The Poet's Way (IRE)
The Poet's Way is a mare by Poet's Word out of a Scorpion mare who is yet to win from six starts on turf. She has raced five times over 2m1f to 2m4f and once over 2m5f to 3m, with all runs on good or softer ground. Her last run, at Sedgefield in Oct 2026, was her first for Micky Hammond and came off an official rating of 84, which was her career-high mark. Headgear returned that day in the Class 5 handicap hurdle.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 33dBetween runs (median)longest 115 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 —
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 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 106C | 93.5 | 2 runs · 106 / 93.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 106C | 93.5 | 2 runs · 106 / 93.5 |
Of 6 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 6 runs · as at 15 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 6 analysed runs since Jan 2026
- Held up 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 8 | 15.7% | +5.8 | — |
| Good | 218 | 17 | 7.8% | −2.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 144 | 13 | 9% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 165 | 13 | 7.9% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 66 | 9 | 13.6% | +3.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 108 | 15 | 13.9% | +4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 79 | 8 | 10.1% | +0.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 265 | 26 | 9.8% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 199 | 20 | 10.1% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +23.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2022 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Oct 26+115d | Sedgefield | Winning Connections Conference Hire Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier) Held up at the back - jumping poor at the first - detached after the 4th and pulled up | PU/10 | — | 11-0 | 84 | — | — | Brian Hughes | 20/1 |
| 14 Jun 26+30d | Downpatrick | Cab Plant Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back - made no impression - well beaten in 9th | 9/14 | nk | 10-10 | 82 | — | 82C | Ben Harvey | 80/1 |
| 15 May 26+33d | Kilbeggan | CK Interiors Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | 11/16 | 6 | 10-11 | — | 81C | 85C | Ben Harvey | 125/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+14d | Down Royal | Carsena Bloodstock Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early travelling keenly - 5th at halfway - dropped away after 4 out under pressure - no response from 3 out and well held | 11/15 | 14 | 10-8 | — | 106C | 84C | Patrick M O'Brien | 200/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+62d | Downpatrick | Tote Every Day's A Money Back Day Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group early - drifted left at the first two fences - fell away from the pace and was below-par at halfway - untidy at the 5th and again 4 out - soon had nothing more to give and pulled up before 3 out | PU/13 | — | 10-11 | — | — | — | Darragh O'Keeffe | 500/1 |
| 26 Jan 26 | Punchestown | Matchbook 50:50 Graduation Series Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled towards the back of the field - stumbled at the 3rd and made a serious error at the 4th - lost ground four out and was pulled up before three out | PU/16 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Alex Harvey | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Poet's Way won?
- The Poet's Way (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains The Poet's Way?
- The Poet's Way (IRE) is trained by Micky Hammond, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
- Who is The Poet's Way's sire?
- The Poet's Way (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Good Girl Mindy (IRE), whose sire is Scorpion.
- What is The Poet's Way's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 7 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Poet's Way's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 754 runs since May 2022 (148 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 13.9% from 108.