To The Wire (IRE)
To The Wire is a maiden who has yet to win or place from five starts on turf. He showed his best effort when fourth of 13 in a handicap hurdle at Wexford in May 2025. The gelding, by Mahler out of a Norwich mare, was typically held up and last raced off his career-high official rating of 93.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 93Highest OR
- 65dAvg 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 115
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 115B | 98 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 67B | 62.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 104B | 81 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 81C | 74 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,837 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 119 | 18 | 15.1% | +4.3 | — |
| Good | 2,959 | 377 | 12.7% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,802 | 178 | 9.9% | −0.9 | — |
| Soft | 2,734 | 257 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,213 | 124 | 10.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 1 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,040 | 199 | 9.8% | −1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,197 | 322 | 10.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,813 | 339 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 95 | 12.4% | +1.6 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Ya Boy Ya (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Next Left (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ya Boy Ya (IRE) | 16 | 4 | 2m3f–2m5½f | — |
| Next Left (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m4f | Class 4 |
| Ask The Tycoon (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Owens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May 25+27d | Wexford | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle Settled midfield - 6th with 5 to jump - urged forward to share the front turning in - 3rd two out - unable to threaten and slipped back to 4th at the last - held on with nothing more to offer | 4/13 | 3¼ | 9-12 | 93 | 115B | 102A | Shane O'Callaghan | 10/1 |
| 20 Apr 25+183d | Fairyhouse | Cawley Furniture Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - made progress before 2 out - stayed on at one speed to finish 4th without threatening the front | 4/15 | ¾ | 10-0 | 93 | 104B | 96A | Simon Torrens | 80/1 |
| 19 Oct 24+21d | Limerick | Master Chefs Maiden Hurdle Held up in the pack from the off - unable to make progress - well beaten in 15th | 15/17 | 1¼ | 11-7 | — | 81C | 88C | James O'Sullivan | 150/1 |
| 28 Sep 24+29d | Listowel | John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back - no impression made - well held throughout - finished 11th | 11/17 | 9½ | 11-7 | — | 67B | 86A | Simon Torrens | 125/1 |
| 30 Aug 24 | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle Held up at the back from the off - no impression made on the pack - well beaten at the finish | 13/13 | 31 | 10-9 | — | 58C | 88C | Conor Owens | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has To The Wire (IRE) won?
- To The Wire (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trained To The Wire (IRE)?
- To The Wire (IRE) was trained by P J Rothwell on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 17 May 2025.
- Who is To The Wire (IRE)'s sire?
- To The Wire (IRE) is by Mahler (GB) out of Mountainviewqueen (IRE), whose sire is Norwich.
- What is To The Wire (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 17 May 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is To The Wire (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Mahler (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,837 runs since Jan 2008 (784 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 15.1% from 119.
- Who are To The Wire (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Mountainviewqueen (IRE), To The Wire (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Ya Boy Ya (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Next Left (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.