Western Walk (IRE)
Western Walk is a gelding who has won two of 21 starts on turf, both over 2m5f – 3m. He won a maiden hurdle at Navan on good to soft in Mar 2023 and an INH Stallion Owners EBF novice handicap hurdle final at Fairyhouse on soft the following month off an official rating of 118. Typically held up, he was ridden with patience in six of eight analysed runs. His last run came at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026 in the Boyle Sports Irish Grand National Chase off an official rating of 135.
- 2–21Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 8 (38.1%)Placed
- −14.05£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 0.78Fair A/E n=21 · 0.65 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 80dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 162
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 131B | 102.5 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 162A | 118.5 | 3 runs · 162 / 127 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 121A | 105 | — |
| Good | 3 | 115B | 106 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 162A | 115 | 3 runs · 162 / 127 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 131B | 94 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (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 · 17 figures from 21 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 9 analysed runs since Mar 2025
- Held up 4 (44%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 50 | 11 | 22% | +8.7 | — |
| Good | 1,870 | 255 | 13.6% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,558 | 213 | 13.7% | +0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 2,452 | 318 | 13% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 991 | 128 | 12.9% | −0.4 | 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 | 2,220 | 310 | 14% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,794 | 399 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,535 | 171 | 11.1% | −2.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 289 | 36 | 12.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Churchstonewarrior (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Churchstonewarrior (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churchstonewarrior (IRE) | 21 | 4 | 2m3½f–3m1½f | Grade 2 |
| Walk The Warrior (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.67 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| Navan | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.05 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael O'Sullivan | 5 | 2 | 40% | +1.95 |
| Keith Donoghue | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J Dunne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Daniel King | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Philip Donovan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.95 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 12 | 2 | 17% | −5.05 |
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Apr 26+32d | Fairyhouse | BOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (Grade 3) Settled around midfield in the early stages - 11th and driven approaching the straight - unable to make headway before falling 3 out | F/30 | — | 10-7 | 135 | — | — | Daniel King | 33/1 |
| 05 Mar 26+25d | Thurles | Jimmy Neville And Aine Hurst Memorial Hurdle Held 3rd early - blundered at second - slipped back a place three out before rallying into 3rd - couldn't match the leading duo approaching two out and found nothing more - finished at leisure well behind - well beaten in last | 3/5 | 99 | 11-0 | 134 | 51C | 107C | Jack Kennedy | 5/4F |
| 08 Feb 26+42d | Navan | William Hill Racing Bet Builder Ten Up Novice Chase (Grade 2) Settled just behind the front group - in third and unhurried by halfway - hint of a stumble at the 8th - improved into second three out - drifted right two out - pressed for effort but couldn't get to the front-runner before the last - stayed on at one speed then eased back to third on the run-in | 3/4 | 4 | 11-3 | 135 | — | 126B | Jack Kennedy | 3/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Dec 25+17d | Limerick | Guinness 00 Faugheen Novice Chase (Grade 1) Sat close up early and third after third fence - slipped back through the field after fifth - worked back into third three out - driven on turning into the straight - held on without further improvement to finish third | 3/4 | 2¾ | 11-10 | — | 127C | 141B | Philip Donovan | 100/1 |
| 11 Dec 25+25d | Punchestown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Held up towards the back - still down the field past halfway - began to make ground before 4 out - up to 5th 3 out then 3rd soon after - held in 4th and unable to threaten leaders before blundering at the last - no response afterwards to finish 4th | 4/10 | 10 | 11-7 | — | 162A | 129A | Mr A P Ryan | 18/1 |
| 16 Nov 25+197d | Navan | Race And Stay Irish EBF Beginners Chase Held up towards back - stumbled and dislodged rider at 2nd | UR/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Sean O'Keeffe | 50/1 |
| 03 May 25+29d | Punchestown | Lawlor's Of Naas Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held up at the back of the pack wide - pushed along in 8th two out - unable to close - finished sixth beaten well | 6/16 | shd | 10-3 | 134 | 131B | 130A | Mr A P Ryan | 14/1 |
| 04 Apr 25+26d | Aintree | William Hill Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - error three from home prompted rider into effort - dropped away soon after - eventually well beaten in 16th | 16/20 | 1¾ | 11-8 | 139 | 85C | 127C | Brian Hayes | 28/1 |
| 09 Mar 25+286d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Extra Place Races At The Cheltenham Festival' Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - improved into contention early in the straight and driven to the front after two out - lost the advantage before the last after a small error and had nothing left through the line | 7/16 | ½ | 11-12 | 135 | 111B | 137A | Brian Hayes | 10/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 May 24+23d | Ballinrobe | McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 133 | 115B | 137A | Michael O'Sullivan | 11/2 |
| 04 May 24+33d | Punchestown | SBK Gold Trophy Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | 4/23 | ¾ | 11-0 | 132 | 94B | 140A | Michael O'Sullivan | 28/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+359d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | 5/8 | 11 | 11-11 | 132 | 110C | 116C | Michael O'Sullivan | 6/1 |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Apr 23+35d | Fairyhouse | I.n.h. Stallion Owners Ebf Novice Handicap Hurdle Series Final (grade B) | 1/12 | 10-2 | 118 | 125A | 133A | Michael O'Sullivan | 10/3 | |
| 04 Mar 23+277d | Navan | Racing Next On March 11th Maiden Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-7 | 112 | 91B | 122A | Michael O'Sullivan | 13/8 | |
| 2022 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 May 22+28d | Ballinrobe | McHale Fusion Range Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | hd | 11-4 | — | 119B | 122A | Keith Donoghue | 7/4F |
| 03 May 22+30d | Ballinrobe | Supermac's Maiden Hurdle | 2/11 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 93A | 120A | James O'Sullivan | 10/3 |
| 03 Apr 22+24d | Fairyhouse | Congrats To Nina, Our Local Star Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 3/16 | 17 | 11-12 | — | 92B | 109A | Keith Donoghue | 14/1 |
| 10 Mar 22+39d | Carlisle | Carlisle Racecourse Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) | 3/8 | 4¼ | 11-3 | — | 121A | 120B | Keith Donoghue | 11/4F |
| 30 Jan 22+35d | Naas | BetVictor Proud To Support Irish Racing (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 5/15 | 4½ | 11-9 | — | 94C | 101C | Mr J Dunne | 10/1 |
| 2021 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 21+28d | Down Royal | Metcollect Oil Recycling (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 3/14 | 6 | 12-2 | — | — | 81B | Mr Derek O'Connor | 18/1 |
| 28 Nov 21 | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Giving Cash Back Daily (pro/am) Flat Race | 6/13 | 9 | 11-4 | — | 106B | 108A | Mr J Dunne | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Western Walk won?
- Western Walk (IRE) won 2 of 21 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 8 times in total (38.1% of starts).
- Who trains Western Walk?
- Western Walk (IRE) is trained by Jonathan Sweeney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 April 2026.
- Who is Western Walk's sire?
- Western Walk (IRE) is by Walk In The Park (IRE) out of Western Approaches (GB), whose sire is Westerner.
- What going does Western Walk prefer?
- Western Walk (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 Walk's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 135, from the run on 6 April 2026. The highest on record is 139.
- What is Western Walk's sire's record?
- Walk In The Park (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 6,958 runs since Jan 2008 (691 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Western Walk's siblings?
- Out of Western Approaches (GB), Western Walk (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Churchstonewarrior (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Churchstonewarrior (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.