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Horse profile

Walkonthebriteside (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Jun 2025) · Last trainer John C McConnell · Last owner Ian Stuart Griffiths
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of China Sky (IRE) (Definite Article)
13 runs · 10 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jun 2025 — 502 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 Won at Wexford Last raced off OR 95
KTB Profile

Walkonthebriteside won one of 13 starts, the success coming in the Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle at Wexford over 2m5f – 3m on good ground off a mark of 89 in Aug 2024. The gelding, by Walk In The Park out of a Definite Article mare, has never won on good to soft or softer. He last ran at Punchestown in Jun 2025, when he raced off his career-high mark of 95.

Based on 13 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Wins on good or faster OR at career high
Official rating95At career-high mark
95 89–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 98 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wexford, 9 Aug 2024

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 7 figures · best 98B · median 87
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good498B78.5—
Good to Soft289B88—
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f492C77—
1m5f – 2m287C67.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 117A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wexford, 9 Aug 2024 Official rating 95 at the last run, 7 Jun 2025

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 9 figures · best 117A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good4117A96.5—
Good to Soft3104A92—
Soft296A89.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f4104A96.5—
1m5f – 2m396A92—
Over 3m1———
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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 4 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Mid-division 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,942 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm491122.4%+9.2—
Good1,86625313.6%+0.41 from 5
Good to Soft1,55321213.7%+0.50 from 6
Soft2,44731412.8%−0.40 from 2
Heavy99012812.9%−0.3—
Standard (AW)3712.7%−10.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f100%−13.2—
6f – 7f1815.6%−7.6—
1m – 1m1f2600%−13.2—
1m2f – 1m4f75912%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m2,21730813.9%+0.70 from 3
2m1f – 2m4f2,78839614.2%+10 from 4
2m5f – 3m1,53217011.1%−2.11 from 5
Over 3m2853512.3%−0.90 from 1

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

Dam
China Sky (IRE) (Definite Article)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Champ (IRE) (11 wins).

The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (Champ (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Champ (IRE)25111m7½f–3m½fGrade 1
Drury (IRE)1032m2f–2m5½f—
Track Mac (IRE)30——
Crouching Tiger (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 5 1 20% +3.50
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Punchestown 3 0 0% −3.00
Wexford 2 1 50% +6.50
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Downpatrick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 5 1 20% +3.50
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m5f – 2m 3 0 0% −3.00
Over 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ben Harvey 7 1 14% +1.50
Carl Millar 1 0 0% −1.00
Dylan Kidd 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr A P Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Brian Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00
Philip Byrnes 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr P A King 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% −1.50
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 3 0 0% −3.00
2024 6 1 17% +2.50
2023 3 0 0% −3.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 1 13% +0.50
Chase 4 0 0% −4.00
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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Jun 25+8d Punchestown Ladbrokes Handicap Chase 24.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Settled midfield - 11th at the halfway stage - made no headway from 5 out and pulled up before the following fence PU/18 — 10-6 95—— Carl Millar 22/1
30 May 25+64d Tramore Curraghmore Beginners Chase 22f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Settled behind pace-setter early - came down at the 4th UR/12 — 11-12 95—— Ben Harvey 33/1
27 Mar 25+209d Clonmel Careys Castle Handicap Chase 23f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Small error at the opening fence - held up at the back throughout and lost touch 5 out - pulled up soon after PU/12 — 10-4 95—— Dylan Kidd 16/1
30 Aug 24+21d Wexford Racing Again 27th October Handicap Chase (0-102) 25f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran Settled around midpack early - pushed along before the second-last marker - dropped away late to finish well beaten in 12th 12/15 21 11-9 95—91C Ben Harvey 9/2F
09 Aug 24+69d Wexford Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 24f · Good · 14 ran Settled midpack early - 7th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 3 out - swept to the front entering the straight - pushed along and lost the advantage after 2 out - fought back to the front last and stayed on strongly to win 1/14 11-9 8998B117A Ben Harvey 15/2
01 Jun 24+11d Listowel Cnoc An Oir Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 23.5f · Good · 18 ran PU/18 — 11-9 89—— Ben Harvey 9/2J
21 May 24+25d Punchestown Thank You To Our Track Team Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) 20.5f · Good To Yielding · 16 ran 6/16 3½ 11-8 8989B104A Ben Harvey 16/1
26 Apr 24+102d Downpatrick Grant Bros Developments Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 19f · Good · 15 ran 10/15 1 11-10 9192C98A Ben Harvey 16/1
15 Jan 24+179d Punchestown John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle 16.5f · Soft · 17 ran 15/17 ½ 11-1 92—83C Mr A P Ryan 25/1
20 Jul 23+12d Killarney Kelly Brothers Farm Modernisation Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 15 11-1 —48C91C Ben Harvey 50/1
08 Jul 23+67d Bellewstown Bar One Racing Price Boosts All Channels Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 12 ran 9/12 8 11-4 —65C95C Brian Hayes 80/1
02 May 23+210d Ballinrobe Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 1¼ 11-2 —87C92C Philip Byrnes 14/1
04 Oct 22 Galway Student Raceday On Monday 31st October Flat Race 16.5f · Soft · 11 ran 7/11 4 11-2 —48A96A Mr P A King 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Walkonthebriteside (IRE) won?
Walkonthebriteside (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 1 time in total (7.7% of starts).
Who trained Walkonthebriteside (IRE)?
Walkonthebriteside (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Punchestown on 7 June 2025.
Who is Walkonthebriteside (IRE)'s sire?
Walkonthebriteside (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of China Sky (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
What going does Walkonthebriteside (IRE) prefer?
Walkonthebriteside (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Walkonthebriteside (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 7 June 2025. That is also the highest on record.
What is Walkonthebriteside (IRE)'s sire's record?
Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,942 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Walkonthebriteside (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of China Sky (IRE), Walkonthebriteside (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Champ (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (Champ (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2022. 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.