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Horse profile

Wholly Boley (IRE)

8yo gelding · Trainer Daragh Bourke · Owner Scott Lowther
by Conduit (IRE) out of The Sophster (IRE) (Helissio)
12 runs · 6 courses · from Jan 2023
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Ayr Last run 3 Feb 2026 Last raced off OR 105
KTB Profile

Wholly Boley is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level in the 2026 Ayr Racecourse Memberships Now Available Novices Handicap Chase over 2m5f – 3m on heavy ground off 97. He has raced five times at Ayr for that sole success and is 1 from 6 over 2m5f – 3m. The gelding usually led and last ran at Carlisle in Feb 2026 off an official rating of 105. He has reached a highest ever mark of 107.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Jan 2025 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Win at Class 5
Official rating105↓ 2lb off peak
105 97–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 112 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Ayr, 1 Dec 2025

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 9 figures · best 132A · median 99
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft5103A96—
Good to Soft2132A85—
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5132A96—
2m5f – 3m3112A1031 run · —
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 127B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Ayr, 1 Dec 2025 Official rating 105 at the last run, 3 Feb 2026

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 127B · median 101
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
Soft6105C97.51 run · —
Good to Soft2106C103.5—
Heavy1——1 run · —
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 8 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f5111A101—
2m5f – 3m4127B103.52 runs · 127 / 110.5
1m5f – 2m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (2).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 12 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 from 8 analysed runs since Jan 2025

  • Mid-division 3 (38%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
  • Led 2 (25%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 405 runs since May 2019 (57 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−6.2—
Good to Firm17211.8%+5.6—
Good13453.7%−2.50 from 2
Good to Soft8067.5%+1.30 from 3
Soft11065.5%−0.70 from 6
Heavy52611.5%+5.31 from 1
Standard (AW)1100%−6.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f300%−6.2—
1m – 1m1f15213.3%+7.1—
1m2f – 1m4f3313%−3.2—
1m5f – 2m121108.3%+2.10 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f15895.7%−0.50 from 5
2m5f – 3m6934.3%−1.91 from 6
Over 3m600%−6.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2019 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
The Sophster (IRE) (Helissio)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 6 0 0% −6.00
Good to Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 1 100% +12.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 5 3 1 33% +10.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Ayr 5 1 20% +8.00
Downpatrick 3 0 0% −3.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Kelso 1 0 0% −1.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% +7.00
2m1f – 2m4f 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny McMenamin 4 0 0% −4.00
Mr N McParlan 4 0 0% −4.00
Theo Gillard 2 0 0% −2.00
Sean Bowen 1 1 100% +12.00
Sean Quinlan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% +2.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 2 0 0% −2.00
2025 6 1 17% +7.00
2023 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 5 1 20% +8.00
NH Flat 4 0 0% −4.00
Hurdle 3 0 0% −3.00

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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 2 runs
03 Feb 26+32d Carlisle Every Race Live On Racing TV Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran Settled off the pace towards the back - came down hard at the 4th F/14 — 12-0 105—— Theo Gillard 20/1
02 Jan 26+32d Ayr Book Wicked Afternoon Tea At WesternHouseHotel Handicap Chase Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 14 ran Held midfield position early - moved up into a share of second before the 7th and disputed the pace - briefly led before the 11th - faded steadily thereafter to finish well beaten in 9th 9/14 15 11-11 107—94C Theo Gillard 10/1
2025 · 6 runs
01 Dec 25+37d Ayr 2026 Ayr Racecourse Memberships Now Available Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Heavy · 11 ran Up with the front group - fell back through the field after the 1st - towards the back by the 4th - progress from the 11th - sticky jump at the 13th - momentarily shuffled further back at the 15th - pushed into contention 4 out - in front before 2 out - pulled right away approaching the last - won with plenty in hand 1/11 12-0 97112A127B Sean Bowen 12/1
25 Oct 25+22d Kelso Clifford, Martin & Sarah Firth Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m7½f · Good · 8 ran Up with the front group - serious error at the 11th - blundered again 4 out - dropped away before 3 out and pulled up before the last PU/8 — 11-3 98—— Danny McMenamin 9/1
03 Oct 25+209d Hexham Lee 'Bazza' Jenkinson Memorial Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled in touch early - moved clear at the 15th - advantage cut back after two out under pressure - overtaken before the last and gave way on the run-in 2/9 10 12-0 9838A106C Danny McMenamin 22/1
08 Mar 25+25d Ayr Virgin Bet Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 5 ran Set the pace early - overtaken approaching 7th and pushed back - dropped away before 3 out - well held at finish 3/5 40 11-0 —68C101C Danny McMenamin 33/1
11 Feb 25+21d Ayr Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 2m4½f · Soft · 12 ran Tracked front pack on the rail early - moved into 2nd from the 5th to the 7th before dropping back among the front group again - lost touch 4 out and beaten late 6/12 3¼ 11-9 —78A94A Sean Quinlan 25/1
21 Jan 25+527d Ayr racingtv.com/freetrial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 3m½f · Soft · 9 ran Set the pace early - stumbled at the opening fence - pace pressed 3 out then lost the advantage - faded fast before 2 out 5/9 9½ 11-6 —103A101B Danny McMenamin 150/1
2023 · 4 runs
13 Aug 23+31d Downpatrick Toals Bookmakers Flat Race 2m3f · Good To Yielding · 8 ran 5/8 13 12-0 —132A101A Mr N McParlan 9/1
13 Jul 23+26d Downpatrick Cosy Roof Flat Race 2m3f · Good · 9 ran 6/9 ½ 12-0 —113A111A Mr N McParlan 22/1
17 Jun 23+165d Downpatrick Tennents NI (Pro/Am) Flat Race 2m3f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran 5/9 9½ 12-0 —96C105C Mr N McParlan 16/1
03 Jan 23 Musselburgh Fitzdares Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Class 4 · 1m7½f · Soft · 13 ran 10/13 7½ 10-13 —99C88C Mr N McParlan 17/2

Quick answers

How many races has Wholly Boley won?
Wholly Boley (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trains Wholly Boley?
Wholly Boley (IRE) is trained by Daragh Bourke, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 February 2026.
Who is Wholly Boley's sire?
Wholly Boley (IRE) is by Conduit (IRE) out of The Sophster (IRE), whose sire is Helissio.
What is Wholly Boley's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 3 February 2026. The highest on record is 107.
What is Wholly Boley's sire's record?
Conduit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.2% of 405 runs since May 2019 (57 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from January 2023. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.