Horse profile
Whatsupwithyou (IRE)
by Shantou (USA) out of Whats Up Britta (IRE) (Milan)
40 runs · 13 courses · from Dec 2019
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Ascot, Ludlow & Uttoxeter
Last run 2 May 2026 · 5th of 8
Last raced off OR 126
KTB Profile
Whatsupwithyou has five wins from 40 starts on turf, four of them over 2m5f – 3m on Soft or Heavy ground. He won the Howden Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle at Ascot in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 124 and has also scored twice at Ludlow. The gelding, who usually leads, finished fifth of eight at Uttoxeter in May 2026 when last raced off 126, 11lb below his highest ever mark of 137.
Based on 40 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 5–40Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 18 (45%)Placed
- +27.62£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 1.15Fair A/E n=39 · 0.98 incl. margin
- 137Highest OR
- 60dAvg 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 rating126↓ 11lb off peak
126
117–137
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 124
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 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 12 | 130A | 104 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 11 | 147B | 114 | 2 runs · 114 / 110 |
| Soft | 11 | 152A | 114 | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 22 | 152A | 113 | 3 runs · 121 / 114 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 124B | 112 | 1 run · — |
Of 40 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 40 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 13 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Prominent 7 (54%) · 1 win
- Led 4 (31%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (8%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Shantou (USA)
Progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,291 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 1 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 1,431 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 14 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 2 from 12 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,711 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,341 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 4 from 23 |
| Over 3m | 669 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Feb 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Whats Up Britta (IRE) (Milan)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Wade Out (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Wade Out (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Out (IRE) | 12 | 7 | 2m–3m1f | Listed |
| No Cure (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 2m3f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Good | 13 | 1 | 8% | −10.38 |
| Soft | 12 | 2 | 17% | +14.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 23 | 3 | 13% | +28.62 |
| Class 4 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +7.00 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Kempton | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Ascot | 5 | 2 | 40% | +44.00 |
| Ludlow | 4 | 2 | 50% | +12.00 |
| Fontwell | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 23 | 4 | 17% | +42.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 1 | 6% | −14.38 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Morgan | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Elliott England | 9 | 2 | 22% | +11.00 |
| Ben Jones | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| David Bass | 4 | 1 | 25% | +30.00 |
| Callum Pritchard | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Beau Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lilly Pinchin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Kielan Woods | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Brogan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Megan Fox | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Liam Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 1 | 8% | +21.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 12 | 1 | 8% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 10 | 2 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.38 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +13.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.38 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 38 | 5 | 13% | +29.62 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 | ||||||||||
| 02 May 26+34d | Uttoxeter | Pirtek UK & Ireland Handicap Hurdle Settled close to the front - dropped back before 3 out - pressed for effort and gave ground before 2 out and a touch untidy there - finished 5th well beaten | 5/8 | 8½ | 11-8 | 126 | 106A | 122A | Elliott England | 16/1 |
| 29 Mar 26+36d | Ascot | Colts And Fillies Club Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - challenged for top spot from the 7th - lost command and driven along after 3 out - slipped to fourth before 2 out and soon weakened out of contention | 5/9 | 1 | 11-3 | 128 | 114C | 115C | Elliott England | 16/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+64d | Kempton | Ladbrokes 'New Horse Racing Bet Builder' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - dropped away after the 4th and driven on approaching 3 out - unable to keep up with the front group before 2 out and well held at the line | 7/9 | 17 | 10-10 | 129 | 104C | 106C | Elliott England | 33/1 |
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 19 Dec 25+31d | Ascot | Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Handy early - scrubbed along and hit the second-last where drawn level - moved upsides turning for home - hit front close home and stayed on to win | 1/12 | 11-1 | 124 | 121B | 128A | Elliott England | 14/1 | |
| 18 Nov 25+25d | Lingfield | Download The At The Races App Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - shared command approaching second before clear at head of affairs by three out - pressed for effort and lost advantage two out - dropped away quickly after finishing fourth | 4/5 | 3¾ | 11-5 | 126 | — | 124B | Elliott England | 10/1 |
| 24 Oct 25+191d | Cheltenham | William Hill Each Way Extra Handicap Hurdle Tracked the front-runner - blundered and nearly went down 7th - jockey out of the stirrups and eased before 3 out | PU/20 | — | 10-7 | 126 | — | — | Elliott England | 33/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+32d | Cheltenham | Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Well placed early - moved into command around the home turn - clipped the final obstacle - overtaken in the straight - unable to threaten the winner inside the last 100 yards - stayed on to be second | 2/14 | 6 | 11-7 | 124 | — | 138A | Ben Jones | 25/1 |
| 15 Mar 25+24d | Uttoxeter | JenningsBet 200 Shops Nationwide Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - lost front spot before the 4th but stayed in touch - lost placings under pressure and hit the second-last unbalanced then well held to finish sixth | 6/15 | nk | 11-7 | 125 | 124B | 126A | Callum Pritchard | 16/1 |
| 19 Feb 25+16d | Ludlow | Behind The Scenes Raceday Handicap Hurdle Led throughout despite being harassed - pulled decisively ahead from 3 out and extended the advantage approaching the last - stayed on well to win | 1/8 | 11-4 | 120 | 112A | 131A | Elliott England | 4/1 | |
| 03 Feb 25+45d | Southwell | Golf And Gallop Package Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the front - driven on entering the home turn - into 3rd from two out and outpaced late | 3/11 | 6 | 11-6 | 122 | 118A | 122A | Elliott England | 20/1 |
| 2024 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 24+35d | Ascot | Howden Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - driven approaching final turn - found nothing under pressure - well held in 10th | 10/13 | 5½ | 10-13 | 125 | 91B | 109A | Elliott England | 20/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+23d | Cheltenham | Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Handy with leading bunch - pushed along approaching 2 out - dropped away on home turn - eventually 9th | 9/16 | nse | 11-5 | 126 | 147B | 120A | Callum Pritchard | 5/1 |
| 23 Oct 24+189d | Fontwell | Weekly Free Bets With BetMGM Extra Handicap Hurdle Tracked pace early - hit 7th flight awkwardly - improved into contention 2 out - hit front approaching last after clouting it before staying on gamely - caught right on the line | 2/5 | ½ | 11-10 | 126 | 108C | 135B | Ben Jones | 2/1F |
| 17 Apr 24+17d | Cheltenham | Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/15 | ½ | 10-13 | 125 | 119B | 132A | Ben Jones | 16/1 |
| 31 Mar 24+102d | Plumpton | Strong Flavours Catering Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 4¼ | 11-7 | 124 | — | 140A | Ben Jones | 14/1 |
| 2023 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 23+33d | Ludlow | Alpha Aggregates Handicap Hurdle (Female Amateur Jockeys) | 1/10 | 11-7 | 118 | 152A | 140A | Megan Fox | 10/1 | |
| 17 Nov 23+26d | Cheltenham | Lycetts Insurance Brokers Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | 9/20 | nk | 11-6 | 119 | 116B | 119A | Liam Harrison | 28/1 |
| 22 Oct 23+153d | Kempton | Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle | 4/8 | 13 | 12-1 | 121 | 100C | 116C | Luca Morgan | 5/1 |
| 22 May 23+28d | Ffos Las | Vickers.Bet Handicap Hurdle | 3/6 | 5 | 11-9 | 122 | 106A | 129B | Beau Morgan | 11/4 |
| 24 Apr 23+32d | Kempton | Join Racing TV Now Handicap Hurdle | 4/8 | hd | 11-7 | 123 | 130A | 121B | Luca Morgan | 9/2 |
| 23 Mar 23+19d | Ludlow | E F G Harris Allday Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | ¾ | 12-0 | 120 | 125A | 131B | Luca Morgan | 6/1 |
| 04 Mar 23+68d | Newbury | BetVictor Non-Runner-No-Bet At Cheltenham Seniors' Handicap Hurdle | 2/11 | 5 | 11-3 | 119 | 123A | 127A | Luca Morgan | 11/2 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 22+52d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Fanzone 'Your Team Your Game' Handicap Hurdle | 5/15 | 3 | 10-4 | 120 | 74B | 116A | Beau Morgan | 11/1 |
| 04 Nov 22+188d | Fontwell | Supporting The St. Wilfred's Hospice Charity Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 9½ | 11-9 | 122 | 112A | 112B | Luca Morgan | 7/2 |
| 30 Apr 22+17d | Uttoxeter | From Burton With Love Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 10-1 | 120 | 121A | 118B | Lilly Pinchin | 13/8F | |
| 13 Apr 22+15d | Cheltenham | Kingston Stud Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/9 | 2½ | 10-3 | 119 | 112A | 119A | Lilly Pinchin | 5/1 |
| 29 Mar 22+34d | Fontwell | Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Handicap Hurdle | 2/5 | ¾ | 11-7 | 117 | 101C | 120B | Luca Morgan | 6/5F |
| 23 Feb 22+11d | Ludlow | Suzuki ATV Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 7 | 11-7 | 120 | 142B | 122A | Luca Morgan | 7/1 |
| 12 Feb 22+42d | Newbury | Daily Rewards With Betfair Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 8/8 | 6½ | 10-7 | 125 | 90C | 97C | David Bass | 18/5 |
| 01 Jan 22+25d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/14 | 9 | 10-11 | 130 | 129B | 116A | Kielan Woods | 14/1 |
| 2021 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 21+38d | Fontwell | Casumo Horse Racing And Sports Betting Handicap Chase | 3/8 | 6½ | 11-4 | 129 | 81C | 120B | Kevin Brogan | 4/1 |
| 30 Oct 21+204d | Ascot | Ascot Underwriting Chase (Novices' Limited Handicap) (GBB Race) | 6/7 | 5 | 11-1 | 133 | 36B | 113B | Kielan Woods | 13/2 |
| 09 Apr 21+21d | Aintree | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 10/22 | 3¼ | 10-7 | 136 | 101B | 124A | Kevin Brogan | 14/1 |
| 19 Mar 21+83d | Cheltenham | Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/22 | ¾ | 11-3 | 136 | 104B | 133A | Luca Morgan | 33/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 20+42d | Kempton | Ladbrokes Committed To Safer Gambling Handicap Hurdle | 5/15 | 1½ | 11-4 | 137 | 93B | 124A | Luca Morgan | 15/2 |
| 14 Nov 20+22d | Cheltenham | Paddy Power First Millionaire Qualifier Intermediate Handicap Hurdle | 2/9 | 2¾ | 11-0 | 132 | 114A | 129A | Luca Morgan | 9/2 |
| 23 Oct 20+223d | Cheltenham | squareintheair.com Handicap Hurdle | 7/19 | 1 | 10-13 | 132 | 136B | 122A | Luca Morgan | 22/1 |
| 14 Mar 20+63d | Kempton | Paddy's Rewards Club Novices' Hurdle | 3/9 | ¾ | 11-8 | — | 91A | 134A | David Bass | 8/1 |
| 11 Jan 20+22d | Warwick | Ballymore Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | PU/5 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | David Bass | 10/1 |
| 2019 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 19 | Ascot | eventmasters.co.uk Maiden Hurdle | 1/11 | 11-0 | — | 105C | 126A | David Bass | 33/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Whatsupwithyou won?
- Whatsupwithyou (IRE) won 5 of 40 archived starts between 2019 and 2026, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 18 times in total (45% of starts).
- Who trains Whatsupwithyou?
- Whatsupwithyou (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 May 2026.
- Who is Whatsupwithyou's sire?
- Whatsupwithyou (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Whats Up Britta (IRE), whose sire is Milan.
- What going does Whatsupwithyou prefer?
- Whatsupwithyou (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 12 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Whatsupwithyou's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 126, from the run on 2 May 2026. The highest on record is 137.
- What is Whatsupwithyou's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,827 runs since Feb 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Whatsupwithyou's siblings?
- Out of Whats Up Britta (IRE), Whatsupwithyou (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Wade Out (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Wade Out (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1f. As at Nov 2026.