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Horse profile

William Haigh (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2012) · Last trainer Alan Swinbank · Last owner Shropshire Wolves Ii
by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Ivowen (USA) (Theatrical)
14 runs · 8 courses · from May 2011
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 9 Sep 2012 — 5,162 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2012 · 15th of 16 6 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Southwell (AW) Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

William Haigh (IRE) is 6 from 14. Hasn't won since Mar 2012. 3 of 4 starts at Southwell (AW) have ended in wins. All 6 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 6 on turf. Last raced off 80, 19lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 14 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW OR ↓ 19lb off peak
Official rating80↓ 19lb off peak
80 68–99

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 71C the best of the last 3 rated runs · York, 9 Sep 2012 Official rating 80 at the last flat run, 9 Sep 2012

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 90C the best of the last 1 rated run · Wetherby, 12 Oct 2011

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. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 13 figures · best 101A · median 88
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)8101A93.5—
Good to Firm271C63—
Good1———
Soft1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f7101A89—
1m2f – 1m4f694A68.5—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 14 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Refuse To Bend (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5846.9%−2.9—
Good to Firm952899.3%−0.50 from 2
Good1,09410910%+0.20 from 1
Good to Soft5555610.1%+0.30 from 1
Soft715709.8%00 from 1
Heavy245208.2%−1.60 from 1
Standard (AW)1,24912910.3%+0.56 from 8
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2903110.7%+0.9—
6f – 7f1,5291439.4%−0.4—
1m – 1m1f1,04110610.2%+0.44 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f944879.2%−0.62 from 6
1m5f – 2m671619.1%−0.70 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f2973411.4%+1.6—
2m5f – 3m901516.7%+6.9—
Over 3m600%−9.8—

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

Dam
Ivowen (USA) (Theatrical)

6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Park Ranger (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Maiden Approach (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Park Ranger (IRE)5541m1f–2m—
Maiden Approach (GB)2245f–1m1½fClass 2
Invictus (GER)2321m–1m2fClass 5
Bet Noir (IRE)250——
Ivo (GER)30——
Itman (GER)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 8 6 75% +31.75
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 6 1 17% +1.00
Class 4 4 2 50% +15.00
Class 2 2 1 50% +1.25
Class 3 1 1 100% +2.50
Class 6 1 1 100% +6.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Southwell (AW) 4 3 75% +13.50
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 3 100% +19.25
Ayr 2 0 0% −2.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Kempton (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Wetherby 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 4 57% +25.50
1m2f – 1m4f 6 2 33% +1.25
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
P J McDonald 5 2 40% +5.25
Garry Whillans 4 1 25% +3.00
Jim Crowley 2 2 100% +17.00
William Buick 1 0 0% −1.00
Joe Fanning 1 1 100% +2.50
Rhys Flint 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2012 5 2 40% +1.75
2011 9 4 44% +24.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 13 6 46% +26.75
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2012 · 5 runs
09 Sep 12+52d York Future Cleaning Services Apprentice Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 15/16 25 9-4 8071C Garry Whillans 20/1
19 Jul 12+110d Doncaster Mirror Punters Club Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 11 ran 10/11 13 9-7 8561C William Buick 9/1
31 Mar 12+22d Kempton (AW) williamhill.com Rosebery Handicap Class 2 · 11f · Standard · 16 ran 16/16 12 9-10 9966C P J McDonald 17/2
09 Mar 12+68d Wolverhampton (AW) Rugby Betting With FreeBetting.co.uk Handicap Class 2 · 12f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-5 9593A P J McDonald 9/4F
01 Jan 12+23d Southwell (AW) Play Golf Before Racing At Southwell Handicap Class 3 · 8f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-1 88101A Joe Fanning 5/2F
2011 · 9 runs
09 Dec 11+13d Wolverhampton (AW) totetrifecta Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 8394A Jim Crowley 3/1F
26 Nov 11+11d Wolverhampton (AW) bookiefreebies.com Handicap Class 4 · 9.5f · Standard · 12 ran 1/12 8-10 7797A Jim Crowley 14/1
15 Nov 11+34d Southwell (AW) Rocket Ron Rapley 70th Birthday Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 14 ran 1/14 9-0 7099A Garry Whillans 6/1
12 Oct 11+26d Wetherby Rachel Wright Memorial Hurdle (Juvenile Maiden Hurdle) Class 5 · 16f · Good To Soft · 11 ran 6/11 hd 10-12 —90C Rhys Flint 12/1
16 Sep 11+17d Ayr Dunne Group Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Soft · 12 ran 7/12 4½ 9-0 6851A Garry Whillans 10/1
30 Aug 11+18d Southwell (AW) Golf And Racing At Southwell Apprentice Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard · 6 ran 3/6 1½ 9-6 7088B Garry Whillans 11/2
12 Aug 11+18d Newcastle Fastflow Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Heavy · 6 ran 6/6 36 9-7 7565C P J McDonald 7/1
25 Jul 11+76d Ayr Overtones Live On Ladies Night Handicap (Qualifier For The Betfair Bonus Scottish Racing Mile Final) Class 5 · 9f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 8/9 2¾ 9-5 7555A P J McDonald 11/4F
10 May 11 Southwell (AW) Seven 7 Seven Accountancy Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 8f · Standard · 10 ran 1/10 9-0 —89A P J McDonald 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has William Haigh won?
William Haigh (IRE) won 6 of 14 archived starts between 2011 and 2012, a strike rate of 42.9%. Placed 6 times in total (42.9% of starts).
Who trained William Haigh?
William Haigh (IRE) was trained by Alan Swinbank on the most recent run on record, at York on 9 September 2012.
Who is William Haigh's sire?
William Haigh (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Ivowen (USA), whose sire is Theatrical.
What going does William Haigh prefer?
William Haigh (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 6 wins from 8 starts (75%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is William Haigh's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 9 September 2012. The highest on record is 99.
What is William Haigh's sire's record?
Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are William Haigh's siblings?
Out of Ivowen (USA), William Haigh (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Park Ranger (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Maiden Approach (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2011. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.