Horse profile
Way Maker (IRE)
by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Carrigeen Kigelia (IRE) (Presenting)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Jul 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Stratford & Bangor-on-Dee
Ran 23 days ago · 3rd of 9
Last raced off OR 102
KTB Profile
Way Maker (IRE) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Aug 2025. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 7 (70%)Placed
- −5.21£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.62Fair A/E n=10 · 0.54 incl. margin
- 107Highest 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 rating102↓ 5lb off peak
102
102–107
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 101
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 132C | 98.5 | 5 · 132 / 99 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 120B | 107 | 2 · 120 / 107 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 132C | 94 | 3 · 132 / 94 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 120B | 98 | 2 · 120 / 107 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 101A | 100 | 2 · 101 / 100 |
Of 10 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 10 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
- Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 49 | 11 | 22.4% | +9.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,859 | 253 | 13.6% | +0.4 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,545 | 210 | 13.6% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 2,445 | 314 | 12.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 990 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 37 | 1 | 2.7% | −10.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −7.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 26 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 75 | 9 | 12% | −1.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,212 | 307 | 13.9% | +0.7 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,779 | 395 | 14.2% | +1 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,530 | 170 | 11.1% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 284 | 35 | 12.3% | −0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Carrigeen Kigelia (IRE) (Presenting)
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can't Buy Time (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Carrigeen Kirkia (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.29 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.71 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.29 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.79 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Bowen | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.79 |
| Shane Fenelon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.21 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.79 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.79 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 26+15d | Perth | Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Brindisi Breeze Series Qualifier) Settled with leading group early - made ground after 3 out - squeezed for space approaching 2 out then edged right to sit near the pace - still holding hopes at the last - held for third unable to find more late | 3/9 | ¾ | 11-13 | 102 | 101A | 123A | James Bowen | 3/1J |
| 09 Sep 26+25d | Sedgefield | Racing Again 14th September Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Took charge - drifted right at obstacles - lost fluency at the 7th and margin cut approaching 2 out - soon passed and dropped back - rallied to challenge on the run-in - faded in the final 110yds to finish second | 2/5 | 5 | 11-4 | 104 | 99C | 120B | James Bowen | 4/6F |
| 15 Aug 26+41d | Market Rasen | Get Best Odds With Oddschecker Maiden Hurdle Race (GBB Race) Set the pace early - challenged approaching 2 out then given a squeeze before being overtaken near the last - stayed on for second without troubling the winner | 2/10 | 7½ | 11-4 | 105 | 55B | 118A | James Bowen | 3/1 |
| 05 Jul 26+7d | Market Rasen | Malton Marquees Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Well placed early but scratchy over first obstacle - hit front after second and injected speed into steady tempo - urged forward approaching two out - lost advantage before final fence - kept on under pressure without extra to finish third | 3/7 | 3 | 11-4 | 107 | 94A | 119B | James Bowen | 5/6F |
| 28 Jun 26+26d | Uttoxeter | Never Ordinary At bet365 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Held second early - jinked right abruptly and threw rider at the 4th | UR/4 | — | 10-11 | 107 | — | — | Shane Fenelon | 9/4 |
| 02 Jun 26+19d | Southwell | Summer Fun At Southwell Racecourse 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - stumbled at the 6th - made ground on the front pack 3 out - lost touch when driven before 2 out - fought back into second before the last then stayed on but never troubled the winner | 2/5 | 7½ | 11-4 | — | 132C | 118B | James Bowen | 11/8 |
| 14 May 26+54d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack - driven and moved through before two out - kept going up the run-in for third but no answer to the leading two | 3/13 | 13 | 11-5 | — | 94B | 116A | James Bowen | 16/5 |
| 21 Mar 26+215d | Newbury | Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper (Open NH Flat Race) (GBB Race) Settled midfield early - dropped away 5f out - pushed for effort with 4f left - unable to make headway thereafter finishing 11th | 11/20 | 1 | 11-12 | — | 120B | 127A | James Bowen | 33/1 |
| 18 Aug 25+45d | Stratford | Join Racing TV Now Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Set the pace early - pushed along and lost the advantage inside the final furlong - fought back to regain command close home - held on by the narrowest of margins | 1/6 | 11-6 | — | — | 112B | Sean Bowen | 2/7F | |
| 04 Jul 25 | Bangor-on-Dee | Horseradish Catering & Events Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Positioned close up early - hit front 2f out under encouragement - stretched clear inside final furlong - kept finding more to the line - impressive winning display | 1/6 | 10-12 | — | 98B | 118B | Sean Bowen | 5/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Way Maker (IRE) won?
- Way Maker (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
- Who trains Way Maker (IRE)?
- Way Maker (IRE) is trained by Mickey Bowen, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 24 September 2026.
- Who is Way Maker (IRE)'s sire?
- Way Maker (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Carrigeen Kigelia (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Way Maker (IRE) prefer?
- Way Maker (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 Way Maker (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 24 September 2026. The highest on record is 107.
- What is Way Maker (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 6,925 runs since Jan 2008 (686 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Way Maker (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Carrigeen Kigelia (IRE), Way Maker (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.