepstow | Play Coral Racing-Super-Series For Free Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 9/14 | 14 | 10-8 | — | 103C | 95C | Conor Ring | 66/1 |
| 24 Nov 23+15d | Chepstow | Vickers.Bet Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 6½ | 10-8 | — | — | 101A | Conor Ring | 125/1 |
| 09 Nov 23+202d | Ludlow | Andy Parker Memorial Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/13 | — | 11-3 | — | — | — | Conor Ring | 66/1 |
| 21 Apr 23 | Exeter | Two Mile Oak Abbotskerswell Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 6/13 | ½ | 10-6 | — | 134B | 110A | Conor Ring | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Midwife won?
- The Midwife (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 5 times in total (29.4% of starts).
- Who trained The Midwife?
- The Midwife (IRE) was trained by Grace Harris on the most recent run on record, at Chepstow on 16 March 2025.
- Who is The Midwife's sire?
- The Midwife (IRE) is by Soldier of Fortune (IRE) out of Thespian (IRE), whose sire is Tiraaz.
- What going does The Midwife prefer?
- The Midwife (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Midwife's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 16 March 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Midwife's sire's record?
- Soldier of Fortune (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 5,879 runs since May 2013 (684 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.5% from 336. Weakest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 3.2% from 249.
- Who are The Midwife's siblings?
- Out of Thespian (IRE), The Midwife (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Clondaw Warrior (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Clondaw Warrior (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f–3m. As at Nov 2026.