Horse profile
Will The Wise (IRE)
by Well Chosen (GB) out of Now Were Broke (IRE) (Beneficial)
17 runs · 12 courses · from May 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · 4 courses
Ran 24 days ago
Last raced off OR 148
KTB Profile
Will The Wise won five of 17 starts on turf. He landed the Randox Topham Handicap Chase at Aintree in Apr 2026 on good to soft over 2m5f – 3m off a mark of 143 and has three wins from ten runs over 2m5f – 3m. Three of his victories came on soft ground and one on heavy. The gelding, aged 7 at his last run in Sep 2026, finished in the Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase at Listowel off an official rating of 148.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 9 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 5–17Wins / Runs
- 29.4%Strike rate
- 10 (58.8%)Placed
- +6.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.86Fair A/E n=17 · 1.49 incl. margin
- 148Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 rating148At career-high mark
148
123–148
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 86
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 144A | 79.5 | 2 · 85 / 68 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 130B | 86 | 2 · 86 / 77 |
| Good | 2 | 107C | 101 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 133B | 121 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 144A | 109 | 4 · 109 / 96 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 97C | 68.5 | 2 · 86 / 68.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 95B | 84 | — |
Of 17 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 17 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 9 analysed runs
- Midfield 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (33%) · 1 win
- Led 2 (22%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Well Chosen (GB)
Progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,916 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 25 | 1 | 4% | −8.5 | — |
| Good | 488 | 59 | 12.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 343 | 40 | 11.7% | −0.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 692 | 88 | 12.7% | +0.2 | 3 from 9 |
| Heavy | 360 | 50 | 13.9% | +1.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 0 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 568 | 71 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 692 | 75 | 10.8% | −1.7 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 504 | 71 | 14.1% | +1.6 | 3 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 131 | 20 | 15.3% | +2.8 | — |
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
Now Were Broke (IRE) (Beneficial)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Kissesforkatie (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m5½f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Kissesforkatie (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kissesforkatie (IRE) | 24 | 5 | 1m5½f–2m5½f | Class 3 |
| Queenofthelodge (IRE) | 19 | 4 | 2m2f–2m4½f | — |
| Lisloran (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 2m4f–2m4½f | Class 5 |
| Penniless (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 4 |
| Colden's Dream (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 3 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.25 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 3 | 30% | +7.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 10 | 2 | 20% | −4.50 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 4 | 2 | 50% | +9.75 |
| Eoin Staples | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 4 | 31% | +0.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +0.25 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +1.25 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 26+56d | Listowel (IRE) | Guinness Kerry National Handicap Steeplechase (Grade 3) Settled around midfield early - slipped towards the back by the 4th and asked for effort - lost touch 4 out - pulled up before the following fence | PU/18 | — | 11-11 | 148 | — | — | Keith Donoghue | 22/1 |
| 29 Jul 26+110d | Galway (IRE) | Tote Galway Plate (Handicap Steeplechase) (Grade 3) Settled midfield early - improved into 6th by halfway and 5th with three furlongs left - moved up to 4th after the last - pressed for effort but couldn't find more approaching the final furlong - faded late to finish 11th | 11/22 | hd | 11-7 | 148 | 107C | 139A | Keith Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 10 Apr 26+31d | Aintree | Randox Topham Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held a midpack position early - clumsy over the fence four out - moved up and drifted right two out - closed in to dispute matters at the last - hit the front late inside the final furlong - driven out and stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/27 | 10-8 | 143 | 68B | 148A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 9/1 | |
| 10 Mar 26+73d | Cheltenham | Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held a forward spot early - swerved right at the first and inconvenienced others - dipped at the 11th - roused to strike in front three out - overtaken two out and pressed for effort - unable to peg back winner up the run-in - kept going to the line | 2/23 | 7½ | 10-13 | 139 | 86B | 141A | Keith Donoghue | 10/1 |
| 27 Dec 25+41d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (Extended Handicap Chase) (0-150) (Listed) Settled in the pack - improved to 7th approaching two out with pressure but unable to close - stayed on same gear to finish 10th | 10/28 | 1½ | 10-7 | 138 | 85B | 129A | Eoin Staples | 15/2C |
| 16 Nov 25+22d | Navan | Bar One Racing Troytown Handicap Chase (Grade 3) Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along in 5th three out then up to 4th - stayed on without quickening to finish 4th | 4/19 | 3 | 10-11 | 136 | 109B | 140A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 7/1 |
| 25 Oct 25+18d | Galway | SANSERV Rated Novice Chase Set the pace from the off - stretched ahead 2nd before margin shrank approaching halfway - drifted right at the 6th - stamped authority before the 7th and opened a big gap by 2 out where a slight error cut it back - scrambled over the last - stayed on strongly up the run-in for an easy success | 1/10 | 11-5 | 130 | 51A | 145A | Keith Donoghue | EvensF | |
| 07 Oct 25+149d | Galway | Race In Pink Raceday On Sunday 26th October Beginners Chase Sat behind the pace early - shared control 6 out and went in front - had company approaching the straight and edged towards the stands rail - drawn level inside the final furlong - overtaken late and narrowly denied | 2/6 | ½ | 11-12 | 130 | 43B | 136B | Keith Donoghue | 7/4J |
| 11 May 25+21d | Killarney | Gerard O'Sullivan Memorial Novice Chase Settled in 3rd early - improved into contention 4 out - pushed into 2nd turning for home but unable to close on the leader - stayed on at one gait to finish second | 2/3 | 23 | 11-4 | — | 74C | 116C | Keith Donoghue | 15/8 |
| 20 Apr 25+38d | Cork | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase Settled towards the rear in 8th - never able to land a blow approaching 3 out - stayed on into 5th near the line | 5/11 | 20 | 11-12 | — | 97C | 113C | Ben Harvey | 6/1 |
| 13 Mar 25+18d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Final Handicap Hurdle (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) Held up in the pack - improved on the inner approaching two out then pressed for effort before the last - stayed on without threatening finished 6th | 6/24 | 1 | 11-5 | 134 | 130B | 140A | Keith Donoghue | 8/1 |
| 23 Feb 25+41d | Naas | Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) Settled midfield early - improved into 6th with 4 to jump - hit front and shared advantage approaching 2 out - pushed along after that - regained command in the run to the line and stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/19 | 10-9 | 123 | 133B | 137A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 11/4F | |
| 13 Jan 25+16d | Punchestown | 50,000 BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle Held up towards back of the pack - moved into contention after 2nd despite a small error at the 4th - up to 3rd after 5th - hit the front before 7th - went further clear before the last - stayed on up the run-in - margin narrowed near the line | 1/8 | 11-12 | — | 144A | 139A | Keith Donoghue | 5/2 | |
| 28 Dec 24+21d | Limerick | CUBE Maiden Hurdle Towards the back in the early stages - 8th at halfway - moved into 5th after 3 out - took closer order on the inner before 2 out - found little and plugged on at one speed from the last to finish 3rd | 3/11 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 121A | 128A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 9/2 |
| 07 Dec 24+22d | Navan | Tote Navan Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) Sat close up in 4th early - pushed along in 4th with 2 to jump - lost touch before the last and beaten off well held | 6/6 | 32 | 11-3 | — | — | 115C | Keith Donoghue | 22/1 |
| 15 Nov 24+195d | Punchestown | 50,000 Euro BetVictor Graduation Bonus Series Maiden Hurdle Up with the front group - moved into 2nd on straightening up - unable to close on the winner from the final fence - held 2nd throughout the run-in | 2/18 | 9 | 11-12 | — | 95B | 128A | Keith Donoghue | 5/2 |
| 04 May 24 | Punchestown | Lawlor's Of Naas (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 1/14 | 12-0 | — | 73B | 139A | Mr D G Lavery | 11/4F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Will The Wise (IRE) won?
- Will The Wise (IRE) won 5 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 29.4%. Placed 10 times in total (58.8% of starts).
- Who trains Will The Wise (IRE)?
- Will The Wise (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 September 2026.
- Who is Will The Wise (IRE)'s sire?
- Will The Wise (IRE) is by Well Chosen (GB) out of Now Were Broke (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What going does Will The Wise (IRE) prefer?
- Will The Wise (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 9 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Will The Wise (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 148, from the run on 23 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Will The Wise (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Well Chosen (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 1,916 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Will The Wise (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Now Were Broke (IRE), Will The Wise (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Kissesforkatie (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Kissesforkatie (IRE)). The wins came over 1m5½f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.