Horse profile
Walking The Walk (IRE)
by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of Iconic Events (IRE) (Milan)
42 runs · 20 courses · from Jul 2020
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Limerick, Perth & Tramore
Last run 16 May 2026
Last raced off OR 98
KTB Profile
Walking The Walk is a gelding with three wins from 42 starts on turf, all over 2m5f – 3m on soft or good to soft ground. He won a Class 4 handicap chase at Perth in Jun 2023 off an official rating of 104, a handicap hurdle at Limerick in Jul 2023 off 88, and a handicap chase at Tramore in Dec 2022 off 85. He last ran at Bangor-on-Dee in May 2026 off an official rating of 98, 14lb below his highest ever mark of 112.
Based on 42 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 3–42Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 17 (40.5%)Placed
- −33.37£1 level staken=42 at SP
- 0.66Fair A/E n=42 · 0.53 incl. margin
- 112Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 rating98↓ 14lb off peak
98
74–112
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 110
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 17 | 117B | 70 | — |
| Good | 8 | 106C | 84.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 99B | 91 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 104B | 58 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 117B | 88 | — |
| Over 3m | 5 | 108A | 94 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 75C | 59 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 95C | 57 | — |
Of 42 runs looked at, 8 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 34 figures from 42 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 3 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Mid-division 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 11 | 4 | 36.4% | +28.1 | — |
| Good | 488 | 47 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 328 | 26 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 6 |
| Soft | 533 | 42 | 7.9% | −0.4 | 2 from 20 |
| Heavy | 217 | 12 | 5.5% | −2.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +91.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 456 | 32 | 7% | −1.3 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 610 | 42 | 6.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 432 | 45 | 10.4% | +2.1 | 3 from 26 |
| Over 3m | 85 | 11 | 12.9% | +4.6 | 0 from 6 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Iconic Events (IRE) (Milan)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itso Vango (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Vinnie's Icon (IRE) | 18 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 20 | 2 | 10% | −14.87 |
| Good | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Down Royal | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wexford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Downpatrick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 26 | 3 | 12% | −17.37 |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.13 |
| Richard Patrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Danny Gilligan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cian Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Bass | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Kitts | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| G B Noonan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Short | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jody McGarvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 11 | 3 | 27% | −2.37 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −2.75 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | 6% | −13.62 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 28 | 2 | 7% | −22.12 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.25 |
| NH 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 16 May 26+364d | Bangor-on-Dee | Classic Additions Handicap Chase Held mid-pack early - hit the 11th and slipped back after the 13th - toiling 4 out - eased and pulled up before 3 out | PU/10 | — | 11-8 | 98 | — | — | David Bass | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 17 May 25+200d | Bangor-on-Dee | Remembering Kitty Warburton Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - made no real impression - finished well beaten in 5th | 5/7 | 8½ | 12-0 | 105 | 106C | 99C | Liam Harrison | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Oct 24+96d | Bangor-on-Dee | North West National Hunt Racing Club Handicap Chase Settled in the pack - lost touch with the pace 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/14 | — | 11-11 | 107 | — | — | Ben Jones | 20/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+27d | Worcester | Get Best Odds Guaranteed At planetsportbet Handicap Chase | PU/14 | — | 11-3 | 109 | — | — | Richard Patrick | 16/1 |
| 28 Jun 24+33d | Bangor-on-Dee | Glast-On-Dee Music Night Handicap Chase | 3/9 | 6 | 12-0 | 110 | — | 122A | Richard Patrick | 11/1 |
| 26 May 24+268d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Handicap Chase | 3/6 | ¾ | 12-0 | 110 | 59A | 115B | Sean Bowen | 11/1 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Sep 23+20d | Down Royal | Pilgrim's Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/17 | 1½ | 11-12 | 100 | 90B | 107A | Jack Kennedy | 7/2 |
| 12 Aug 23+16d | Kilbeggan | Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109) | 4/11 | 38 | 12-0 | 109 | 39C | 102C | Keith Donoghue | 7/2 |
| 27 Jul 23+25d | Limerick | Racing Again October 21st Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 1/17 | 11-7 | 88 | 110B | 118A | Jack Kennedy | 7/4F | |
| 02 Jul 23+21d | Cartmel | Oakmere Homes Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 3/10 | 1½ | 9-9 | 112 | 99B | 106A | Dylan Kitts | 7/1 |
| 11 Jun 23+9d | Perth | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap Chase | 1/8 | 11-6 | 104 | 96A | 117B | Sean Bowen | 5/2F | |
| 02 Jun 23+13d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Time To Switch Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 2/11 | 2½ | 11-2 | 84 | — | 115A | Danny Gilligan | EvensF |
| 20 May 23+15d | Wexford | Ambrex Switchgear Handicap Chase (0-109) | 2/11 | 10 | 11-3 | 101 | 102A | 108B | Ben Harvey | 6/1 |
| 05 May 23+109d | Downpatrick | Horatio Group Handicap Chase (0-102) | 2/13 | 4 | 11-3 | 98 | 88B | 117A | Danny Gilligan | 7/2F |
| 16 Jan 23+21d | Punchestown | Grand National Trial Day 19th February Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/21 | 5½ | 10-10 | 84 | 104B | 99A | Jordan Gainford | 5/1 |
| 2022 · 16 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+20d | Down Royal | Metcollect Handicap Chase (0-102) | 2/16 | nk | 11-8 | 94 | — | 126A | Sam Ewing | 11/4 |
| 06 Dec 22+13d | Tramore | Lady's Cove Handicap Chase (0-95) | 1/11 | 11-4 | 85 | 63B | 113A | Jack Kennedy | 11/8F | |
| 23 Nov 22+19d | Hereford | Cultura Connect Agribusiness Recruitment Specialists' Handicap Chase | 2/12 | 1½ | 10-8 | 90 | — | 118A | Denis O'Regan | 11/2 |
| 04 Nov 22+28d | Down Royal | Lough Construction Ltd. Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 3/19 | 8½ | 10-10 | 84 | 117B | 104A | Jack Kennedy | 13/2 |
| 07 Oct 22+34d | Downpatrick | Downpatrick End Of Season Handicap Chase (0-95) | 2/13 | nse | 10-9 | 74 | 99B | 108A | Jack Kennedy | 5/1 |
| 03 Sep 22+15d | Wexford | Racing Again October 30th & 31st Handicap Chase (0-102) | 2/12 | 7 | 10-1 | 75 | 108A | 95A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 22+7d | Killarney | Owens McCarthy Claims Handicap Chase (0-102) | 5/14 | 5 | 9-10 | 77 | 70B | 79A | Cian Quirke | 10/1 |
| 12 Aug 22+23d | Tramore | Hanntec Handicap Chase (0-95) | 9/12 | 1¼ | 10-12 | 79 | 84A | 88A | Rachael Blackmore | 7/2F |
| 20 Jul 22+35d | Limerick | Templeglantine Handicap Chase (0-102) | 4/16 | 5½ | 10-3 | 80 | 105B | 94A | Jack Foley | 15/2 |
| 15 Jun 22+11d | Wexford | Wexford Racecourse Ladies Day August 5th Handicap Chase (0-109) | 3/11 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 81 | 94A | 97A | G B Noonan | 15/2 |
| 04 Jun 22+20d | Tramore | Tramore AFC Handicap Chase | 4/11 | 5½ | 10-4 | 82 | 31A | 97A | Sean O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
| 15 May 22+9d | Killarney | Shay Rooney Handicap Chase (0-109) | 6/15 | ½ | 10-3 | 84 | 67B | 92A | Sean O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 06 May 22+25d | Downpatrick | Racing TV Handicap Chase (0-95) | 11/13 | 6 | 11-3 | 84 | 51C | 81C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/2F |
| 11 Apr 22+10d | Tramore | West Waterford Handicap Chase (0-95) | 2/14 | 8 | 10-11 | 83 | 92B | 104A | James O'Sullivan | 11/1 |
| 01 Apr 22+69d | Wexford | Ire Wel Pallets Ltd Handicap Chase (0-102) (Div 2) | 3/11 | 5 | 10-9 | 82 | 85A | 105A | Adam Short | 20/1 |
| 22 Jan 22+27d | Navan | Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-102) | 11/22 | ¾ | 10-2 | 83 | 70B | 80A | P J O'Hanlon | 100/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+7d | Limerick | Brc Mcmahon Reinforcements Andrew Mcnamara Memorial Handicap Chase (0-102) | 9/16 | 46 | 10-11 | 86 | 19C | 88C | Richard Deegan | 40/1 |
| 19 Dec 21+57d | Thurles | Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109) | 15/18 | 11 | 10-6 | 87 | 71C | 86C | Danny Mullins | 33/1 |
| 23 Oct 21+20d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 14/20 | 8 | 11-8 | 89 | 53C | 83C | Sean Flanagan | 11/1 |
| 03 Oct 21+9d | Tipperary | McGrath Oil Emily Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 8/16 | 8 | 11-9 | 90 | 80B | 98A | Jody McGarvey | 16/1 |
| 24 Sep 21+268d | Listowel | Guinness Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 7/16 | 2¼ | 11-11 | 90 | 66B | 100A | Sean Flanagan | 9/2 |
| 2020 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Dec 20+27d | Limerick | Convermax Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 9/17 | 4½ | 11-4 | 91 | — | 93A | Conor Maxwell | 40/1 |
| 03 Dec 20+94d | Clonmel | Irish Racing Industry Fundraiser For Children's Health Foundation Crumlin In Memory Of Pat Smullen Maiden Hurdle | 13/14 | 11 | 12-0 | — | 58C | 90C | Jonathan Moore | 28/1 |
| 31 Aug 20+10d | Downpatrick | Charles Caldwell Memorial Maiden Hurdle | 9/10 | 13 | 11-7 | — | 75C | 91C | Cian Walsh | 125/1 |
| 21 Aug 20+21d | Kilbeggan | Hurley Family Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 12/14 | 56 | 10-13 | — | -24C | 84C | Cian Walsh | 16/1 |
| 31 Jul 20+8d | Galway | James's Gate Maiden Hurdle | 6/14 | 8½ | 11-9 | — | 56C | 95C | Conor McNamara | 50/1 |
| 23 Jul 20 | Limerick | Askeaton (Ladies Pro/Am) Flat Race | 7/12 | 3½ | 11-11 | — | 95C | 87C | Miss A B O'Connor | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Walking The Walk won?
- Walking The Walk (IRE) won 3 of 42 archived starts between 2020 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 17 times in total (40.5% of starts).
- Who trains Walking The Walk?
- Walking The Walk (IRE) is trained by Kerry Lee, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 May 2026.
- Who is Walking The Walk's sire?
- Walking The Walk (IRE) is by Imperial Monarch (IRE) out of Iconic Events (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Walking The Walk prefer?
- Walking The Walk (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Walking The Walk's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 16 May 2026. The highest on record is 112.
- What is Walking The Walk's sire's record?
- Imperial Monarch (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,584 runs since Jan 2008 (172 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Walking The Walk's siblings?
- Out of Iconic Events (IRE), Walking The Walk (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.