They're Chancers (IRE)
They're Chancers won the Class 5 Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Open NH Flat Race at Ayr in Jan 2025 on soft going. The gelding has one win and one second from two starts over 1m5f – 2m on turf. He finished 2 of 11 as beaten favourite in the Class 4 Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle at Kelso in Dec 2025. By Milan whose progeny have won 1904 of 16826 runs since Jan 2008, he is out of a dam who has produced two winners from two runners to run including Edwulf with four wins.
- 1–2Wins / Runs
- 50%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +5.50£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 342dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 103
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 103A | 96.5 | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · 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 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 553 | 66 | 11.9% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 5,177 | 651 | 12.6% | +1.3 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3,299 | 386 | 11.7% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 5,035 | 502 | 10% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 2,716 | 303 | 11.2% | −0.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 2 | 2.7% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 58 | 3 | 5.2% | −6.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,860 | 403 | 10.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5,483 | 599 | 10.9% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5,808 | 700 | 12.1% | +0.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 1,650 | 205 | 12.4% | +1.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Aug 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Edwulf (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Edwulf (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwulf (GB) | 20 | 4 | 2m3f–3m | Grade 1 |
| Grand Morning (GB) | 19 | 4 | 2m–2m6f | Class 2 |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 25+342d | Kelso | Save 50% On Racing TV Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Settled just off the pace - improved into contention after three out - fought for third approaching two out - pushed on and stayed on into second but couldn't close the gap | 2/11 | 1½ | 11-4 | 103A | 138A | Danny McMenamin | 11/10F |
| 21 Jan 25 | Ayr | Start Your Racing TV Free Trial Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled with strong hold in the pack - moved through to reach the front pair before 2f out then went on inside the last - kept going for the win | 1/12 | 11-2 | 90A | 130A | Danny McMenamin | 13/2 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has They're Chancers won?
- They're Chancers (IRE) won 1 of 2 archived starts in 2025, a strike rate of 50%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains They're Chancers?
- They're Chancers (IRE) is trained by Nicky Richards, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 December 2025.
- Who is They're Chancers's sire?
- They're Chancers (IRE) is by Milan (GB) out of Valentines Lady (IRE), whose sire is Zaffaran.
- What is They're Chancers's sire's record?
- Milan (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 16,871 runs since Aug 2008 (1,463 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are They're Chancers's siblings?
- Out of Valentines Lady (IRE), They're Chancers (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Edwulf (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Edwulf (GB)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Nov 2026.