Thirsty Work (IRE)
Thirsty Work (IRE) is 3 from 23. Hasn't won since Jan 2017. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off 116, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–23Wins / Runs
- 13%Strike rate
- 8 (34.8%)Placed
- −10.37£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 0.94Fair A/E n=23 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 127Highest OR
- 43dAvg between runs
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 106
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 124A | 99 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 108C | 61 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 109B | 103.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 124A | 55 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 17 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 17 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.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 71 | 9 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 1,071 | 159 | 14.8% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 762 | 102 | 13.4% | +0.1 | — |
| Soft | 1,365 | 153 | 11.2% | −2.1 | 3 from 13 |
| Heavy | 717 | 104 | 14.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 16 | 3 | 18.8% | +5.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,045 | 144 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 3 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,548 | 208 | 13.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 10 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,125 | 138 | 12.3% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 274 | 39 | 14.2% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Walk Of The Roses (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Walk Of The Roses (IRE)).
Family form: The Gloves Are Off (IRE) finished 2nd of 6 at Hexham, 10 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walk Of The Roses (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Ziggy Rose (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Wigs On The Green (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| The Gloves Are Off (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mardy Mono (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Dolce N' Milana (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Devito'sredrobin (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 3 | 23% | −0.37 |
| Heavy | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.25 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.63 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Walsh | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Robbie Power | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Miss K Harrington | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Barry Geraghty | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Mark Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donal McInerney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 19 | 3 | 16% | −6.37 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.25 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.88 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 2 | 20% | −0.25 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 18+72d | Tipperary | Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase | 2/8 | hd | 11-3 | 116 | 101A | 128B | Mark Walsh | 11/2 |
| 11 May 18+16d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House, Gardens & Park Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 11 | 10-9 | 116 | 106B | 122A | Mark Walsh | 7/2F |
| 25 Apr 18+47d | Punchestown | Adare Manor Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (95-123) | 8/24 | ½ | 11-12 | 123 | 98B | 119A | Paddy Kennedy | 16/1 |
| 09 Mar 18+40d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Rated Novice Chase | F/11 | — | 11-7 | 116 | — | — | Mark Walsh | 2/1F |
| 28 Jan 18+28d | Naas | New Owners & Trainers Lounge Novice Handicap Chase | 6/7 | ¾ | 10-13 | 116 | 74B | 110B | Barry Geraghty | 9/4F |
| 31 Dec 17+5d | Punchestown | Goffs Punchestown Invitational Sale Handicap Chase | 2/9 | 19 | 11-5 | 116 | 48A | 117A | Donal McInerney | 4/1 |
| 26 Dec 17+16d | Leopardstown | 'Bet Through The Racing Post App' Handicap Chase | F/18 | — | 10-1 | 116 | — | — | Mark Enright | 7/1 |
| 10 Dec 17+37d | Punchestown | Gain Supporting Laois Gaa Beginners Chase | 5/10 | hd | 11-12 | 116 | 11B | 113A | Jody McGarvey | 20/1 |
| 03 Nov 17+16d | Down Royal | Porter & Co. Beginners Chase | 7/12 | 2¼ | 11-12 | — | 100B | 109A | Mark Enright | 50/1 |
| 18 Oct 17+18d | Punchestown | Coral.ie Bet & Watch Irish And Uk Racing Live Beginners Chase | 9/11 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 6C | 111C | Robbie Power | 33/1 |
| 30 Sep 17+202d | Gowran Park | Join Our Racing Club Beginners Chase | PU/11 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Robbie Power | 16/1 |
| 12 Mar 17+31d | Naas | Naas Supporters Handicap Hurdle | 10/12 | 12 | 11-0 | 127 | 108C | 107C | Robbie Power | 6/1 |
| 09 Feb 17+19d | Thurles | Cashel Rated Novice Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 11-7 | 127 | — | — | Mark Walsh | 4/1 |
| 21 Jan 17+24d | Navan | 2017 Navan Membership Rated Novice Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-9 | 120 | 124A | 137A | Barry Geraghty | 7/4F | |
| 28 Dec 16+17d | Leopardstown | Irish Daily Star Christmas Novice Handicap Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-0 | 113 | 62A | 131A | Robbie Power | 6/1 | |
| 11 Dec 16+14d | Punchestown | Follow Us On Facebook And Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 7/16 | nk | 11-8 | 113 | 109B | 120A | Mark Walsh | 15/8F |
| 27 Nov 16+208d | Navan | Davis Civil Engineering Handicap Hurdle | 7/17 | nse | 11-7 | 113 | 70B | 123A | Mark Walsh | 13/2 |
| 03 May 16+33d | Ballinrobe | Tipperary Water Maiden Hurdle | 7/15 | 3¾ | 11-12 | — | — | 108C | Mark Walsh | 5/1 |
| 31 Mar 16+18d | Clonmel | Clonmel Flat Race | 1/6 | 11-9 | — | — | 136B | Miss K Harrington | 15/8J | |
| 13 Mar 16+28d | Navan | Navan Race Members (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/7 | 7 | 11-9 | — | — | 125A | Miss K Harrington | 8/1 |
| 14 Feb 16+15d | Navan | Get Your 2016 Navan Membership Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | 4½ | 11-11 | — | — | 118A | Mark Walsh | 8/1 |
| 30 Jan 16+35d | Fairyhouse | Coolmore Leading Light & Ocovango Maiden Hurdle | 2/12 | 16 | 11-10 | — | — | 129A | Mark Walsh | 5/1 |
| 26 Dec 15 | Leopardstown | Donohue Marquees Flat Race | 5/8 | 1½ | 11-4 | — | — | 107A | Miss K Harrington | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thirsty Work (IRE) won?
- Thirsty Work (IRE) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 8 times in total (34.8% of starts).
- Who trained Thirsty Work (IRE)?
- Thirsty Work (IRE) was trained by Mrs John Harrington on the most recent run on record, at Tipperary on 22 July 2018.
- Who is Thirsty Work (IRE)'s sire?
- Thirsty Work (IRE) is by Robin Des Champs (FR) out of Koko Rose (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Thirsty Work (IRE) prefer?
- Thirsty Work (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Thirsty Work (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 22 July 2018. The highest on record is 127.
- What is Thirsty Work (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Robin Des Champs (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 4,006 runs since Jan 2008 (425 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Thirsty Work (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Koko Rose (IRE), Thirsty Work (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Walk Of The Roses (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Walk Of The Roses (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.