West Park Boy (GB)
West Park Boy is a gelding by Cannock Chase out of Desirable Rhythm who was yet to win from six starts on turf. He raced over 1m5f to 2m4f, with four of his runs on good to soft going. His highest official rating was 94 and he last ran off 89 at Taunton in Jan 2025 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle. Aged 7 at his last run in Jan 2025 he finished held.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 670 d
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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 106
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 106B | 85 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 85B | 73 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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 Nov 2024
- Held up 2 (67%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 311 runs since Jun 2020 (34 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 23 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Good | 90 | 5 | 5.6% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 64 | 4 | 6.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 47 | 13 | 27.7% | +20.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 14 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 1 | 1.4% | −6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 86 | 8 | 9.3% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 32 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 35 | 1 | 2.9% | −4.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 78 | 6 | 7.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +4.9 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Desirable Court (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m7½f; the highest grade won is Listed (Desirable Court (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desirable Court (IRE) | 9 | 4 | 2m–2m5½f | Listed |
| Hills Of Connemara (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m7½f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Houlihan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2022 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Jan 25+29d | Taunton | Free Racing On Monday 10th March Handicap Hurdle Held up at rear - dropped away 3 out - pulled up before the following fence | PU/16 | — | 11-3 | 89 | — | — | Sean Houlihan | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+22d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - dropped away from 4 out and blundered 3 out - eased and pulled up before the final fence | PU/12 | — | 11-7 | 92 | — | — | Sean Houlihan | 11/1 |
| 28 Nov 24+670d | Taunton | Trucksmith Dropside Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack - improved position after 3 out - unable to threaten leaders before 2 out - eventually well beaten in 7th | 7/15 | 14 | 11-8 | 94 | 106B | 95A | Sean Houlihan | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 28 Jan 23+32d | Uttoxeter | Greenbank Group UK Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 5/14 | 10 | 11-8 | — | 73B | 99A | Sean Houlihan | 66/1 |
| 2022 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 22+32d | Chepstow | Coral Committed To Safer Gambling Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/15 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 85B | 100A | Sean Houlihan | 125/1 |
| 25 Nov 22 | Newbury | Coral Bet Bundles 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/12 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 27C | 97C | Tom O'Brien | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has West Park Boy won?
- West Park Boy (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2022 and 2025.
- Who trained West Park Boy?
- West Park Boy (GB) was trained by Philip Hobbs & Johnson White on the most recent run on record, at Taunton on 18 January 2025.
- Who is West Park Boy's sire?
- West Park Boy (GB) is by Cannock Chase (USA) out of Desirable Rhythm (IRE), whose sire is Hernando.
- What is West Park Boy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 18 January 2025. The highest on record is 94.
- What is West Park Boy's sire's record?
- Cannock Chase (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 311 runs since Jun 2020 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are West Park Boy's siblings?
- Out of Desirable Rhythm (IRE), West Park Boy (GB) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Desirable Court (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Desirable Court (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.