Horse profile
Thisistheway (IRE)
19 runs · 13 courses · from Aug 2023
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Ran 8 days ago · 13th of 17
Last raced off OR 78
KTB Profile
Thisistheway is a mare who has won four of 19 starts on turf, all four at different courses. Three of those wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f, including the Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final at Punchestown in Apr 2025 off an official rating of 116. She also landed a mares handicap hurdle at Down Royal in Jan 2025. Aged 7 at her last run in Oct 2026, she finished 13 of 17 in a handicap at Naas off an official rating of 78.
Based on 19 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 51lb off peak
- 4–19Wins / Runs
- 21.1%Strike rate
- 8 (42.1%)Placed
- +11.50£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 2.52Fair A/E n=19 · 2.03 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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.
Official rating78↓ 51lb off peak
78
78–129
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 133C | 102 | 2 · 133 / 102 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 129C | 123 | 2 · 123 / 113 |
| Soft | 5 | 97B | 81 | — |
| Good | 3 | 113C | 92 | 2 · 113 / 102.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 123B | 81 | 2 · 123 / 118 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 125B | 94.5 | 2 · 103 / 97.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 19 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 19 runs · as at 19 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 8 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (75%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (13%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 350 | 42 | 12% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 2,234 | 273 | 12.2% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,431 | 193 | 13.5% | +2 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 2,005 | 215 | 10.7% | −0.8 | 2 from 8 |
| Heavy | 761 | 66 | 8.7% | −2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 546 | 57 | 10.4% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 76 | 6 | 7.9% | −3.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 360 | 36 | 10% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 411 | 45 | 10.9% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 584 | 60 | 10.3% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,178 | 251 | 11.5% | 0 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,195 | 264 | 12% | +0.5 | 3 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,282 | 158 | 12.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 263 | 28 | 10.6% | −0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Tinto De Verano (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m6½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinto De Verano (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 2m6½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Naas (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | +1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 3 | 43% | +13.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Quirke | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Michael Kenneally | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Mr J L Gleeson | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Patrick McGettigan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +9.50 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 3 | 25% | +8.50 |
| Flat | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 26+16d | Naas (IRE) | Colm White Bookmaker Beggar's End Handicap Held up at the back throughout - urged on wide 2f out without making ground - stayed on the same pace to finish 13th | 13/17 | 3 | 8-5 | 78 | 133C | 65A | Patrick McGettigan | 8/1 |
| 25 Sep 26+17d | Listowel (IRE) | Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled towards the back of the pack - asked for effort after 3 out and moved to the inside - improved into 7th 2 out then 3rd approaching the last - stayed on well to snatch second near the line | 2/15 | 1¼ | 10-8 | 129 | 123B | 134A | Michael Kenneally | 8/1 |
| 08 Sep 26+40d | Galway (IRE) | Sean Cleary Memorial Fillies Maiden Settled towards the back - pushed along into 8th with 2f left - stayed on at same tempo to finish 7th | 7/17 | 1¼ | 9-11 | — | 71C | 64C | Ben Coen | 9/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+26d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade 3) Tracked the pack early - back in 8th at halfway - urged into 4th after two out and up to 2nd approaching the last - stayed on at one gait to the finish | 2/20 | 3¼ | 9-9 | 122 | 113C | 137A | Michael Kenneally | 22/1 |
| 04 Jul 26+63d | Bellewstown | Street Sweep Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made progress from three out - pushed along to join the front group wide after two out - soon under pressure and lost the advantage at the last - held on for fourth without finding more | 4/16 | 2 | 11-6 | 121 | 92B | 129A | Cian Quirke | 10/1 |
| 02 May 26+35d | Punchestown | Lawlor's Of Naas Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Settled towards the back of the pack - improved on the wide side to reach the front group - came down 3 out | F/17 | — | 10-0 | 122 | — | — | Cian Quirke | 18/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+89d | Curragh | 1xBet.ie Proud Supporters Of Irish Racing Maiden Sluggish start - stayed at rear throughout - no impact on finish - well held in 10th | 10/13 | nk | 10-2 | — | 41C | 59C | Shane Foley | 33/1 |
| 29 Dec 25+72d | Leopardstown | Neville Hotels Premier Handicap Hurdle (0-150) (Listed) Sent to front early - overtaken after 3rd - held 3rd spot at halfway before slipping to 4th with 3 to run - moved back into 3rd approaching the straight - driven into 2nd before the last - found little more under pressure - stayed on same gait to finish 2nd | 2/16 | 3½ | 9-12 | 120 | 103B | 125A | Patrick M O'Brien | 9/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+22d | Limerick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cailin Alainn Mares Hurdle (Listed) Held up early - moved into third turning for home - asked for effort approaching 2 out - stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/5 | 15 | 10-13 | 121 | 129C | 117B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+149d | Listowel | Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race (In Memory Of Pat Scanlon) Sat close to the front group early - asked for effort in 5th 3f from home - had little more to offer and stayed on same gear from 2f out - finished 5th | 5/11 | ¾ | 10-4 | — | — | 79A | Mr A P Ryan | 11/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+87d | Punchestown | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Hurdle Series Final Held up towards back of pack - progress wide two out and cruising into lead entering final straight - driven approaching last - responded to hit for a strong finish | 1/15 | 10-8 | 116 | 97B | 128A | John Shinnick | 9/1 | |
| 02 Feb 25+12d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Paddy And Maureen Mullins Mares Handicap Hurdle (Fillies' And Mares' Listed) Settled just behind the pace on the rail - minor error at the opening fence - into 7th two out - pushed along in 4th turning for home - shared the front rank at the last - overhauled inside the final furlong - unable to find more and gave up 4th spot near the line | 5/19 | nk | 10-7 | 104 | 83B | 126A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 18/1 |
| 21 Jan 25+85d | Down Royal | Coors Mares Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield early - moving smoothly into third after three out - pressed leader with minor error two out - hit front on the run-in and pulled clear for a comfortable win | 1/9 | 11-5 | 104 | 125B | 129A | Cian Quirke | 9/2 | |
| 28 Oct 24+15d | Wexford | County Wexford Vintners Federation Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Settled just behind pace early - hit front at 2nd and disputed advantage at 4th - back in command before 7th - small error 3 out - driven and gave up advantage before 2 out - dropped away soon after - could not find more late | 7/11 | 1¾ | 11-9 | 105 | 77B | 107A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 7/2F |
| 13 Oct 24+17d | Cork | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Shared front spot early but pushed back before the first and stumbled - settled second and mistake at the eighth - going strongly three out sharing lead - hit front approaching final fence - shortened up before the last - driven out up the run-in - kept finding through the closing stages to score | 1/9 | 10-11 | — | 73A | 107A | James O'Sullivan | 4/1 | |
| 26 Sep 24+148d | Listowel | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle Handy up with the front group - 6th at halfway - urged forward after 3 out and up to 5th before the last - stayed on same gait to finish 5th | 5/11 | 1¾ | 10-11 | — | 79A | 106A | James O'Sullivan | 7/2 |
| 01 May 24+215d | Punchestown | Weatherbys General Stud Book Irish EBF Mares Flat Race (Grade 3) | 6/14 | 1¼ | 11-11 | — | 108B | 129A | Mr Derek O'Connor | 125/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+49d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mucklemeg Mares Flat Race (Listed) | 9/9 | 14 | 11-6 | — | 76C | 94C | Mr J L Gleeson | 20/1 |
| 11 Aug 23 | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Flat Race | 1/10 | 11-3 | — | 81A | 115A | Mr J L Gleeson | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Thisistheway (IRE) won?
- Thisistheway (IRE) won 4 of 19 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 8 times in total (42.1% of starts).
- Who trains Thisistheway (IRE)?
- Thisistheway (IRE) is trained by Yvonne Latta, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 11 October 2026.
- Who is Thisistheway (IRE)'s sire?
- Thisistheway (IRE) is by Doyen (IRE) out of Little Mitch (IRE), whose sire is Westerner.
- What going does Thisistheway (IRE) prefer?
- Thisistheway (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Thisistheway (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 11 October 2026. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Thisistheway (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Doyen (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 7,349 runs since Jan 2008 (605 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Thisistheway (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Little Mitch (IRE), Thisistheway (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tinto De Verano (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m6½f. As at Oct 2026.