Thehandsomecharmer (IRE)
Thehandsomecharmer showed promise when finishing third of eight in a novice hunters chase at Wexford in May 2026, having been held up. The gelding has one run to his name, a placing over 2m5f to 3m on good to soft turf. He is by Saddex, whose progeny have won 10.3% of 802 runs since Jan 2008, out of a dam who has produced one winner from five runners to race, with Palmers Hill successful four times.
- 0–1Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (100%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=1 at SP
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 77
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 →
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 812 runs since Nov 2012 (112 horses).
Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 160.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| Good | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 120 | 10 | 8.3% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 337 | 37 | 11% | +0.7 | — |
| Heavy | 185 | 20 | 10.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 46 | 3 | 6.5% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 33 | 3 | 9.1% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 160 | 28 | 17.5% | +7.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 401 | 36 | 9% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 138 | 12 | 8.7% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +2.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2012 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Palmers Hill (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Palmers Hill (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmers Hill (IRE) | 12 | 4 | 2m–2m5f | Class 2 |
| Ol'river Shine (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Henhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Second Chapter (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Living In Luxury (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Elusive Shine (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 07 May 26 | Wexford | Buy Tickets Online Novice Hunters Chase Held up at the back - driven approaching 3 out but made little headway then stumbled at last - responded to move up into 3rd on the run-in | 3/8 | ½ | 11-2 | 77A | 97B | Mr J L Scallan | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thehandsomecharmer won?
- Thehandsomecharmer (IRE) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Thehandsomecharmer?
- Thehandsomecharmer (IRE) is trained by W J Codd, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 May 2026.
- Who is Thehandsomecharmer's sire?
- Thehandsomecharmer (IRE) is by Saddex (GB) out of Tosca Shine (IRE), whose sire is Topanoora.
- What is Thehandsomecharmer's sire's record?
- Saddex (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 812 runs since Nov 2012 (112 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 17.5% from 160.
- Who are Thehandsomecharmer's siblings?
- Out of Tosca Shine (IRE), Thehandsomecharmer (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Palmers Hill (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Palmers Hill (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Nov 2026.