Horse profile
Wicklow Way (IRE)
by The Irish Rover (IRE) out of Egan's Rose (IRE) (Swiss Spirit)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Apr 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Newcastle (AW)
Ran 70 days ago · 4th of 12
Last raced off OR 55
KTB Profile
Wicklow Way is 2 from 15, both wins at Class 6 level on the all-weather at Newcastle over 1m2f – 1m4f on Standard going. The gelding is held up in his races and has never won on turf from 10 starts. He finished fourth of 12 at Ayr in Aug 2026, having led, off an official rating of 55 which was 10lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 15 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
OR ↓ 10lb off peak
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 3 (20%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.79Fair A/E n=15 · 1.48 incl. margin
- 65Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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.
Official rating55↓ 10lb off peak
55
50–65
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 80
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 86B | 70 | 3 · 86 / 86 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 106A | 80 | 4 · 89 / 79 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 74A | 69 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 89B | 69.5 | 3 · 89 / 86 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 86C | 78 | 5 · 86 / 78 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 106A | 80 | — |
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 7 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 173 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 20 | 4 | 20% | +11.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 75 | 4 | 5.3% | −2.8 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.8 | — |
| Soft | 25 | 3 | 12% | +3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 35 | 2 | 5.7% | −2.4 | 2 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 59 | 5 | 8.5% | +0.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 76 | 4 | 5.3% | −2.8 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 0 | 0% | −8.1 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +14.1 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +41.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Egan's Rose (IRE) (Swiss Spirit)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ateenosix (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Beverley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Garritty | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Dougie Costello | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Russell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Olivia Tubb | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | −2.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.50 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Aug 26+8d | Ayr | Festive Day Dancing At Ayr Racecourse Classified Stakes Settled off the front rank - pushed along with two out then found extra close home - stayed on at one speed to finish fourth | 4/12 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 55 | 70A | 65A | Jack Garritty | 7/2 |
| 31 Jul 26+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Kids Eat For £1 At The Border Minstrel This Summer Classified Stakes Checked at the off - settled towards the back - squeezed for space approaching 2f out - shifted to the rail and hit the front inside the final furlong - drew away to score easily | 1/10 | 9-9 | 50 | 80A | 80A | Jack Garritty | 6/4F | |
| 14 Jul 26+28d | Beverley | Beverley Annual Badgeholders Handicap Stakes settled towards the back - roused and made progress approaching 2f out - short of room and angled left from 1f out - made further gains inside the final furlong but could not get closer | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | 51 | 66B | 58A | Jack Garritty | 20/1 |
| 16 Jun 26+14d | Beverley | Churchill Tyres Handicap Settled handy early - moved into contention 2f out - pushed along and up to second inside final furlong - edged out for the place close home | 3/8 | nk | 9-6 | 52 | 86B | 71A | Cam Hardie | 11/1 |
| 02 Jun 26+22d | Newcastle (AW) | Penny Hotels Handicap Settled towards the back - squeezed for space with a furlong left - finished with modest late progress to be ninth beaten 3 lengths | 9/13 | shd | 9-7 | 53 | 89B | 70A | Jack Garritty | 13/2 |
| 11 May 26+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week Handicap Tracked front pack early - pressed for effort 2f out then dropped back on home turn - faded from over a furlong out to finish ninth | 9/11 | ½ | 8-13 | 54 | 67B | 50A | Olivia Tubb | 8/1 |
| 18 Apr 26+37d | Nottingham | 9 Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Held up towards the back - failed to feature - well held throughout - finished 14th | 14/14 | 1 | 8-7 | 54 | 86C | 44C | Duran Fentiman | 9/1 |
| 12 Mar 26+146d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Classified Stakes Settled towards the back - progress smoothly from 3f out then pushed along inside final furlong - stayed on to hit the front late and win | 1/12 | 9-9 | 50 | 78A | 77A | Jack Garritty | 7/1 | |
| 17 Oct 25+22d | Redcar | Champions Full Gallop Tonight On ITV Handicap (Div 2) Held handy spot in the early stages - pressed for effort with a furlong left - lost ground quickly through to the line | 10/10 | 1 | 9-0 | 53 | 86A | 43A | Harry Russell | 80/1 |
| 25 Sep 25+24d | Newcastle (AW) | attheraces.com/marketmovers Handicap Settled off the pace on the far flank - stayed towards the back - made no impression - finished sixth beaten 8¼L | 6/9 | ¾ | 8-9 | 56 | 106A | 56A | Cam Hardie | 80/1 |
| 01 Sep 25+71d | Carlisle | PricedUp Handicap (Div 1) Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away inside the final furlong - eventually finished 8th | 8/8 | 2 | 9-0 | 60 | 70C | 33C | Harry Russell | 100/1 |
| 22 Jun 25+29d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap Checked back at the start - driven forward from 2f out - dropped away over 1f out to finish a distant 6th | 6/6 | 17 | 8-13 | 65 | 27C | 23C | Dougie Costello | 50/1 |
| 24 May 25+12d | Catterick | Pennine Brewing Company Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) Held up in the pack early - urged to keep tabs on things - swung wide entering the straight - asked for effort two out but found little from a furlong out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish well beaten | 5/6 | 13 | 9-5 | — | 59C | 39C | Dougie Costello | 18/1 |
| 12 May 25+15d | Catterick | Racing Welfare Supporting Mental Health Awareness Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Held up towards rear - improved but looked inexperienced from over 1f out - failed to threaten leaders - finished 5th | 5/10 | 1 | 9-3 | — | 74A | 60A | Dougie Costello | 125/1 |
| 27 Apr 25 | Wetherby | Bet With The On-Course Bookmakers Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Slow to break - settled towards back of the field - made no impression - finished well beaten in 7th | 7/10 | 2¼ | 9-2 | — | 69C | 49C | Jack Garritty | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Wicklow Way (IRE) won?
- Wicklow Way (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 3 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trains Wicklow Way (IRE)?
- Wicklow Way (IRE) is trained by Mark Walford, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 August 2026.
- Who is Wicklow Way (IRE)'s sire?
- Wicklow Way (IRE) is by The Irish Rover (IRE) out of Egan's Rose (IRE), whose sire is Swiss Spirit.
- What going does Wicklow Way (IRE) prefer?
- Wicklow Way (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Wicklow Way (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 8 August 2026. The highest on record is 65.
- What is Wicklow Way (IRE)'s sire's record?
- The Irish Rover (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.1% of 173 runs since Jan 2008 (15 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Wicklow Way (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Egan's Rose (IRE), Wicklow Way (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.