What A Riddle (IRE)
What A Riddle (IRE) is 1 from 6, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2010. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 90.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- +11.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.92Fair A/E n=6 · 1.58 incl. margin
- 90Highest OR
- 182dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 215 | 23 | 10.7% | +3.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 800 | 60 | 7.5% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 459 | 40 | 8.7% | +1.2 | — |
| Soft | 1,001 | 70 | 7% | −0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 786 | 54 | 6.9% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 40 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | −3.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | −0.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 954 | 81 | 8.5% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,144 | 80 | 7% | −0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 954 | 72 | 7.5% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 197 | 12 | 6.1% | −1.4 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them What An Flyer (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What An Flyer (IRE) | 12 | 2 | 2m–2m4f | — |
| Runforbob (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Midsummer Drama (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Barossa Pearl (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Definite Charles (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Definite Response (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis O'Regan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +15.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +14.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2008 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 10+15d | Perth | Isle Of Skye Whisky Novices' Hurdle | F/13 | — | 11-5 | 90 | — | Denis O'Regan | 7/1 |
| 16 Jun 10+35d | Worcester | Lunch In The Severn Restaurant Novices' Claiming Hurdle | 2/13 | 9 | 11-6 | 90 | 125A | A P McCoy | 2/1F |
| 12 May 10+185d | Perth | Steadfast Scotland Maiden Hurdle | 1/14 | 11-0 | 90 | 126A | Denis O'Regan | 16/1 | |
| 08 Nov 09+210d | Navan | I.n.h. Stallion Owners E.B.F Maiden Hurdle | 22/28 | 6 | 11-12 | 90 | 103C | Robbie Colgan | 33/1 |
| 12 Apr 09+467d | Cork | Munster Waste Management Maiden Hurdle | 17/20 | 12 | 11-12 | — | 103C | Ken Whelan | 50/1 |
| 01 Jan 08 | Tramore | Tramore Maiden Hurdle | 2/15 | 6 | 11-4 | — | 113A | Ken Whelan | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has What A Riddle (IRE) won?
- What A Riddle (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained What A Riddle (IRE)?
- What A Riddle (IRE) was trained by A J Martin on the most recent run on record, at Perth on 1 July 2010.
- Who is What A Riddle (IRE)'s sire?
- What A Riddle (IRE) is by Turtle Island (IRE) out of What An Answer (IRE), whose sire is Executive Perk.
- What going does What A Riddle (IRE) prefer?
- What A Riddle (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is What A Riddle (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 1 July 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is What A Riddle (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Turtle Island (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 3,325 runs since Jan 2008 (309 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 10.7% from 215.
- Who are What A Riddle (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of What An Answer (IRE), What A Riddle (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: What An Flyer (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.