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Horse profile

Whirlwind Higgins (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, May 2008) · Last trainer Seamus Roche · Last owner Seamus Roche
by Humbel (USA) out of Dan's Choice (IRE) (Spanish Place)
4 runs · 4 courses · from Mar 2008
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 May 2008 — 6,733 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2008
KTB Profile

Whirlwind Higgins (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 77C the best of the last 1 rated run · Clonmel, 20 Mar 2008

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Humbel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 562 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).

Strongest on good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1100%−7.1—
Good to Firm661015.2%+8.1—
Good1501610.7%+3.60 from 2
Good to Soft7845.1%−2—
Soft14564.1%−3—
Heavy11043.6%−3.50 from 2
Standard (AW)200%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m5f – 2m13153.8%−3.30 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f241239.5%+2.40 from 1
2m5f – 3m159127.5%+0.40 from 1
Over 3m3100%−7.1—

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

Dam
Dan's Choice (IRE) (Spanish Place)

3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Day Of Roses (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 2m6½f–3m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Day Of Roses (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Day Of Roses (IRE)2342m6½f–3m3½fClass 4
Wricksons Bridge (IRE)100——
Moscowmark (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Jackson 3 0 0% −3.00
S J Hassett 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 2 0 0% −2.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
16 May 08+4d Cork Fleetwood Coolagown Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-9 — Shane Jackson 50/1
12 May 08+40d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase 17f · Good · 13 ran PU/13 — 11-7 — S J Hassett 50/1
02 Apr 08+13d Gowran Park Gowran Park Golf Spring Team 08 Maiden Hurdle 24f · Heavy · 20 ran PU/20 — 11-9 — Shane Jackson 66/1
20 Mar 08 Clonmel Slievenamon Maiden Hurdle 16f · Soft To Heavy · 17 ran 15/17 8 11-1 77C Shane Jackson 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Whirlwind Higgins (IRE) won?
Whirlwind Higgins (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2008.
Who trained Whirlwind Higgins (IRE)?
Whirlwind Higgins (IRE) was trained by Seamus Roche on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 16 May 2008.
Who is Whirlwind Higgins (IRE)'s sire?
Whirlwind Higgins (IRE) is by Humbel (USA) out of Dan's Choice (IRE), whose sire is Spanish Place.
What is Whirlwind Higgins (IRE)'s sire's record?
Humbel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 562 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.
Who are Whirlwind Higgins (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Dan's Choice (IRE), Whirlwind Higgins (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Day Of Roses (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Day Of Roses (IRE)). The wins came over 2m6½f–3m3½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from March 2008. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.