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Wa Wa (IRE)

11yo gelding · Trainer Olly Murphy · Owner Perseverance Partnership
by Yeats (IRE) out of North Star Poly (IRE) (Presenting)
49 runs · 25 courses · from Sep 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 5 courses Last run 16 May 2026 · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 114
KTB Profile

Wa Wa is a gelding who has won five of 49 starts on turf. Three of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, two on good to soft and three on soft, including a Class 3 handicap hurdle at Perth in Apr 2025 off an official rating of 110. He has also won at Navan, Leopardstown and Killarney. Typically held up, he finished fifth of eight at Uttoxeter in May 2026 in a Class 2 handicap hurdle off 114, 14lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 49 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 14lb off peak
Official rating114↓ 14lb off peak
114 90–128

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 126 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Uttoxeter, 16 May 2026

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 →

Jumps 39 figures · best 134C · median 97
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft18134C96.5—
Good9126B1053 runs · 126 / 114
Good to Soft8125C100.53 runs · 125 / 67
Heavy461B46.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m17134C1062 runs · 126 / 97
2m1f – 2m4f15122A64—
Over 3m7125C974 runs · 125 / 90.5

Of 49 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (6) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 49 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 124A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 24 Apr 2026 Official rating 114 at the last jumps run, 16 May 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 66C the best of the last 1 rated run · Listowel, 23 Sep 2020

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 42 figures · best 137A · median 107.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
Soft19137A99—
Good11124A1123 runs · 124 / 124
Good to Soft8129A116.53 runs · 120 / 99
Heavy4101A98—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 25 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m20137A108.52 runs · 124 / 111.5
2m1f – 2m4f15135A101—
Over 3m7124A994 runs · 124 / 109.5
Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 49 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (6).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 43 figures from 49 runs · as at 4 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 15 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Held up 6 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 5 (33%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 2 (13%) · 0 wins
  • Led 2 (13%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,43547613.9%+20 from 13
Good to Soft1,95821210.8%−1.12 from 9
Soft2,83930510.7%−1.23 from 21
Heavy1,15513611.8%−0.10 from 6
Standard (AW)203146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,43427411.3%−0.6—
2m1f – 2m4f3,28535210.7%−1.21 from 17
2m5f – 3m2,90338713.3%+1.43 from 23
Over 3m81812515.3%+3.41 from 9

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
North Star Poly (IRE) (Presenting)

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Audacious Plan (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 2m–3m5f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Audacious Plan (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Audacious Plan (IRE)2753m–3m5fClass 2
North Star Oscar (IRE)2032m4f–3m1fClass 4
Savoy Court (IRE)1622m–2m5½fClass 3
Tommy The Tank (IRE)713m1½fClass 4
Princess Felicia (IRE)1112m6½f—
Jasper Bear (IRE)40——
North Account (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 21 3 14% −0.25
Good 13 0 0% −13.00
Good to Soft 9 2 22% +12.50
Heavy 6 0 0% −6.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 2 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 4 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 3 3 1 33% +5.50

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 6 0 0% −6.00
Navan 5 1 20% +8.00
Fairyhouse 4 0 0% −4.00
Uttoxeter 3 0 0% −3.00
Haydock 3 0 0% −3.00
Sligo 3 0 0% −3.00
Perth 2 1 50% +6.50
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Tipperary 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 2 1 50% +1.25
Ballinrobe 2 0 0% −2.00
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Fakenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Leopardstown 1 1 100% +7.50
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 1 100% +8.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 23 3 13% +1.75
2m1f – 2m4f 17 1 6% −8.00
Over 3m 9 1 11% −0.50

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
B J Cooper 9 4 44% +24.75
Denis O'Regan 6 0 0% −6.00
Lewis Saunders 5 1 20% +3.50
P J O'Hanlon 5 0 0% −5.00
Sean Bowen 4 0 0% −4.00
Michael O'Sullivan 3 0 0% −3.00
Patrick M O'Brien 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Harvey 2 0 0% −2.00
Darragh O'Keeffe 2 0 0% −2.00
Jonathan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr R James 2 0 0% −2.00
Paul O'Brien 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hughes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr D McGill 1 0 0% −1.00
Conor Maxwell 1 0 0% −1.00
Aidan Coleman 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Donoghue 1 0 0% −1.00
Simon Torrens 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie + cheekpieces 19 2 11% +2.50
Tongue tie 16 2 13% −3.75
None 11 1 9% −2.50
Tongue tie + blinkers 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 3 0 0% −3.00
2025 8 1 13% +0.50
2024 6 0 0% −6.00
2023 9 2 22% +12.50
2022 8 0 0% −8.00
2021 12 2 17% +0.25
2020 3 0 0% −3.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 29 3 10% +1.00
Chase 17 2 12% −4.75
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00
Flat 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 3 runs
16 May 26+22d Uttoxeter Eaton Hall Shooting Ground Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran Settled with the pack early - pushed for effort after the 9th - dropped away before 2 out - finished 5th 5/8 13 10-4 114126B99A Paul O'Brien 10/1
24 Apr 26+91d Perth Perth Racecourse Racing & Events Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26.5f · Good · 12 ran Settled towards the back - awkward jump 7th - still in contention 3 out - pushed along to join front rank before 2 out - edged in front approaching last but caught close home 2/12 nk 10-4 110114A124A Lewis Saunders 20/1
23 Jan 26+24d Warwick Betano Boosted Odds Every UK Race Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 25f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled towards the back - pushed along with two out but unable to close - well beaten in 7th 7/9 23 11-1 112125C87C Lewis Saunders 18/1
2025 · 8 runs
30 Dec 25+38d Haydock Betfred Last Fling Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 28.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran Settled in the pack - jumped awkwardly 7th - driven approaching 3 out then ragged again to trail 2 out - soon lost touch finishing 4th 4/4 10 10-2 11867C99B Brian Hughes 5/2
22 Nov 25+21d Haydock Best Odds On The Betfair Exchange Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 25.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up at the back - driven and losing touch 14th - made ground to close the gap before 4 out - kept going at one pace - finished without getting near the leaders 3/10 7½ 10-10 12063A120A Sean Bowen 11/1
01 Nov 25+27d Wetherby bet365 Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 24f · Good · 8 ran Settled with leading group early - pushed along wide 4 out - lost ground on leaders 3 out - urged along again soon after - moved into third on the run-in and stayed on to finish third 3/8 3½ 12-0 12068A124A Sean Bowen 5/1
05 Oct 25+141d Uttoxeter quinnbet.com Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran Settled 3rd early - dropped back and slipped towards the back by 7th - roused and driven back into contention to share 2nd 3 out - asked for more effort soon after - stayed on but never able to trouble winner from 2 out 2/6 21 10-1 115114A107B Lewis Saunders 4/1
17 May 25+22d Uttoxeter Chemique Adhesives 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 23.5f · Good · 6 ran Held up at the back - urged into action approaching 4 out - kept battling to close on the leading group - shifted right before the last - finished well to go down by 2 1/4 lengths 2/6 2¼ 10-3 115—108B Lewis Saunders 5/1
25 Apr 25+24d Perth Campbell & Son Roofing Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 26.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran Settled off the pace early - made strong progress into contention before 2 out - driven and closing between the final two obstacles - level terms at the last - kept going to hit the front close home 1/12 10-1 110104B122A Lewis Saunders 15/2
01 Apr 25+28d Fakenham racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 5 ran Set the pace early - pushed to stay in front from fourth after being overtaken approaching the 8th - couldn't find more around the home turn and beaten well into 5th 5/5 12 12-0 11098C103B Sean Bowen 13/8F
04 Mar 25+94d Market Rasen Bet At racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled with the pack early - dropped back approaching 2nd - held towards the rear by 6th - moved out and made headway from the last turn - well placed 2 out - shifted right in the straight - unable to reel in leader but got up for 2nd late 2/10 3¼ 12-0 110122A129A Sean Bowen 11/2
2024 · 6 runs
30 Nov 24+13d Fairyhouse Roganstown Hotel & Country Club 20th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 20f · Yielding · 24 ran Went straight to the front - company arrived after the 6th before an error saw the advantage lost 3 out - dropped away quickly after and well beaten at the finish 15/24 20 9-11 10682C92C Patrick M O'Brien 50/1
17 Nov 24+28d Navan Bar One Racing 'Bet 10 Get 50 Sign Up Offer' Tara Handicap Hurdle (80-130) 22.5f · Yielding · 23 ran Held up at the back throughout - pushed along 5 out with no headway made - pulled up before the last PU/23 — 10-6 108—— Michael O'Sullivan 20/1
20 Oct 24+75d Limerick John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Good · 17 ran Settled in the pack early - improved to 5th approaching the straight but couldn't threaten the leading pair by 2 out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish well held 7/17 3 12-4 10994B116A Mr D McGill 12/1
06 Aug 24+57d Roscommon Connolly's Red Mills Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran Settled towards the back early - made steady progress wide approaching the home turn - moved into second three out - pushed level with the front-runner after two out but could find no more late 2/16 3¼ 12-0 108116B137A Michael O'Sullivan 33/1
10 Jun 24+32d Roscommon Tote Connacht National Handicap Chase 25f · Good · 16 ran PU/16 — 9-12 116—— Patrick M O'Brien 10/1
09 May 24+165d Tipperary Ryans Cleaning Event Specialists Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Yielding · 16 ran 7/16 hd 12-0 109106B114A Michael O'Sullivan 18/1
2023 · 9 runs
26 Nov 23+29d Punchestown Fox Valet Retirement Handicap Hurdle (80-116) 24.5f · Soft · 17 ran 8/17 15 11-7 111134C95C P J O'Hanlon 22/1
28 Oct 23+18d Galway W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle 22f · Soft · 15 ran 13/15 shd 9-11 112120C94C P J O'Hanlon 33/1
10 Oct 23+121d Punchestown Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle 23f · Yielding · 19 ran 12/19 ½ 10-13 113121B109A P J O'Hanlon 33/1
11 Jun 23+29d Punchestown Ladbrokes Play '1-2-Free' On Football Handicap Hurdle 23.5f · Good To Yielding · 10 ran 9/10 39 11-3 114108C100C Conor Maxwell 14/1
13 May 23+41d Haydock Pertemps Network Long Distance Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 2 · 24.5f · Good · 16 ran 14/16 4¾ 10-9 122—102C Aidan Coleman 18/1
02 Apr 23+27d Downpatrick Randox Ulster National Handicap Chase 28.5f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 4 10-5 12197C94C P J O'Hanlon 11/2
06 Mar 23+22d Leopardstown Rockbrook Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 24f · Yielding · 15 ran 1/15 11-5 100106B124A B J Cooper 15/2
12 Feb 23+36d Navan Meath Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle (80-102) 22.5f · Good To Yielding · 25 ran 1/25 11-4 9297B122A B J Cooper 12/1
07 Jan 23+7d Cork Annual Membership Available Handicap Chase 20f · Soft To Heavy · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-7 123—— B J Cooper 22/1
2022 · 8 runs
31 Dec 22+13d Punchestown SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Handicap Chase 23f · Soft To Heavy · 12 ran CO/12 — 11-12 123—— B J Cooper 20/1
18 Dec 22+28d Thurles Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase 18f · Yielding · 13 ran 7/13 23 11-12 12537C112C Ben Harvey 20/1
20 Nov 22+30d Punchestown Ryans Cleaning Handicap Chase (0-140) 22.5f · Yielding · 14 ran 6/14 ½ 10-11 125—114A P J O'Hanlon 20/1
21 Oct 22+20d Sligo Hazelwood Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 10/13 8½ 11-11 9238C88C Keith Donoghue 10/11F
01 Oct 22+138d Gowran Park Paulstown Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 20f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 2/18 6 11-12 9096B113A B J Cooper 3/1J
16 May 22+16d Killarney Tote Killarney National Handicap Chase 26f · Good · 10 ran PU/10 — 11-1 127—— B J Cooper 13/2
30 Apr 22+49d Punchestown Palmerstown House Pat Taaffe Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 24f · Yielding · 14 ran 5/14 18 10-10 12863B92B B J Cooper 9/1
12 Mar 22+98d Navan Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Handicap Chase Final (Grade B) 24f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 16 11-2 128104C99C Denis O'Regan 9/1
2021 · 12 runs
04 Dec 21+28d Navan Foxrock Handicap Chase (0-150) (Grade B) 20f · Yielding · 10 ran 4/10 ½ 10-7 12848A125A Darragh O'Keeffe 5/2
06 Nov 21+34d Naas Cavan Developments Home Builders Supporting St. Mary's GAA Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) 20f · Yielding · 13 ran 1/13 12-0 11696B135A B J Cooper 8/1
03 Oct 21+18d Killarney Killarney Oaks Hotel Beginners Chase 23f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 1/9 12-0 111105A128B B J Cooper 9/4F
15 Sep 21+23d Sligo Brenda Anderson Memorial Beginners Chase 20f · Good · 11 ran 6/11 1¾ 12-0 —93A113A Denis O'Regan 6/1
23 Aug 21+53d Ballinrobe Ballinrobe Water Towers Beginners Chase 23f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 12-0 —105A124A Darragh O'Keeffe 22/1
01 Jul 21+13d Tipperary Follow tipperaryraces.ie Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 24f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-9 90—— Jonathan Moore 12/1
18 Jun 21+24d Down Royal Craft Event Co Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20.5f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 5 11-9 90120B112A Simon Torrens 11/1
25 May 21+81d Ballinrobe www.mchale.net Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 25f · Soft To Heavy · 15 ran 12/15 2¼ 12-1 9233C94C Denis O'Regan 11/1
05 Mar 21+11d Fairyhouse Easter Festival 3rd - 5th April Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) 20f · Soft · 14 ran 10/14 6½ 11-13 9337C95C Denis O'Regan 5/1
22 Feb 21+24d Fairyhouse Fairyhouse Easter Festival 3rd - 5th April Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) 19.5f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 nse 11-6 —60B101A Denis O'Regan 10/1
29 Jan 21+26d Navan Graigs Lane Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 20f · Heavy · 19 ran 8/19 8½ 12-0 —61B97A Denis O'Regan 150/1
03 Jan 21+17d Fairyhouse Happy New Year From All At Fairyhouse Maiden Hurdle 20f · Heavy · 15 ran 14/15 4½ 12-0 —8C99C Jonathan Moore 150/1
2020 · 3 runs
17 Dec 20+55d Down Royal Bluegrass Horse Feeds (pro/am) Flat Race 17f · Soft · 13 ran 7/13 8 11-9 —64C97C Mr R James 80/1
23 Oct 20+30d Sligo Rosses Point Flat Race 18f · Yielding · 12 ran 7/12 7 11-9 —91B99A Ben Harvey 50/1
23 Sep 20 Listowel Listowel Vintners Association Flat Race 20f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 ¾ 11-9 ——66C Mr R James 33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wa Wa won?
Wa Wa (IRE) won 5 of 49 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.2%. Placed 15 times in total (30.6% of starts).
Who trains Wa Wa?
Wa Wa (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
Who is Wa Wa's sire?
Wa Wa (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of North Star Poly (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
What going does Wa Wa prefer?
Wa Wa (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Wa Wa's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 114, from the run on 16 May 2026. The highest on record is 128.
What is Wa Wa's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,817 runs since Jan 2008 (705 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 203. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 818.
Who are Wa Wa's siblings?
Out of North Star Poly (IRE), Wa Wa (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Audacious Plan (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Audacious Plan (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 2020. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.