Horse profile
Willywampus (IRE)
by Zoffany (IRE) out of Fanzine (GB) (Medicean)
38 runs · 15 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Thurles & Tramore
Last run 20 Dec 2025
Last raced off OR 107
KTB Profile
Willywampus is a gelding who has won two of 38 starts, both in chases. He took an Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase at Thurles over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground in Dec 2023 off an official rating of 112 and an O'Neill's Bar Beginners Chase at Tramore over 2m5f – 3m on good ground in Aug 2023 off 106. Typically held up, he last ran at Thurles in Dec 2025 off an official rating of 107, 11lb below his highest ever mark of 118.
Based on 38 archived runs · run-style from 8 commented runs since Nov 2024 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 2–38Wins / Runs
- 5.3%Strike rate
- 8 (21.1%)Placed
- −19.00£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.82Fair A/E n=38 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 61dAvg 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 rating107↓ 11lb off peak
107
62–118
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 8 | 102A | 94.5 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 150A | 88 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 113C | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 169C | 107 | 2 runs · 93 / 80 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 169C | 93 | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 113C | 88 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 121B | 102 | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 88C | 53 | — |
| Good | 2 | 74A | 72.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 83B | 81 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 124C | 74 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 88C | 83 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 38 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 8 analysed runs since Nov 2024
- Led 4 (50%) · 0 wins
- Held up 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (13%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,766 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | +1.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,268 | 146 | 11.5% | +1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,502 | 249 | 10% | +0.1 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1,298 | 130 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 6 |
| Soft | 1,826 | 177 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 656 | 55 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,189 | 306 | 9.6% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 379 | 29 | 7.7% | −2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,983 | 288 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,800 | 287 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,511 | 252 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,349 | 135 | 10% | +0.1 | 0 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 555 | 57 | 10.3% | +0.4 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 155 | 13 | 8.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +4.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Fanzine (GB) (Medicean)
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Local Whisky (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m1½f–2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Whisky (IRE) | 24 | 3 | 1m5½f–2m | — |
| Fantazy Man (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 1m1½f–1m2f | — |
| La Juliana (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Halpin | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Mr J C Canavan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cian Quirke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Frank Hayes | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Quinlan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Calum Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr A P Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 23 | 0 | 0% | −23.00 |
| Tongue tie | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 17 | 2 | 12% | +2.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Flat | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Dec 25+23d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase Held up in the pack throughout - lost touch and pushed along before 4 out - pulled up before 3 out | PU/14 | — | 9-13 | 107 | — | — | Calum Hogan | 11/1 |
| 27 Nov 25+28d | Thurles | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Held up early - moved into 6th 3 out - shared the lead 2 out then pressed - overtaken on the run to the line - stayed on at one level to finish 3rd | 3/13 | nk | 11-6 | 92 | 67B | 122A | Ricky Doyle | 7/1 |
| 30 Oct 25+66d | Thurles | Littleton Handicap Chase Set the pace from early on - opened a big margin before edging back approaching 4 out - blundered and lost front spot 3 out - pushed along after but found little more finishing 6th | 6/12 | nk | 11-12 | 110 | 93B | 105A | Ricky Doyle | 20/1 |
| 25 Aug 25+87d | Downpatrick | Drop, Lock & Leave Handicap Chase Set the pace early - overtaken past the 4th then dropped away rapidly 4 out under urging - unable to find more and finished well held | 6/9 | 21 | 11-8 | 112 | 45C | 98C | Ricky Doyle | 18/1 |
| 30 May 25+59d | Tramore | Vince Power Memorial Handicap Chase Went straight to front - established a gap of two lengths by halfway - stumbled and lost rider 5 out | UR/7 | — | 11-7 | 112 | — | — | Ricky Doyle | 13/2 |
| 01 Apr 25+24d | Limerick | Limerick Races On Facebook Handicap Chase Started towards the back - made progress by the 4th and hit the front - matched for command 3 out then lost command - slipped to fourth before 2 out and hit a bad stride there - couldn't find more before the last - held on for fourth | 4/6 | 6½ | 11-8 | 116 | 90A | 108B | Ricky Doyle | 11/1 |
| 08 Mar 25+99d | Gowran Park | Holden Plant Rentals Shamrock Handicap Chase Race prompt early - up with pace and shared front spot after 6th - lost command 5 out - dropped away before following fence to finish seventh | 7/11 | 1½ | 10-5 | 118 | 113C | 96C | Ricky Doyle | 66/1 |
| 2024 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Nov 24+8d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Went straight to the front and shared the pace - pushed along and overtaken after 3 out - unable to find more before the line | 9/15 | 4 | 11-5 | 93 | 100B | 98A | Danny Mullins | 5/2F |
| 21 Nov 24+214d | Thurles | Horse & Jockey Handicap Hurdle (80-102) Sat behind the front-runner in 2nd - well ahead of the rest early - driven out after 2 out and slipped to 3rd approaching the last - unable to make headway on the run-in - held for 4th | 4/8 | 2¾ | 11-5 | 93 | 97A | 103A | Michael O'Sullivan | 16/5 |
| 21 Apr 24+126d | Tramore | HW Fasteners Supporting Waterford City Rugby Club Handicap Chase | 9/9 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 118 | 102A | 101A | Ben Harvey | 9/1 |
| 2023 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 17 Dec 23+31d | Thurles | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-8 | 112 | 95A | 132A | Ben Harvey | 8/1 | |
| 16 Nov 23+47d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Fanzone 'Your Team Your Game' Rated Novice Chase | 3/8 | ¾ | 11-9 | 112 | 82A | 128A | Michael O'Sullivan | 6/1 |
| 30 Sep 23+44d | Gowran Park | Hospitality At Gowran Park Handicap Chase | 4/6 | 1¾ | 10-10 | 112 | 150A | 105B | P J O'Hanlon | 5/1 |
| 17 Aug 23+44d | Tramore | O'Neill's Bar Beginners Chase | 1/7 | 11-7 | 106 | 96B | 125B | P J O'Hanlon | 9/1 | |
| 04 Jul 23+25d | Tipperary | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-109) | 6/17 | ¾ | 11-11 | 106 | 121B | 119A | P J O'Hanlon | 25/1 |
| 09 Jun 23+50d | Clonmel | Bulmers Zero (Q.R.) Handicap Chase (0-109) | 3/11 | 6 | 11-9 | 107 | 93B | 112A | Mr A P Ryan | 11/1 |
| 20 Apr 23+63d | Kilbeggan | Follow Kilbeggan On Facebook Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 11/15 | 1¾ | 11-7 | 95 | 169C | 97C | Phillip Enright | 18/1 |
| 16 Feb 23+82d | Clonmel | Monksgrange Beginners Chase | PU/13 | — | 11-12 | 109 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 12/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Nov 22+7d | Gowran Park | MW Hire Group Beginners Chase | 2/12 | 11 | 11-5 | — | 105A | 110A | Mr J C Canavan | 15/8F |
| 19 Nov 22+16d | Punchestown | Lily & Wild Beginners Chase | 2/4 | 9½ | 11-5 | — | 79C | 124B | Mr J C Canavan | 50/1 |
| 03 Nov 22+371d | Thurles | Thurles Beginners Chase | 2/14 | nk | 11-5 | — | — | 116A | Mr J C Canavan | 66/1 |
| 2021 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Oct 21+3d | Clonmel | Suir Blueway Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 9/16 | 3¼ | 11-0 | 101 | 38C | 92C | Liam Quinlan | 33/1 |
| 25 Oct 21+11d | Galway | Galway Races Summer Festival 2022 Handicap (45-65) (Div 2) | 15/18 | 4¼ | 10-1 | 62 | 35C | 65C | Gary Halpin | 66/1 |
| 14 Oct 21+12d | Tramore | Tramore Racecourse On Instagram Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 5/8 | ¾ | 11-1 | 101 | 92A | 99A | Liam Quinlan | 33/1 |
| 02 Oct 21+25d | Killarney | BoyleSports Now Hiring Nationwide Handicap (45-70) | PU/15 | — | 9-8 | 62 | — | — | Seamie Heffernan | 22/1 |
| 07 Sep 21+12d | Galway | James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-75) | 14/15 | 1½ | 9-6 | 65 | 71C | 53C | Gary Halpin | 80/1 |
| 26 Aug 21+174d | Tipperary | TipperaryRaces.ie Handicap (45-70) | 11/13 | ½ | 10-0 | 68 | 124C | 62A | Gary Halpin | 50/1 |
| 05 Mar 21+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Hollywoodbets Racing & Sports Betting (Q.R.) Handicap | 14/14 | 5½ | 10-7 | 73 | 79C | 57C | Cian Quirke | 33/1 |
| 28 Feb 21+28d | Naas | Paddy Power Road To Cheltenham Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 1 | 10-1 | 106 | 110A | 93A | Cian Quirke | 16/1 |
| 31 Jan 21+36d | Naas | Naas Maiden Hurdle | 7/18 | 6½ | 11-2 | — | 86B | 110A | Cian Quirke | 125/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 20+14d | Limerick | Geary's Garage Kilmeedy 3-y-o Maiden Hurdle | 7/16 | 31 | 10-9 | — | 90C | 74C | Frank Hayes | 66/1 |
| 12 Dec 20+11d | Fairyhouse | Thanks To All Our Sponsors In 2020 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | F/14 | — | 11-2 | — | — | — | Frank Hayes | 125/1 |
| 01 Dec 20+159d | Limerick | LimerickRaces.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 8/11 | 7 | 10-9 | — | 78C | 83C | Frank Hayes | 16/1 |
| 25 Jun 20+16d | Fairyhouse | Download The Boylesports App Handicap | 7/9 | 3 | 9-6 | 79 | 74A | 67A | Gary Halpin | 66/1 |
| 09 Jun 20+200d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10) | 15/18 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 80 | 74C | 60A | Ben Coen | 66/1 |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Nov 19+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) (Div 1) | 7/13 | 2½ | 9-5 | — | 83B | 76A | Gary Halpin | 11/4 |
| 03 Nov 19+22d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/17 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 88C | 91A | Gary Halpin | 20/1 |
| 12 Oct 19 | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/11 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 53A | 75A | Gary Halpin | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Willywampus won?
- Willywampus (IRE) won 2 of 38 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 5.3%. Placed 8 times in total (21.1% of starts).
- Who trains Willywampus?
- Willywampus (IRE) is trained by Eamon Courtney, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 20 December 2025.
- Who is Willywampus's sire?
- Willywampus (IRE) is by Zoffany (IRE) out of Fanzine (GB), whose sire is Medicean.
- What going does Willywampus prefer?
- Willywampus (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Willywampus's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 20 December 2025. The highest on record is 118.
- What is Willywampus's sire's record?
- Zoffany (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 10,766 runs since Jan 2008 (799 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Willywampus's siblings?
- Out of Fanzine (GB), Willywampus (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Local Whisky (IRE) (3). The wins came over 1m1½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.