What Luck (IRE)
What Luck (IRE) is yet to win from 17 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 17 at Bangor-on-Dee (Jul 2009). Last raced off 78, 21lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–17Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (17.6%)Placed
- −17.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=17 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 141 | 13 | 9.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 10 |
| Good | 317 | 29 | 9.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 159 | 20 | 12.6% | +3.1 | — |
| Soft | 305 | 24 | 7.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 274 | 28 | 10.2% | +0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 201 | 14 | 7% | −2.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 412 | 37 | 9% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 461 | 56 | 12.1% | +2.6 | 0 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 133 | 8 | 6% | −3.5 | 0 from 6 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Catch The Perk (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m1f–3m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Catch The Perk (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch The Perk (IRE) | 52 | 8 | 2m7f–3m½f | Class 3 |
| Pan The Man (IRE) | 32 | 4 | 2m1f–2m3½f | Class 4 |
| Jayaldi (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Maranach (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Croi Crua (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Huntingdon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Marston | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Quinlan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Anthony Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Charlie Huxley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has What Luck won?
- What Luck (IRE) has yet to win, from 17 archived starts between 2008 and 2010. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
- Who trained What Luck?
- What Luck (IRE) was trained by Sean Curran on the most recent run on record, at Uttoxeter on 9 May 2010.
- Who is What Luck's sire?
- What Luck (IRE) is by Taipan (IRE) out of Kilbally Quilty (IRE), whose sire is Montelimar.
- What is What Luck's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 9 May 2010. The highest on record is 99.
- What is What Luck's sire's record?
- Taipan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 1,212 runs since Jan 2008 (128 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 12.6% from 159. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 6% from 133.
- Who are What Luck's siblings?
- Out of Kilbally Quilty (IRE), What Luck (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Catch The Perk (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Catch The Perk (IRE)). The wins came over 2m1f–3m½f. As at Oct 2026.