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Horse profile

The Way We Win (NZ)

5yo gelding · Trainer Jamie Richards · Owner Coffee Group Syndicate
by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of The Mighty Lions (NZ) (Grosvenor)
2 runs · 1 course · from Jun 2026
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 24 Jun 2026 · 12th of 12 Last raced off OR 19
KTB Profile

The Way We Win is a lightly raced gelding with one placing from two starts on turf at Happy Valley. He finished second of 12 in a Class 5 handicap there in Jun 2026 before trailing in 12th of 12 in the Westlands Road Handicap over 1m – 1m1f on good to firm later that month. By Charm Spirit, whose progeny have won 9.4% of 3,774 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record on good to firm. He last ran off an official rating of 19.

Based on 2 archived runs · updated 8 Nov 2026

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

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

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 3,833 runs since Apr 2018 (339 horses).

Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 135. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 446.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−3—
Good to Firm4486715%+5.70 from 1
Good653528%−1.30 from 1
Good to Soft437409.2%−0.1—
Soft504326.3%−3—
Heavy13553.7%−5.6—
Standard (AW)1,6401619.8%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f4465813%+3.7—
6f – 7f1,5311338.7%−0.6—
1m – 1m1f1,1221008.9%−0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f524529.9%+0.6—
1m5f – 2m153117.2%−2.1—
2m1f – 2m4f5647.1%−2.2—
2m5f – 3m100%−9.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2018 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Mighty Lions (NZ) (Grosvenor)

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.

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

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt OR Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
24 Jun 26+21d Happy Valley (HK) Westlands Road Handicap (Course A) (Turf) Class 5 · 1m · Good · 12 ran 12/12 12½ 8-2 19 H T Mo 32/5
03 Jun 26 Happy Valley (HK) Mount Butler Handicap (Course C) (Turf) Class 5 · 1m · Good To Firm · 12 ran . 2/12 nse 8-1 14 H T Mo 37/1

Quick answers

How many races has The Way We Win won?
The Way We Win (NZ) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
Who trains The Way We Win?
The Way We Win (NZ) is trained by Jamie Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 June 2026.
Who is The Way We Win's sire?
The Way We Win (NZ) is by Charm Spirit (IRE) out of The Mighty Lions (NZ), whose sire is Grosvenor.
What is The Way We Win's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 19, from the run on 24 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is The Way We Win's sire's record?
Charm Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 3,833 runs since Apr 2018 (339 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15% from 448. Weakest on heavy going: 3.7% from 135. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 13% from 446.

Record shown from June 2026. 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.