Who Needs A Hand (IRE)
Who Needs A Hand (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Sligo (Aug 2007). Last raced off 45, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 55Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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 7.4% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).
Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.5% from 130. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −3.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 217 | 21 | 9.7% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 234 | 11 | 4.7% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 104 | 5 | 4.8% | −2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 173 | 14 | 8.1% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 80 | 9 | 11.3% | +3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 252 | 20 | 7.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 181 | 13 | 7.2% | −0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 280 | 22 | 7.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 143 | 9 | 6.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 82 | 7 | 8.5% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 188 | 8 | 4.3% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 130 | 15 | 11.5% | +4.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 72 | 7 | 9.7% | +2.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −7.4 | — |
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
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.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Maher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Moran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P Shanahan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Willie Supple | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 08+23d | Limerick | Athea Handicap (45-60) | 10/14 | 3 | 8-3 | 45 | 25A | Keith Maher | 16/1 |
| 05 Oct 08+61d | Dundalk (AW) | Knockbridge Handicap (45-60) | 11/14 | 5½ | 8-9 | 47 | 37C | Michael Hussey | 20/1 |
| 05 Aug 08+19d | Gowran Park | Paulstown Handicap (45-65) | 10/16 | nk | 8-10 | 49 | 49A | Danny Grant | 20/1 |
| 17 Jul 08+251d | Fairyhouse (IRE) | Club Fundraising Events Handicap (Div I) | 15/17 | ¾ | 8-4 | 50 | 19C | Wayne Lordan | 11/1 |
| 2007 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 09 Nov 07+93d | Dundalk (AW) | Ulster Bank Corporate Markets Nursery (52-75) | 12/14 | ¾ | 8-1 | 55 | 34C | D J Moran | 14/1 |
| 08 Aug 07+14d | Sligo | info At countysligoraces.com Claiming Race | 2/6 | 4 | 8-9 | — | 50C | N G McCullagh | 20/1 |
| 25 Jul 07+9d | Naas | Coolmore Ivan Denisovich Maiden | 12/14 | 14 | 9-3 | — | 39C | P Shanahan | 50/1 |
| 16 Jul 07+73d | Killarney | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 11/15 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 48C | Willie Supple | 33/1 |
| 04 May 07 | Cork | ISF EBF Median Auction Maiden | 8/8 | 5½ | 8-10 | — | 19C | Martin Lane | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Who Needs A Hand won?
- Who Needs A Hand (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2007 and 2008. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trained Who Needs A Hand?
- Who Needs A Hand (IRE) was trained by Patrick J Flynn on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 28 October 2008.
- Who is Who Needs A Hand's sire?
- Who Needs A Hand (IRE) is by Lend A Hand (GB) out of Carols Choice (GB), whose sire is Emarati.
- What is Who Needs A Hand's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 45, from the run on 28 October 2008. The highest on record is 55.
- What is Who Needs A Hand's sire's record?
- Lend A Hand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.4% of 1,088 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 11.5% from 130. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.3% from 188.