Horse profile
Western Model (IRE)
by Westerner (GB) out of Scotias Glen (IRE) (Old Vic)
26 runs · 16 courses · from Mar 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Roscommon & Punchestown
Ran 17 days ago · 3rd of 12
Last raced off OR 97
KTB Profile
Western Model is a gelding who has won two of 26 starts on turf, both in handicaps over 2m5f – 3m on good or good to soft. He won the Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle at Roscommon in Jul 2026 off an official rating of 97 and the See You In June Handicap Hurdle at Punchestown in May 2024 off 90. He has raced at 16 different courses. Aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2026, he finished third of 12 in the Sligo Races Handicap Steeplechase at Sligo, having been prominent. Typically ridden with patience, he was held up in eight of 11 analysed runs.
Based on 26 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
- 2–26Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 10 (38.5%)Placed
- −9.50£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.77Fair A/E n=26 · 0.59 incl. margin
- 102Highest 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 rating97↓ 5lb off peak
97
90–102
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 144
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 107A | 78.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 7 | 144A | 103 | 5 · 144 / 109 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 123B | 92.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 104C | 26 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 124B | 102 | 6 · 124 / 103.5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 100B | 81 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 144A | 85 | 1 · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 26C | 21.5 | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 26 runs · as at 8 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 11 analysed runs
- Held up 8 (73%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (9%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,404 | 429 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 2,106 | 251 | 11.9% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 3,776 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 10 |
| Heavy | 2,105 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,365 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,276 | 535 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,973 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 2 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Scotias Glen (IRE) (Old Vic)
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean O'Keeffe | 11 | 2 | 18% | +5.50 |
| Richard Deegan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Smithers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoin Staples | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr N McParlan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr S Cotter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Georgie Benson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 2 | 8% | −7.50 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 2 | 14% | +2.50 |
| Chase | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 26+12d | Sligo (IRE) | Sligo Races Handicap Steeplechase Prominent from the outset - up in third at the midpoint - niggled along 4f out and fourth turning in - back in third inside the final furlong but unable to land a blow - plugged on at one speed | 3/12 | 16 | 11-4 | 97 | 144A | 108A | Conor Smithers | 3/1 |
| 18 Sep 26+29d | Downpatrick (IRE) | Vianstown Handicap Steeplechase | 2/15 | 2½ | 10-2 | 93 | 103B | 113A | Conor Smithers | 4/1J |
| 20 Aug 26+45d | Killarney (IRE) | Easyfix Equine Handicap Steeplechase Held up in the pack - jumped poorly at the 1st - 5th at halfway and driven before 3 out where another error cost momentum - left 4th and a touch impeded at the following fence - faded from contention | 4/12 | 12 | 11-8 | 94 | 124B | 96B | Donagh Meyler | 3/1J |
| 06 Jul 26+23d | Roscommon | Roscommon Herald Handicap Hurdle (0-100) In the pack early - 8th at halfway - a minor mistake at the 10th - improved into 3rd 5 out - asked for effort in 2nd 2 out - in contention despite an untidy jump at the last - under the whip and edged in front by a short margin in the final 100 yards - kept finding more under maximum effort to the line | 1/16 | 11-11 | 97 | 75B | 128A | Sean O'Keeffe | 9/2 | |
| 13 Jun 26+16d | Downpatrick | Denvir's Of Downpatrick (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled towards the back - moved into contention 2 out - eighth soon after - unable to threaten in fifth entering the last then stayed on same gear to finish third | 3/14 | 3½ | 12-3 | 96 | 109B | 124A | Mr N McParlan | 20/1 |
| 28 May 26+196d | Limerick | Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up at the back - under pressure before the straight and never a factor - faded to finish eighth | 8/13 | 24 | 11-12 | 98 | 64C | 92C | Sean O'Keeffe | 12/1 |
| 13 Nov 25+33d | Punchestown | Matchbook Betting Exchange Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 7th then 8th before advancing before 4 out - up to 4th after that - slipped back to 5th unable to threaten leaders after 3 out - lost touch after 2 out and beaten into 5th | 5/14 | 13 | 11-3 | 95 | 104C | 88B | Eoin Staples | 11/2 |
| 11 Oct 25+67d | Fairyhouse | IFM Ltd Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Chase Tracked the pace early - hesitant over the 5th - up to 3rd by halfway - error 11th and again 3 out - driven approaching 2 out and blundered there - roused before the last - kept on strongly to the finish | 2/12 | 1½ | 10-0 | 94 | 107A | 112A | Sean O'Keeffe | 9/2 |
| 05 Aug 25+59d | Roscommon | Paul Byron Shoes Handicap Chase (0-100) Settled midpack - 6th at the halfway point - pushed for effort after three out and lost ground before the final fence - rallied in the closing stages to finish 5th | 5/16 | ¾ | 11-2 | 94 | 77B | 107A | Eoin Staples | 16/5F |
| 07 Jun 25+21d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Handicap Chase Settled midpack - back in 12th at halfway - moved into 6th with three furlongs left - up into 4th approaching the last - stayed on strongly to snatch second near the line | 2/18 | 1 | 10-2 | 93 | 83B | 107A | Peter Smithers | 11/4F |
| 17 May 25+75d | Wexford | SIS Supporting Irish Racing Handicap Chase Sat close to the front pack early - 5th at halfway - moved up entering the straight to press the front-runner - second at the final two furlongs - asked for effort but couldn't reel in the winner nearing the last - stayed on same gear to finish 2nd | 2/13 | 6½ | 10-10 | 93 | 85B | 111A | Sean O'Keeffe | 9/2 |
| 03 Mar 25+50d | Leopardstown | John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Chase Held up towards the back - lost touch with the field over the closing stages - well beaten in 8th | 8/12 | 3 | 10-7 | 97 | 75A | 86A | Mr S Cotter | 8/1 |
| 12 Jan 25+30d | Punchestown | Sky Bet Build A Bet Beginners Chase Held up at the back of the field - urged on with no response before 5 out - faded to finish sixth | 6/11 | 7 | 11-12 | — | 80C | 97C | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 13 Dec 24+17d | Cork | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Beginners Chase Held up at the back - clumsy at the 2nd and the 8th - urged into action after four out - unable to find more - well held in 9th | 9/12 | 9½ | 11-12 | — | 44C | 98C | Sean O'Keeffe | 14/1 |
| 26 Nov 24+30d | Tramore | Eddie McDonald Outstanding Contribution Award Winner 2024 Beginners Chase Handy early and small error at 1st - settled midfield - pushed up into 6th approaching 2 out - unable to threaten those in front and stayed on same gear to finish | 6/13 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | — | 111A | Sean O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| 27 Oct 24+58d | Wexford | Slaney View Honda Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat behind front group early - 5th at halfway - into 3rd and driven on turning for home - unable to gain ground before last and stayed on same rate to finish 3rd | 3/13 | 2¼ | 11-8 | 101 | 80B | 119A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 9/2 |
| 30 Aug 24+36d | Down Royal | Pilgrim's Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat behind front group early - up to 2nd by four out after improving from 4th at halfway - driven and made no dent in 6th spot after second last - stayed on same rate to finish sixth | 6/19 | ½ | 12-0 | 102 | 102B | 119A | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/1 |
| 25 Jul 24+13d | Wexford | Neville Hotels Ladies Handicap Hurdle | 3/14 | nk | 11-5 | 101 | 100B | 120A | Miss Georgie Benson | 10/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+52d | Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 7/14 | 1 | 12-0 | 102 | 85B | 112A | Sean O'Keeffe | 11/2 |
| 21 May 24+156d | Punchestown | See You In June Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 1/14 | 11-2 | 90 | 123B | 119A | Sean O'Keeffe | 10/1 | |
| 17 Dec 23+40d | Navan | Buy Your Navan 2024 Membership Now Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 9/16 | hd | 11-3 | 91 | 60B | 100A | Richard Deegan | 12/1 |
| 07 Nov 23+23d | Fairyhouse | BARONERACING.COM Winter Festival Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 5/16 | 22 | 11-11 | 92 | — | 92A | Richard Deegan | 13/2 |
| 15 Oct 23+182d | Cork | Finbarr Galvin CUPRA Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 6/14 | 2½ | 11-10 | 92 | 89B | 102A | Richard Deegan | 25/1 |
| 16 Apr 23+24d | Tramore | Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle | 8/13 | 23 | 10-4 | — | 81C | 81C | Aidan Kelly | 50/1 |
| 23 Mar 23+12d | Cork | Welcome To Student Raceday 2023 Maiden Hurdle | 9/13 | 2¼ | 11-7 | — | 17B | 87A | Richard Deegan | 50/1 |
| 11 Mar 23 | Gowran Park | Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div 1) | 14/18 | 6½ | 11-2 | — | 26C | 93C | Sean O'Keeffe | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Western Model (IRE) won?
- Western Model (IRE) won 2 of 26 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 10 times in total (38.5% of starts).
- Who trains Western Model (IRE)?
- Western Model (IRE) is trained by Andrew Kinirons, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 September 2026.
- Who is Western Model (IRE)'s sire?
- Western Model (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Scotias Glen (IRE), whose sire is Old Vic.
- What going does Western Model (IRE) prefer?
- Western Model (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Western Model (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 30 September 2026. The highest on record is 102.
- What is Western Model (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,820 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.