The Old Head (IRE)
The Old Head is a lightly raced gelding with one start and one place. By Walk In The Park, whose progeny have won 904 of 6,846 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced one winner from two runners to date, including Ballyfort with three wins. He finished 2 of 12, having been held, at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026 on soft ground over 1m5f – 2m.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 113
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,870 | 255 | 13.6% | +0.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,558 | 213 | 13.7% | +0.4 | — |
| Soft | 2,452 | 318 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 991 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,220 | 310 | 14% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,794 | 399 | 14.3% | +1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,535 | 171 | 11.1% | −2.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Ballyfort (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Ballyfort (IRE)).
Family form: Ballyfort (IRE) finished 2nd of 5 at Kelso, 24 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyfort (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 2m–2m1f | Class 4 |
| Crackling Fire (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 06 Apr 26 | Fairyhouse | Leinster Reinforcements & Brazil Piling (Pro/Am) Flat Race Sat just behind front-runner - still second at halfway - asked for effort early in straight but couldn't close on winner then stayed on at same speed to finish second | 2/12 | 11 | 11-7 | 113A | 141A | Mr D G Lavery | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Old Head won?
- The Old Head (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains The Old Head?
- The Old Head (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
- Who is The Old Head's sire?
- The Old Head (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mardale (IRE), whose sire is Robin Des Champs.
- What is The Old Head's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are The Old Head's siblings?
- Out of Mardale (IRE), The Old Head (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Ballyfort (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Ballyfort (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.