How many races has The Way It Is won?

The Way It Is (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017.

Who trained The Way It Is?

The Way It Is (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 25 May 2017.

Who is The Way It Is's sire?

The Way It Is (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Blazing Missile (IRE), whose sire is Durgam.

What is The Way It Is's sire's record?

Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

Who are The Way It Is's siblings?

Out of Blazing Missile (IRE), The Way It Is (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Horse profile

The Way It Is (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, May 2017) · Last trainer E McNamara · Last owner John P Mcmanus

by Presenting (GB) out of Blazing Missile (IRE) (Durgam)

2 runs · 2 courses · from Feb 2017

As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 25 May 2017 — 3,451 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run May 2017 · 7th of 12 First-time headgear LTO

KTB Profile

Lightly raced, with 2 archived starts between Feb 2017 and May 2017, the last of them as a 5yo gelding. Finished 7 of 12 at Tipperary last time. By Presenting (GB), whose progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026

0–2Wins / Runs
0%Strike rate
0 (0%)Placed
−2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
112dBetween runs (median)

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB 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 →

Of 2 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 2 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95^C the best of the last 1 rated run · Tipperary, 25 May 2017

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 2 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 2 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Presenting (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	62	13	21%	+10	—
Good to Firm	1,240	171	13.8%	+2.8	—
Good	7,024	840	12%	+1	0 from 1
Good to Soft	3,503	321	9.2%	−1.8	—
Soft	5,327	545	10.2%	−0.8	—
Heavy	2,760	274	9.9%	−1.1	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	136	33	24.3%	+13.3	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
6f – 7f	5	0	0%	−11	—
1m – 1m1f	4	0	0%	−11	—
1m2f – 1m4f	62	6	9.7%	−1.3	—
1m5f – 2m	4,727	517	10.9%	−0.1	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	6,697	722	10.8%	−0.2	0 from 1
2m5f – 3m	6,539	742	11.3%	+0.3	—
Over 3m	2,018	210	10.4%	−0.6	—

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

Dam

Blazing Missile (IRE) (Durgam)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Blazing Bay (IRE)	11	0	—	—
Blazing Passion (IRE)	1	0	—	—

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

Date	Course	Race	Pos	Btn	Wgt	Spd	KTB	Jockey	SP
2017 · 2 runs
25 May 17+112d	Tipperary	TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 12 ran	7/12	26	11-4	—	95^C	Mark Walsh	25/1
02 Feb 17	Clonmel	Surehaul Race Day Maiden Hurdle 2m3f · Heavy · 17 ran	PU/17	—	11-11	—	—	Jody McGarvey	50/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Way It Is won?: The Way It Is (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2017.
Who trained The Way It Is?: The Way It Is (IRE) was trained by E McNamara on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 25 May 2017.
Who is The Way It Is's sire?: The Way It Is (IRE) is by Presenting (GB) out of Blazing Missile (IRE), whose sire is Durgam.
What is The Way It Is's sire's record?: Presenting (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 20,052 runs since Jan 2008 (1,686 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 24.3% from 136.
Who are The Way It Is's siblings?: Out of Blazing Missile (IRE), The Way It Is (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.