Horse profile
The Wise Traveller (IRE)
by Getaway (GER) out of Butterfly Betty (IRE) (Beneficial)
37 runs · 15 courses · from Apr 2021
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
6 wins · Huntingdon, Plumpton & Fontwell
Last run 6 Oct 2026 · 5th of 5
Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile
The Wise Traveller is a front-runner who has won six of 37 starts, all over 3m on good or faster ground. Four of those wins came at Huntingdon, with the others at Plumpton and Fontwell. He won a Class 4 handicap at Huntingdon in May 2026 off an official rating of 91 and was fifth of five when he led in the Class 5 Agri Day At Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle in Oct 2026, last raced off 93 and 12lb below his highest ever mark of 105.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 14 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 12lb off peak
- 6–37Wins / Runs
- 16.2%Strike rate
- 12 (32.4%)Placed
- +10.85£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=37 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 26dBetween runs (median)longest 179 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.
Official rating93↓ 12lb off peak
93
80–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 117
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 23 | 139C | 113 | 3 runs · 117 / 113 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 156B | 103.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 18 | 139C | 114.5 | 4 runs · 113 / 112 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 156B | 97 | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 37 runs · as at 14 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 14 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Led 9 (64%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 5 (36%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,985 runs since Mar 2016 (1,030 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 134 | 31 | 23.1% | +11.8 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 3,897 | 513 | 13.2% | +1.9 | 5 from 26 |
| Good to Soft | 2,407 | 264 | 11% | −0.3 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 3,166 | 293 | 9.3% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,253 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 13 | 10.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 7 | 9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,419 | 371 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,123 | 476 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,719 | 311 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 618 | 74 | 12% | +0.7 | 6 from 22 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Mar 2016 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Butterfly Betty (IRE) (Beneficial)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Big Girl Betty (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m3f–2m7½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Girl Betty (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m7½f | — |
| Hard Target (IRE) | 32 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 26 | 5 | 19% | +18.10 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 27 | 5 | 19% | +17.10 |
| Class 4 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 14 | 4 | 29% | +3.35 |
| Sedgefield | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Fakenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 1 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 22 | 6 | 27% | +25.85 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Gambin | 15 | 3 | 20% | +20.25 |
| Bradley Roberts | 5 | 3 | 60% | +7.60 |
| David Bass | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cian Chester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jay Tidball | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Best | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nick Scholfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Nailor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 35 | 6 | 17% | +12.85 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +23.50 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 33 | 6 | 18% | +14.85 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Oct 26+134d | Huntingdon | Agri Day At Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Race Made the running early - overtaken after 2nd and soon sliding back to last place before 5th - under pressure and struggling for pace before 9th - detached 3 out and well adrift late on - finished 5th | 5/5 | 24 | 10-12 | 93 | 113C | 79C | Jamie Gambin | 11/2 |
| 25 May 26+42d | Huntingdon | Oddschecker Free Bets Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled third early - moved up to second after the 2nd - urged forward by the 8th - hit front and opened a big gap before three out - slightly awkward at the last - margin narrowed as pace was taken off near the line but held on to score | 1/4 | 10-8 | 91 | 98C | 97C | Jamie Gambin | 11/4 | |
| 13 Apr 26+7d | Fakenham | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Sets pace early - loses front spot after 4th - slips to mid-pack with encouragement from the saddle 5th - urged forward past 9th - under pressure and finding little 3 out - checked in running 2 out and unable to threaten before finishing well held | 5/8 | 2½ | 10-5 | 94 | 117B | 92A | Jamie Gambin | 20/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+95d | Plumpton | BetGoodwin Download The App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - pressed for effort before losing command 3 out - dropped away and pulled up before 2 out | PU/6 | — | 11-1 | 94 | — | — | Jamie Gambin | 9/1 |
| 01 Jan 26+40d | Catterick | Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - pushed for effort after the third-last then lost the front before two out - dropped away without response before the final fence | 7/13 | 5 | 11-4 | 96 | 113B | 96A | Jamie Gambin | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Nov 25+20d | Huntingdon | pricedup.bet Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - driven approaching 3 out then lost ground before 2 out - dropped away after the last | 7/8 | hd | 11-5 | 98 | 111A | 96A | Jamie Gambin | 17/2 |
| 02 Nov 25+26d | Huntingdon | Book Your Christmas Parties At Huntingdon Handicap Hurdle Settled with plenty of enthusiasm early - up with the pace and went in front before the 3rd - pushed along to stay in command 3 out but soon overtaken - dropped away to finish well held | 7/16 | 1¼ | 11-6 | 99 | 118B | 106A | Jamie Gambin | 14/1 |
| 07 Oct 25+16d | Huntingdon | JCB Fastrac Handicap Hurdle Handy early position - went in front before 5 out - had to be urged on after 4 out - overtaken approaching 2 out - dropped a place close home and unable to find more | 4/8 | nk | 11-3 | 99 | 125B | 107A | Jamie Gambin | 4/1 |
| 21 Sep 25+155d | Plumpton | Secure My Future (SMF) Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - pushed along before 2 out with a length in hand - edged in front near the last and stayed on to score | 1/11 | 11-1 | 97 | 123B | 108A | Jamie Gambin | 25/1 | |
| 19 Apr 25+8d | Huntingdon | Buy In Advance At Huntingdon Racecourse Handicap Hurdle Shared control early - hit front before 8th then lost it 3 out - pressed for effort soon after - dropped away before 2 out to finish 5th | 5/9 | nk | 11-9 | 97 | 106C | 97C | Jay Tidball | 4/1 |
| 11 Apr 25+8d | Huntingdon | Visit Huntingdon For Your Next Conference Handicap Hurdle Set the pace from the off - driven out before 3 out and again 2 out - kept finding more to the line | 1/5 | 10-11 | 93 | 108C | 112B | Jamie Gambin | 9/2 | |
| 03 Apr 25+14d | Sedgefield | BetVickers Supporting British Racing Handicap Hurdle Set the pace - dropped to second then shadowed the front runner - moved up to press for third from 4th - errors slowed progress on the home turn - struggling in rear but contesting third place when jumping was untidy at the last | 4/5 | hd | 11-2 | 93 | 139C | 92B | Kevin Brogan | 11/2 |
| 20 Mar 25+157d | Sedgefield | Visit The New betvickers.com Website Handicap Hurdle Went in front early - swapped to second soon after - regained command by the 6th before yielding it again - lost pace 10th - dropped right away before the final stages - finished fourth | 4/6 | 5 | 11-8 | 96 | — | 94C | Sean Bowen | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Oct 24+11d | Hereford | CB Protection Event Security Specialists Handicap Hurdle Held a forward spot early - stayed with the pack until asked for effort after the 6th - briefly moved up to second - dropped back two out - faded to finish seventh | 7/8 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 98 | 121C | 90C | Sean Bowen | 17/2 |
| 03 Oct 24+104d | Southwell | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Conditional Jockeys' Training Series Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front group wide - moved into command after the 3rd - driven approaching three out - overtaken before two out and faded fast late to finish seventh | 7/11 | 5½ | 11-6 | 100 | 90A | 92A | Jamie Gambin | 18/1 |
| 21 Jun 24+25d | Market Rasen | ABP Handicap Hurdle | 6/11 | ¾ | 11-3 | 101 | 97A | 108A | Jamie Gambin | 10/1 |
| 27 May 24+19d | Huntingdon | Charge Up Your Summer With Rhino.Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 7½ | 10-12 | 101 | 128B | 104B | Jamie Gambin | 9/2 |
| 08 May 24+17d | Fontwell | Starsports.Bet Handicap Hurdle | 4/7 | nk | 11-9 | 103 | 116A | 103A | James Best | 8/1 |
| 21 Apr 24+9d | Stratford | Get Daily Tips At racinguk.com Handicap Hurdle | 7/13 | 5 | 11-7 | 103 | 108B | 99A | Jamie Gambin | 12/1 |
| 12 Apr 24+139d | Fakenham | horsepwr.co.uk For Welfare Facts & Information Handicap Hurdle | 99/6 | dht | 11-2 | 98 | 111B | 113B | Jamie Gambin | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Nov 23+39d | Huntingdon | Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-13 | 93 | 121A | 109A | Bradley Roberts | 5/1 | |
| 17 Oct 23+179d | Huntingdon | Fairfax Saddles Sponsors Huntingdon Jockeys Championship Handicap Chase | 7/10 | 35 | 10-13 | 90 | 74C | 88C | Nick Scholfield | 10/1 |
| 21 Apr 23+47d | Fontwell | Remembering Raceday's At Fontwell With Jan Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 3/4 | 24 | 11-0 | 96 | 91C | 88B | Cian Chester | 3/1 |
| 05 Mar 23+24d | Huntingdon | Compare 25+ Bookies At Oddschecker Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | nse | 10-13 | 93 | 126A | 111A | Cian Chester | 3/1F |
| 09 Feb 23+30d | Huntingdon | Newlands Developments Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-3 | 87 | — | 111B | Bradley Roberts | 11/10F | |
| 10 Jan 23+40d | Doncaster | Taj's Time To Design 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateurs) | 2/19 | 20 | 11-2 | 88 | 89B | 106A | Bradley Roberts | 10/3F |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 22+100d | Wincanton | Hatherleigh Farm Three Mile 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/13 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 83 | 156B | 101A | Bradley Roberts | 11/2 |
| 23 Aug 22+137d | Fontwell | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap Hurdle | 1/8 | 10-3 | 80 | 99B | 100A | Bradley Roberts | 7/2 | |
| 08 Apr 22+21d | Sedgefield | bet365 Handicap Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 10-11 | 85 | — | — | Jonathan Burke | 12/1 |
| 18 Mar 22+49d | Doncaster | Cazoo Handicap Chase | PU/6 | — | 11-5 | 90 | — | — | David Bass | 6/1 |
| 28 Jan 22+25d | Huntingdon | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase | 6/8 | 1¼ | 11-7 | 95 | 51A | 95A | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 03 Jan 22+33d | Southwell | Read Kevin Blake On attheraces.com Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 11 | 11-1 | 99 | 99A | 95B | David Bass | 33/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 21+26d | Haydock | Arete Capital Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 9/10 | nk | 11-7 | 105 | 90C | 99A | Jordan Nailor | 28/1 |
| 05 Nov 21+20d | Warwick | Franco 'Firework' Esposito Is 40 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 9/11 | 6 | 10-12 | — | 114A | 99A | David Bass | 40/1 |
| 16 Oct 21+161d | Stratford | Jo Huxtable Birthday Celebration 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 18 | 11-4 | — | 104A | 103A | David Bass | 13/2 |
| 08 May 21+26d | Hexham | Britains Most Scenic Racecourse Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/11 | — | 11-4 | — | — | — | Brian Hughes | 33/1 |
| 12 Apr 21 | Huntingdon | Racing TV Intermediate Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 9/11 | 1¼ | 11-0 | — | 104A | 93A | Aidan Coleman | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has The Wise Traveller won?
- The Wise Traveller (IRE) won 6 of 37 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.2%. Placed 12 times in total (32.4% of starts).
- Who trains The Wise Traveller?
- The Wise Traveller (IRE) is trained by Sarah Humphrey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 October 2026.
- Who is The Wise Traveller's sire?
- The Wise Traveller (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Butterfly Betty (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does The Wise Traveller prefer?
- The Wise Traveller (IRE) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 26 starts (19.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is The Wise Traveller's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 6 October 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is The Wise Traveller's sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,985 runs since Mar 2016 (1,030 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.1% from 134.
- Who are The Wise Traveller's siblings?
- Out of Butterfly Betty (IRE), The Wise Traveller (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Big Girl Betty (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m3f–2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.