What If (IRE)
What If (IRE) is yet to win from 7 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Ayr (Mar 2005). Last raced off 90, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 15 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 216 | 20 | 9.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 601 | 51 | 8.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good to Soft | 340 | 26 | 7.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 622 | 50 | 8% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 383 | 23 | 6% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | +0.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 515 | 29 | 5.6% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 785 | 60 | 7.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 691 | 64 | 9.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 190 | 18 | 9.5% | +1.7 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Twentyfourcarat (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Twentyfourcarat (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twentyfourcarat (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 4 |
| Rue Hill (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 2m4f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J R Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Peter Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Mooney | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 05+9d | Down Royal | Adam & Ann Armstrong Memorial Handicap Chase (0-95) | 5/15 | ½ | 11-4 | 90 | 55C | J R Ryan | 7/1 |
| 17 Dec 05+13d | Fairyhouse | Irish Racing Yearbook Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) | 5/12 | 8 | 9-13 | 90 | 77C | J R Ryan | 16/1 |
| 04 Dec 05+67d | Kelso | Eric Scarth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase | F/10 | — | 11-3 | 93 | — | Peter Buchanan | 8/1 |
| 28 Sep 05+132d | Downpatrick | Robinsons Fruit Spring Beginners Chase | F/15 | — | 11-7 | 90 | — | J R Ryan | 12/1 |
| 19 May 05+69d | Kelso | Royal Highland Show ladies' Day Novices' Chase | 4/8 | 21 | 10-12 | 100 | — | Tony Dobbin | 16/1 |
| 11 Mar 05+50d | Ayr | Beginners' Chase | 2/9 | 16 | 10-11 | — | 88C | Peter Buchanan | 6/1 |
| 20 Jan 05 | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Novice Chase | 6/10 | 20 | 11-2 | — | 71C | Martin Mooney | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has What If (IRE) won?
- What If (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained What If (IRE)?
- What If (IRE) was trained by I Buchanan on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 26 December 2005.
- Who is What If (IRE)'s sire?
- What If (IRE) is by Lord Americo (IRE) out of Romany River (IRE), whose sire is Over The River.
- What is What If (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 26 December 2005. The highest on record is 100.
- What is What If (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lord Americo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 2,189 runs since Jan 2008 (237 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are What If (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Romany River (IRE), What If (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Twentyfourcarat (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Twentyfourcarat (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.