Horse profile
Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE)
by Battle Of Marengo (IRE) out of Youve Got A Friend (IRE) (Alhaarth)
36 runs · 18 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Fairyhouse, Galway & Tipperary
Last run 21 Feb 2026 · 5th of 8
Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile
Whatcouldhavebeen is a mare who has won four of 36 starts on turf, all on soft or heavy ground. She gained two of those wins at Fairyhouse, including the Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle over 2m5f – 3m in Apr 2024 off an official rating of 128, and has also scored at Galway and Tipperary. Her other successes came over 1m2f – 1m4f on heavy and soft. Typically held up, she finished fifth of eight at Fairyhouse in Feb 2026, last raced off an official rating of 118 which was 19lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 4–36Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 8 (22.2%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=36 · 1.27 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 rating118↓ 19lb off peak
118
58–137
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 126
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 146A | 120 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 7 | 135A | 91 | 2 runs · 25 / 21 |
| Good | 2 | 99A | 87 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 141A | 103 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 146A | 99 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 134B | 116 | 1 run · — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 102C | 83 | — |
| Heavy | 4 | 79C | 65.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 107C | 96.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 90C | 74.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 107C | 86 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 36 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (60%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (10%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 957 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).
Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 199.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 56 | 7 | 12.5% | +5.1 | — |
| Good | 247 | 17 | 6.9% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 7 | 4.9% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 257 | 19 | 7.4% | 0 | 1 from 18 |
| Heavy | 118 | 10 | 8.5% | +1.1 | 3 from 12 |
| Standard (AW) | 135 | 11 | 8.1% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +3.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | −4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 97 | 6 | 6.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 199 | 25 | 12.6% | +5.2 | 2 from 6 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 225 | 16 | 7.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 229 | 14 | 6.1% | −1.3 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 3 | 3.3% | −4.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | +6.9 | 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
Dam
Youve Got A Friend (IRE) (Alhaarth)
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strawman (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Strawman (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawman (IRE) | 35 | 6 | 1m–1m4½f | Class 4 |
| Littlebeen (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Emerald Eye (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 18 | 1 | 6% | −11.00 |
| Heavy | 12 | 3 | 25% | +13.50 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 7 | 2 | 29% | +12.50 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidan Kelly | 20 | 2 | 10% | −0.50 |
| Ronan Whelan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 4 | 1 | 25% | +3.00 |
| Peter Smithers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cian Cullinan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neve Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A Fahey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 3 | 11% | −9.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 1 | 11% | +6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −4.50 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 2 | 12% | +2.50 |
| Flat | 13 | 2 | 15% | +0.00 |
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Feb 26+32d | Fairyhouse | Group Discounts On Easter Festival General Admission Rated Novice Chase Settled just behind the pace - clipped 1st and again 13th - up to 3rd after 7th then 4th a fence later - needed a nudge after clouting 4 out - slipped back to 5th 3 out - faded from 2 out home | 5/8 | 17 | 10-9 | 118 | 17C | 95C | Peter Smithers | 9/1 |
| 20 Jan 26+24d | Down Royal | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Chase Went straight to front - blundered and lost command 3 out - pushed along soon after - into 4th by 2 out and unable to close on the front pair | 4/8 | 2¼ | 11-9 | 120 | 83A | 113A | Aidan Kelly | 14/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Dec 25+34d | Limerick | McMahons Builders Providers Irish EBF Dawn Run Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2) Sat behind the front group early - jumped awkwardly at points - slipped back six from home - pushed along and beaten into last by three out - unable to find more finishing sixth well behind | 6/7 | 2¾ | 10-12 | 122 | — | 109C | Aidan Kelly | 250/1 |
| 23 Nov 25+15d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Sat behind front group early - up to 4th by halfway then made ground with a small error 6 out - pushed along in 4th and another small error 4 out - soon lacked further response - erred again 3 out and faded | 6/7 | 13 | 11-0 | — | — | 108C | Cian Cullinan | 100/1 |
| 08 Nov 25+197d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Settled towards back early - hit trouble at 5th needing encouragement - lost touch and eased off the pace 4 out - unable to find more and dropped away - finished well adrift in 7th | 7/7 | 32 | 11-4 | — | 25C | 106C | Aidan Kelly | 50/1 |
| 25 Apr 25+20d | Kilbeggan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Settled at the back early and not jumping cleanly - erred 5 out and dropped away in isolation to run 6th 3 out - stayed on late passing tired rivals to finish 4th | 4/7 | 7 | 11-2 | — | 80C | 104C | Aidan Kelly | 11/2 |
| 05 Apr 25+42d | Aintree | William Hill Top Price Guarantee Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Settled just off the pace early - dropped away after 4 out - far behind and pulled further adrift approaching 3 out to finish last | 13/17 | 10 | 11-7 | 137 | 75C | 103C | Aidan Kelly | 33/1 |
| 22 Feb 25+35d | Fairyhouse | Tote.ie Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle Sat close behind pace - pushed along in 3rd turning for home - slipped to 6th approaching final two furlongs - bumped mildly at the last back in 5th and unable to find more - finished 5th | 5/16 | 1½ | 11-7 | 135 | 126B | 136A | Aidan Kelly | 18/1 |
| 18 Jan 25+168d | Navan | Navan Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - pushed along before 2 out with nothing in hand - one paced finish - well held in 17th | 17/19 | 3¼ | 11-3 | 136 | 99B | 112A | Aidan Kelly | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Aug 24+15d | Galway | BoyleSports Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along and unable to find more after 3 out - eventually well held in 10th | 10/18 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 137 | — | 109C | Aidan Kelly | 28/1 |
| 19 Jul 24+14d | Down Royal | GAIN The Advantage Series Apprentice Handicap | 7/12 | 1 | 9-8 | 68 | 86A | 73A | Neve Bennett | 11/2 |
| 05 Jul 24+64d | Cork | RBC Brewin Dolphin Hurdle | 4/6 | ¾ | 10-2 | 137 | 99A | 114B | Aidan Kelly | 11/10F |
| 02 May 24+31d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Champion Stayers Hurdle (Grade 1) | 5/11 | 3¾ | 11-3 | 137 | 146A | 132A | Aidan Kelly | 50/1 |
| 01 Apr 24+22d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Steel Handicap Hurdle (0-140) | 1/8 | 11-2 | 128 | 135A | 141B | Aidan Kelly | 14/1 | |
| 10 Mar 24+15d | Naas | Bar One Racing 'Mobile Betting At Cheltenham' Handicap Hurdle | 5/10 | ½ | 11-4 | 128 | 103A | 125A | Aidan Kelly | 10/1 |
| 24 Feb 24+99d | Fairyhouse | Tommy Carberry Handicap Hurdle | 3/11 | 8 | 10-12 | 129 | 122A | 117B | Aidan Kelly | 16/1 |
| 2023 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Nov 23+17d | Wexford | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Hurdle | 4/5 | 15 | 10-10 | 130 | 91C | 93C | Aidan Kelly | 9/4 |
| 31 Oct 23+24d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap | 10/20 | 3 | 9-12 | 72 | 59C | 70C | Ronan Whelan | 4/1 |
| 07 Oct 23+164d | Curragh | Glenroyal Hotel Ladies Trophy (Q.R.) Handicap | 6/16 | ¾ | 10-3 | 72 | 68C | 65A | Miss A Fahey | 6/1 |
| 26 Apr 23+17d | Punchestown | Irish Mirror Novice Hurdle (Grade 1) | 8/9 | ¾ | 11-3 | 131 | 99A | 117A | Sean Flanagan | 18/1 |
| 09 Apr 23+49d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Honeysuckle Mares Novice Hurdle (grade 1) | 2/14 | 5 | 11-5 | 125 | 136B | 145A | Aidan Kelly | 66/1 |
| 19 Feb 23+22d | Punchestown | Apple's Jade Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) | 4/8 | 8½ | 10-11 | — | 120B | 122A | Aidan Kelly | 7/1 |
| 28 Jan 23+14d | Fairyhouse | Awardsandgifts.ie Solerina Mares Novice Hurdle (Grade 3) | 4/6 | hd | 10-10 | — | 141A | 128B | Aidan Kelly | 40/1 |
| 14 Jan 23+7d | Fairyhouse | Peter Nolan Equine Mares Maiden Hurdle | 1/20 | 11-0 | — | 84B | 120A | Aidan Kelly | 7/2 | |
| 07 Jan 23+12d | Cork | Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle | 3/19 | 2¾ | 10-12 | — | 134B | 126A | Aidan Kelly | 7/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+56d | Limerick | Signsplus Maiden Hurdle | 6/18 | 7 | 10-7 | — | 116B | 101A | Aidan Kelly | 40/1 |
| 31 Oct 22+96d | Galway | Galway Races Summer Festival 2023 Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/18 | 10-1 | 64 | 70C | 97A | Ronan Whelan | 5/1J | |
| 27 Jul 22+28d | Galway | Claim Your Welcome Offer At tote.ie Handicap (50-80) | 4/19 | shd | 9-0 | 64 | — | 72A | Ronan Whelan | 25/1 |
| 29 Jun 22+9d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 1/14 | 9-9 | 58 | 90C | 83A | Leigh Roche | 6/1 | |
| 20 Jun 22+27d | Ballinrobe | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) | 5/14 | shd | 9-5 | 58 | 107C | 71A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 24 May 22+7d | Gowran Park | Racing Again June 6th Handicap (47-70) | 4/13 | 2 | 9-5 | 59 | 102C | 70A | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| 17 May 22+8d | Sligo | Countysligoraces.com Maiden | 4/9 | 2 | 10-2 | — | 82A | 61A | Rory Cleary | 200/1 |
| 09 May 22+195d | Roscommon | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 7/10 | 4½ | 9-4 | — | 79C | 56C | Ronan Whelan | 125/1 |
| 2021 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Oct 21+7d | Curragh | Paddy Power 'From The Horse's Mouth Podcast' Maiden | 13/23 | 3 | 9-2 | — | 39C | 55C | Leigh Roche | 150/1 |
| 19 Oct 21+17d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden | 11/16 | hd | 9-2 | — | 61C | 55C | Leigh Roche | 250/1 |
| 02 Oct 21 | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden | 7/10 | 8 | 9-2 | — | 83C | 59C | Leigh Roche | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Whatcouldhavebeen won?
- Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) won 4 of 36 archived starts between 2021 and 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 8 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Whatcouldhavebeen?
- Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) is trained by Jarlath P Fahey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 February 2026.
- Who is Whatcouldhavebeen's sire?
- Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) is by Battle Of Marengo (IRE) out of Youve Got A Friend (IRE), whose sire is Alhaarth.
- What going does Whatcouldhavebeen prefer?
- Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 3 wins from 12 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 Whatcouldhavebeen's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 21 February 2026. The highest on record is 137.
- What is Whatcouldhavebeen's sire's record?
- Battle Of Marengo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 957 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 12.6% from 199.
- Who are Whatcouldhavebeen's siblings?
- Out of Youve Got A Friend (IRE), Whatcouldhavebeen (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strawman (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Strawman (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.