Horse profile
Wholelotofbusiness (IRE)
by Arctic Cosmos (USA) out of Whats Ur Business (IRE) (Oscar Schindler)
15 runs · 8 courses · from Dec 2023
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Killarney
Last run 25 Sep 2026 · 3rd of 15
Last raced off OR 119
KTB Profile
Wholelotofbusiness won the Panoramic At Killarney Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground at Killarney in Oct 2025 off an official rating of 112. The gelding has one win and nine places from 15 starts on turf, all wins at 2m1f – 2m4f on soft. Typically held up, he finished third of 15 in the Ballymore Handicap Hurdle at Listowel in Sep 2026 off an official rating of 119. He has reached the frame in six of his last seven starts.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 13 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 4 Nov 2026
- 1–15Wins / Runs
- 6.7%Strike rate
- 9 (60%)Placed
- −12.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 0.55Fair A/E n=15 · 0.44 incl. margin
- 122Highest OR
- 32dBetween runs (median)longest 467 d
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 rating119↓ 3lb off peak
119
111–122
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 123
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 139B | 95 | 2 runs · 95 / 75.5 |
| Good | 5 | 116B | 89 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 123B | 99 | 3 runs · 123 / 99 |
| Heavy | 2 | 81C | 79.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 139B | 97 | 3 runs · 99 / 95 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 123B | 88 | 2 runs · 123 / 89.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 May 2025
- Prominent 6 (46%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (23%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (15%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (15%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,306 runs since Nov 2017 (131 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Good | 379 | 28 | 7.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 262 | 17 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 450 | 32 | 7.1% | −0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 194 | 22 | 11.3% | +3.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −7.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 384 | 25 | 6.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 468 | 34 | 7.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 374 | 34 | 9.1% | +1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 71 | 6 | 8.5% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Nov 2017 · as at 3 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Whats Ur Business (IRE) (Oscar Schindler)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.50 |
| Listowel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G B Noonan | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.50 |
| Simon Torrens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| John Shinnick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 14 | 1 | 7% | −11.50 |
| None | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −5.50 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 25 Sep 26+55d | Listowel (IRE) | Ballymore Handicap Hurdle (Listed) Held up towards back of the pack - improved on inner to sit close behind pace into straight - pushed along to move into fourth near last then edged into third on run-in | 3/15 | shd | 10-3 | 119 | 123B | 129A | Simon Torrens | 14/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+61d | Galway (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back early - urged into action 8th two out and unable to threaten leaders approaching final furlong - stayed on same gait to finish 8th | 8/20 | ½ | 11-2 | 120 | 76C | 128A | G B Noonan | 33/1 |
| 01 Jun 26+23d | Listowel | Join Racing TV With A Free Trial Now Handicap Hurdle Sat close to front early - second at halfway before fading into the pack turning for home - well held from 2 out and finished last of the group beaten 33.75 | 8/8 | 17 | 11-8 | 121 | 56C | 93C | G B Noonan | 11/2 |
| 09 May 26+34d | Killarney | Kelly Bros Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back of the pack early - moved into contention to be second before 4 out drifting right at the fence there - up to third before 4 out then advanced into second before 3 out and hit the front - overtaken approaching the last and slipped to third - fourth on the run-in - stayed on at an even effort to finish third | 3/10 | 1½ | 10-11 | 121 | 99A | 126A | G B Noonan | 3/1F |
| 05 Apr 26+155d | Cork | BAR 1 Betting Handicap Hurdle Sat just behind the pace and up in 2nd after 4 out - hit the fence 3 out and pressed for effort soon after - lost momentum and dropped away before 2 out - eventually well held in 10th | 10/19 | 3 | 10-13 | 122 | 95B | 120A | G B Noonan | 22/1 |
| 2025 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Nov 25+27d | Down Royal | Ampion Testing Handicap Hurdle Shared front spot early before losing it 2nd - back on terms and shared front spot again after 3 out - pushed along and lost it again 2 out - hit last and unable to threaten winner - stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd | 2/12 | 7½ | 10-13 | 120 | 139B | 134A | Simon Torrens | 11/1 |
| 05 Oct 25+11d | Killarney | Panoramic At Killarney Racecourse Rated Novice Hurdle Shared front spot early on modest gallop and fought for the bridle - went clear after 2nd then lost command before the 3rd - tracked in second at halfway - regained front 3 out - drifted right and clipped the 2nd-last needing a squeeze - driven out from there - drifted right at the final fence - kept finding under pressure to prevail | 1/6 | 11-3 | 112 | 73A | 122B | G B Noonan | 6/4F | |
| 24 Sep 25+32d | Listowel | McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle Sat close up in 3rd early - stumbled 3 out while holding modest 3rd - urged into 2nd turning for home - drifted right 2 out then unable to close - held on for a one-paced 2nd | 2/18 | 13 | 11-12 | 112 | 118B | 130A | Jack Kennedy | 6/1 |
| 23 Aug 25+19d | Killarney | Irish Examiner Maiden Hurdle Sat behind the front pack - 3rd at halfway - blundered 3 out - driven up the inside after another error approaching - 4th and urged on - 3rd after clipping the last and being bumped - into 2nd inside the final furlong - kept responding but couldn't get past the winner | 2/16 | ½ | 11-4 | 112 | 89B | 132A | Jack Kennedy | 4/5F |
| 04 Aug 25+55d | Cork | Fermoy Handicap Hurdle Held up in the pack - towards the back at halfway - jumped untidily 4 out and needed encouragement - moved up to sit behind the front group entering the straight - upsides 3 out before soon pressed and passed before the following fence - found nothing and slipped to 4th at the last when again making an error - stayed on to claim 3rd inside the final 150 yards | 3/9 | 4¾ | 10-13 | 111 | 112A | 122A | G B Noonan | 10/1 |
| 10 Jun 25+10d | Sligo | RSS Record Storage Service Maiden Hurdle Settled midpack early - blundered at the opening fence - still around 7th at halfway - improved into 4th turning into the straight - pushed along but couldn't find more up the run-in - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/16 | 2½ | 11-7 | 115 | 87B | 112A | G B Noonan | 4/1 |
| 31 May 25+20d | Listowel | Join The Listowel Races Supporters Club Maiden Hurdle Sat close to pace early - held 4th around midrace before slipping back three out after a small stumble - pushed to keep going but found nothing more - held sixth home well beaten | 6/13 | 3 | 11-7 | — | 88B | 100A | G B Noonan | 11/2 |
| 11 May 25+467d | Killarney | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle Sat just off the pace early - small error 5th - 6th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 4 out - going nicely 3 out - pushed to the front before the last - challenged hard after the last - edged out in the final strides | 2/16 | ½ | 10-13 | — | 116B | 123A | G B Noonan | 18/1 |
| 2024 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 30 Jan 24+35d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter (C & G) Maiden Hurdle | 3/14 | 19 | 11-7 | — | 81C | 105C | G B Noonan | 40/1 |
| 2023 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23 | Limerick | Signsplus Maiden Hurdle | 6/18 | 16 | 10-6 | — | 78B | 96A | John Shinnick | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Wholelotofbusiness won?
- Wholelotofbusiness (IRE) won 1 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.7%. Placed 9 times in total (60% of starts).
- Who trains Wholelotofbusiness?
- Wholelotofbusiness (IRE) is trained by Eoin Christopher McCarthy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 25 September 2026.
- Who is Wholelotofbusiness's sire?
- Wholelotofbusiness (IRE) is by Arctic Cosmos (USA) out of Whats Ur Business (IRE), whose sire is Oscar Schindler.
- What going does Wholelotofbusiness prefer?
- Wholelotofbusiness (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Wholelotofbusiness's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 25 September 2026. The highest on record is 122.
- What is Wholelotofbusiness's sire's record?
- Arctic Cosmos (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 1,306 runs since Nov 2017 (131 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 11.3% from 194.