Horse profile
Walkinthewoods (IRE)
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB) (Karinga Bay)
41 runs · 13 courses · from May 2021
As at 30 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Plumpton, Ffos Las & Chepstow
Last run 25 Oct 2026 · 4th of 5
Last raced off OR 91
KTB Profile
Walkinthewoods is a 3 from 41 gelding with all wins at Class 5 level. He won the Billy Boy And Lulubell Handicap Chase at Plumpton in May 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on good, having earlier scored in similar handicaps at Ffos Las on soft in May 2023 and at Chepstow on good to soft in Oct 2022. Two of his three wins came over 2m1f – 2m4f. He finished 4 of 5 when he last ran at Market Rasen in Oct 2026.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 15 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 30 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 5
OR ↓ 14lb off peak
- 3–41Wins / Runs
- 7.3%Strike rate
- 16 (39%)Placed
- −29.97£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 0.56Fair A/E n=41 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 105Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 rating91↓ 14lb off peak
91
87–105
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 143
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 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 13 | 143A | 78 | 3 runs · 143 / 88 |
| Soft | 10 | 107C | 90.5 | — |
| Good | 6 | 115C | 102.5 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 4 | 94A | 78.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 21 | 111B | 84 | 3 runs · 105 / 88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 115C | 78.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 143A | 101 | 1 run · — |
Of 41 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 · 33 figures from 41 runs · as at 30 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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.
The forward record. KTB’s figures on this horse since 25 Oct 2026: fastest on KTB Speed in 1 run (won 0) · to 25 Oct 2026. Each pick was the figure’s choice before the off, settled against the result the next morning; “did not run” is counted apart. GB and Irish races since 5 Oct 2026.
Run style from 15 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 6 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (27%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 4 (27%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (7%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,989 runs since Jan 2008 (698 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,877 | 256 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,568 | 215 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 16 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 320 | 13% | −0.3 | 1 from 12 |
| Heavy | 997 | 130 | 13% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,225 | 310 | 13.9% | +0.6 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,810 | 404 | 14.4% | +1.1 | 2 from 26 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,543 | 172 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 291 | 37 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 29 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Mercy Mission (GB) (Karinga Bay)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Hometown Boy (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m2½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 3 (Hometown Boy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hometown Boy (IRE) | 13 | 5 | 2m2½f–3m½f | Grade 3 |
| Twistedfirestarter (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Yorsexyanduknowit (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 16 | 1 | 6% | −9.50 |
| Soft | 12 | 1 | 8% | −9.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.47 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 22 | 3 | 14% | −10.97 |
| Class 4 | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ffos Las | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.00 |
| Chepstow | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| Ludlow | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hereford | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.53 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fontwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 26 | 2 | 8% | −21.47 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel Williams | 20 | 0 | 0% | −20.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 11 | 3 | 27% | +0.03 |
| Osian Radford | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Conor Ring | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ellis Collier | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 38 | 2 | 5% | −28.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.47 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.47 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 23 | 2 | 9% | −13.50 |
| Chase | 16 | 1 | 6% | −14.47 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Oct 26+202d | Market Rasen | Summer Plate Ladies Day On Sale Now Handicap Steeple Chase Settled at the back throughout - left behind by the leaders 3 out and under urging 2 out - tired after the last to finish 4th | 4/5 | 7½ | 11-13 | 91 | 88C | 97B | Adam Wedge | 10/1 |
| 06 Apr 26+21d | Hereford | Spa Motors Hereford Handicap Chase Settled fourth early - blundered at the opening fence - moved into third when running out at the third-last | REF/5 | — | 12-0 | 94 | — | — | Conor Ring | 14/1 |
| 16 Mar 26+19d | Ffos Las | Good Luck Barry Murphy Handicap Chase Settled around mid-pack early - lost touch with the front group turning through the pace - slipped toward the back before coming down 4 out | F/6 | — | 11-4 | 96 | — | — | Osian Radford | 9/1 |
| 25 Feb 26+41d | Wincanton | Cheltenham Preview 5th March At Wincanton Handicap Chase Race up handy early - stumbled at 1st then dropped away 9th - faded from 4 out to finish sixth | 6/9 | 23 | 11-4 | 99 | 60C | 86C | Osian Radford | 11/1 |
| 15 Jan 26+43d | Ludlow | Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Shared front-running spot early - clipped heels and nearly toppled at the 9th - travelling well before stumbling badly and shedding rider at the 15th | UR/9 | — | 11-4 | 99 | — | — | Osian Radford | 8/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Dec 25+30d | Ludlow | Shaun And Jane Nakash 20th Wedding Anniversary Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Sat in third early - dropped a place approaching the home bend - pressed for response - regained third spot two out - kept going for the runner-up berth but unable to trouble the winner | 2/7 | 6½ | 10-6 | 93 | 143A | 102B | Osian Radford | 7/1 |
| 03 Nov 25+176d | Hereford | BetWright Bet The Wright Way 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional & Amateur Jockeys) Held up towards the back - stayed on to pass tired horses - dropped away 2 out - finished 4th | 4/9 | 12 | 11-1 | 95 | 105A | 94B | Osian Radford | 22/1 |
| 11 May 25+35d | Plumpton | Billy Boy And Lulubell Handicap Chase Settled second early - clipped a hurdle 6th - pushed along after 3 out - clipped another 2 out - moved ahead before the last - pulled clear on the run-in for an easy win | 1/3 | 12-0 | 96 | 38C | 117C | Adam Wedge | 8/15F | |
| 06 Apr 25+30d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Sponsors Alan Johns Handicap Chase Towards the back of the field - hampered by a fallen rival at the 5th - outpaced on the home bend and detached 4 out - kept on into 4th | 4/10 | 5½ | 12-0 | 98 | 23B | 108B | Adam Wedge | 14/1 |
| 07 Mar 25+7d | Leicester | Coldstream Guards Association Handicap Chase Settled midpack early - drifted left over 2nd then dropped towards the back after a poor leap 7th - refused and unseated rider at the following obstacle | REF/6 | — | 10-13 | 94 | — | — | Osian Radford | 9/2 |
| 28 Feb 25+22d | Ffos Las | Bespoke Horse Racing Odds At DragonBet Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - up with the front group by 4th - dropped out after 6th - advanced to 4th place 4 out - plugged on from 2 out - pushed along to claim 2nd on the run-in - just held at the line | 2/7 | shd | 10-8 | 94 | — | 104B | Osian Radford | 4/1 |
| 06 Feb 25+26d | Ffos Las | Celtic Subaru Handicap Hurdle settled midfield early - improved into 4th before 4 out and up with the leading duo shortly after - lost touch with the top two 2 out - kept going for third beaten 15 lengths | 3/7 | 12 | 10-2 | 91 | — | 100B | Isabel Williams | 4/1 |
| 11 Jan 25+27d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Still Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled towards the back early - improved into midfield by 5th - dropped away before 2 out - untidy at the last and beaten into 7th | 7/11 | nk | 10-8 | 92 | 42B | 98A | Ellis Collier | 11/1 |
| 2024 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 24+47d | Windsor | Fitzdares Windsor Christmas Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back - pushed along after 3 out - unable to close - eventually finished fifth | 5/13 | 5½ | 10-10 | 94 | 111B | 103A | Isabel Williams | 33/1 |
| 29 Oct 24+175d | Chepstow | ColourFence Newport Free No Obligation Quote Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack - dropped away three out - faded from there to finish well beaten | 9/15 | 8 | 11-3 | 97 | 62C | 94C | Isabel Williams | 16/1 |
| 07 May 24+15d | Ffos Las | Live Streaming At Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 10/10 | 10 | 11-11 | 100 | 43C | 96C | Isabel Williams | 8/1 |
| 22 Apr 24+21d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Born From The Betting Ring Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 8 | 10-10 | 102 | 78C | 97C | Isabel Williams | 14/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+15d | Chepstow | Betting.Bet Free Bets Handicap Chase | 4/4 | 29 | 11-9 | 105 | 47C | 84C | Isabel Williams | 9/4 |
| 17 Mar 24+22d | Chepstow | Aaron James Supporting Pancreatic Cancer Research Handicap Chase | 2/5 | ½ | 11-5 | 104 | 84C | 112C | Isabel Williams | 10/3 |
| 24 Feb 24+31d | Chepstow | Pertemps Network Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 2/5 | 4¾ | 10-11 | 104 | 73C | 115B | Isabel Williams | 9/2 |
| 24 Jan 24+28d | Chepstow | cheltenhamfestival.com Cheltenham Festival Handicap Chase | 2/9 | ¾ | 10-10 | 102 | 94A | 114A | Adam Wedge | 12/1 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 23+27d | Chepstow | New Bet-In-Race With Coral Handicap Chase | 5/7 | 10 | 10-7 | 104 | 0C | 86C | Adam Wedge | 11/4F |
| 30 Nov 23+8d | Taunton | Summerfield Developments Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 1 | 11-0 | 101 | 55C | 88C | Adam Wedge | 7/2F |
| 22 Nov 23+54d | Ffos Las | Owens Group Handicap Chase | 2/7 | nk | 10-4 | 101 | 96A | 123A | Adam Wedge | 11/4 |
| 29 Sep 23+143d | Worcester | Vickers Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | nk | 11-6 | 98 | 77B | 118B | Isabel Williams | 11/2 |
| 09 May 23+47d | Ffos Las | dragonbet.co.uk New Online Bookmaker Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 1/8 | 11-1 | 92 | 100A | 116A | Adam Wedge | 2/1F | |
| 23 Mar 23+18d | Chepstow | Recticel Insulation UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/4 | 10 | 10-11 | 93 | 107C | 87B | Isabel Williams | 5/2 |
| 05 Mar 23+33d | Ffos Las | DragonBet Online And On-Course Handicap Hurdle | 2/12 | ¾ | 10-6 | 91 | 100A | 110A | Isabel Williams | 13/2 |
| 31 Jan 23+23d | Ffos Las | Cazoo Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 3/12 | 7½ | 11-10 | 93 | 95C | 98C | Isabel Williams | 4/1 |
| 08 Jan 23+13d | Chepstow | Follow Vickers.bet On Twitter Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 16 | 10-1 | 94 | 86A | 97A | Isabel Williams | 8/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+33d | Fontwell | Claire Hogben Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | 11 | 11-6 | 95 | 92B | 102A | Isabel Williams | 11/2 |
| 23 Nov 22+29d | Hereford | Cazoo Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 6 | 11-1 | 95 | — | 110B | Isabel Williams | 5/2F |
| 25 Oct 22+206d | Chepstow | Inscapes Handicap Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-1 | 87 | 72B | 121A | Adam Wedge | 11/2 | |
| 02 Apr 22+34d | Chepstow | bet365 Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 4/12 | 2½ | 10-12 | 88 | 105A | 105A | Isabel Williams | 7/1 |
| 27 Feb 22+17d | Hereford | Cazoo Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 5/12 | 1¼ | 11-3 | 90 | — | 91C | Adam Wedge | 11/2 |
| 10 Feb 22+50d | Ffos Las | Fedwen Tentage Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | 2½ | 10-11 | 88 | 95B | 112A | Conor Ring | 25/1 |
| 2021 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Dec 21+30d | Ludlow | Tanners Prosecco 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 11/15 | 2¾ | 10-12 | — | 71C | 91C | Adam Wedge | 50/1 |
| 22 Nov 21+25d | Ludlow | RacingTV Club Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 29 | 10-13 | — | 115C | 83C | Isabel Williams | 25/1 |
| 28 Oct 21+24d | Ffos Las | Call Star Sports On 08000 521 321 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 7/8 | 35 | 10-11 | — | 41C | 97C | Isabel Williams | 28/1 |
| 04 Oct 21+148d | Stratford | Racing To School Inspiring Young Minds Open NH Flat Race | 2/6 | 4¼ | 10-6 | — | 80A | 116B | Isabel Williams | 22/1 |
| 09 May 21 | Ludlow | Bet At racingtv.com Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 1¼ | 10-3 | — | 93A | 99A | Isabel Williams | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Walkinthewoods won?
- Walkinthewoods (IRE) won 3 of 41 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.3%. Placed 16 times in total (39% of starts).
- Who trains Walkinthewoods?
- Walkinthewoods (IRE) is trained by Mrs C. Williams, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 October 2026.
- Who is Walkinthewoods's sire?
- Walkinthewoods (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Mercy Mission (GB), whose sire is Karinga Bay.
- What going does Walkinthewoods prefer?
- Walkinthewoods (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Walkinthewoods's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 25 October 2026. The highest on record is 105.
- What is Walkinthewoods's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,989 runs since Jan 2008 (698 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Walkinthewoods's siblings?
- Out of Mercy Mission (GB), Walkinthewoods (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Hometown Boy (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Grade 3 (Hometown Boy (IRE)). The wins came over 2m2½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.