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Horse profile

The Way To Go (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2007) · Last trainer John G Carr · Last owner George Stanley
by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Chaparral Lady (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
9 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2006
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Sep 2007 — 6,998 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2007 Last raced off OR 88
KTB Profile

The Way To Go (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off a career-high mark of 88.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating88At career-high mark
88 74–88

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ballinrobe, 24 Jul 2007 Official rating 88 at the last jumps run, 8 Sep 2007

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 50C the best of the last 1 rated run · Fairyhouse, 6 Dec 2006

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 6 figures · best 90C · median 76
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
Soft390C89—
Good to Firm278C75—
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 5 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f390C72—
1m5f – 2m389C78—
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 9 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 9 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
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm59610.2%+2.5—
Good to Firm482408.3%+0.60 from 2
Good1,3511148.4%+0.70 from 1
Good to Soft693547.8%+0.1—
Soft1,317916.9%−0.80 from 4
Heavy940707.4%−0.30 from 2
Standard (AW)1915.3%−2.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f100%−7.7—
1m – 1m1f200%−7.7—
1m2f – 1m4f2414.2%−3.5—
1m5f – 2m1,059777.3%−0.40 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1,7231136.6%−1.10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,5971469.1%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m455398.6%+0.9—

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
Chaparral Lady (IRE) (Broken Hearted)

7 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Benny In Milan (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 1m6f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Bernie The Bolt (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Benny In Milan (IRE)3432m2f–2m4½fClass 4
Bernie The Bolt (IRE)2231m6f–2m2fClass 2
Tilson (IRE)30——
Geesala Scorpion (IRE)60——
Chaparral Lad (IRE)60——
Ididitmyway (IRE)10——
Salty Wind Lady (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 2 0 0% −2.00
Stratford 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Denis O'Regan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mark Bolger 2 0 0% −2.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr M M O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
R P McNally 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00
M O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 5 0 0% −5.00
Cheekpieces 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2007 8 0 0% −8.00
2006 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2007 · 8 runs
08 Sep 07+31d Stratford Walls And Ceilings Conditionals' Selling Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m6f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-5 88— William Kennedy 10/1
08 Aug 07+15d Sligo Tuesday 28th August At Sligo Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 2m4f · Soft · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-9 76— Denis O'Regan 8/1
24 Jul 07+17d Ballinrobe Moylough Concrete Handicap Hurdle (74-102) 2m4f · Yielding · 16 ran 5/16 5½ 10-3 7490C Denis O'Regan 20/1
07 Jul 07+43d Bellewstown Seamus Mulvaney Crockafotha Handicap Hurdle (74-109) 2m4f · Yielding · 15 ran 10/15 1½ 9-8 7972C Mark Bolger 33/1
25 May 07+19d Tipperary Visit www.tipperaryraces.ie (QR) Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 2m4f · Good To Firm · 20 ran 16/20 4 10-12 8272C Mr M M O'Connor 33/1
06 May 07+74d Sligo (IRE) Join The Sligo Race Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 ¾ 10-11 —78C Mark Bolger 20/1
21 Feb 07+17d Punchestown Festival Hospitality Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 2m · Heavy · 22 ran 16/22 9 11-9 —74C R P McNally 50/1
04 Feb 07+60d Punchestown Eadestown G.A.A. Club Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 22 ran 13/22 6 11-12 —89C B M Cash 33/1
2006 · 1 run
06 Dec 06 Fairyhouse Toshiba Digital Copier (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race 2m · Heavy · 25 ran 23/25 30 11-2 —50C M O'Connor 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Way To Go won?
The Way To Go (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
Who trained The Way To Go?
The Way To Go (IRE) was trained by John G Carr on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 8 September 2007.
Who is The Way To Go's sire?
The Way To Go (IRE) is by Saddlers' Hall (IRE) out of Chaparral Lady (IRE), whose sire is Broken Hearted.
What is The Way To Go's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 8 September 2007. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Way To Go's sire's record?
Saddlers' Hall (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 4,861 runs since Jan 2008 (460 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are The Way To Go's siblings?
Out of Chaparral Lady (IRE), The Way To Go (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Benny In Milan (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Bernie The Bolt (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from December 2006. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.