Whisky Lads (IRE)
Whisky Lads is a lightly raced gelding with one place from two starts since Feb 2026. He finished third of 15, prominent, in the Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle at Punchestown in Oct 2026. By Joshua Tree, whose progeny have won 11.9% of 830 runs since Jan 2008 with a strongest record on good ground. He has raced over 1m5f – 2m on both good and heavy going.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (50%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 234dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 69
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 6 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 69B | 66 | 2 runs · 69 / 66 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 22 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12% of 842 runs since Oct 2018 (115 horses).
Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 10 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
| Good | 162 | 36 | 22.2% | +10.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 93 | 7 | 7.5% | −4.5 | — |
| Soft | 300 | 33 | 11% | −1 | — |
| Heavy | 204 | 22 | 10.8% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 73 | 3 | 4.1% | −7.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −12 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 51 | 4 | 7.8% | −4.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 106 | 12 | 11.3% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 165 | 24 | 14.5% | +2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 369 | 36 | 9.8% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 125 | 22 | 17.6% | +5.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | +2.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Oct 2018 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 14 Oct 26+234d | Punchestown (IRE) | Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle Prominent in fourth - well ahead of the rest before 5th - small error 3 out and soon dropped off the pace - rallied before the straight - made no dent before the last - kept on to take 3rd final 100 yards | 3/15 | 1¾ | 11-12 | 69B | 126B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 3/1 |
| 22 Feb 26 | Naas | William Hill Ireland Bet10 Get5 Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack - pushed along in modest 5th two out - unable to threaten leaders - eventually held in 6th | 6/21 | 2½ | 11-12 | 63C | 107C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Whisky Lads won?
- Whisky Lads (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026. Placed 1 time in total (50% of starts).
- Who trains Whisky Lads?
- Whisky Lads (IRE) is trained by Henry de Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
- Who is Whisky Lads's sire?
- Whisky Lads (IRE) is by Joshua Tree (IRE) out of Kilbarry Way (IRE), whose sire is Getaway.
- What is Whisky Lads's sire's record?
- Joshua Tree (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 842 runs since Oct 2018 (115 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 22.2% from 162. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 17.6% from 125.