Wondering Why (IRE)
Typically ridden prominently in 7 of 8 analysed runs — Wondering Why (IRE) is 3 from 8. All 3 wins have come over 1m5f – 2m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 119.
- 3–8Wins / Runs
- 37.5%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +3.50£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=8 · 1.33 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 83dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 108
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 133A | 108 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 100A | 95.5 | 2 runs · 100 / 95.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 94C | 86 | 2 runs · 94 / 86 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 133A | 100 | 5 runs · 108 / 94 |
Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 25 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 Mar 2025
- Prominent 7 (88%) · 2 wins
- Led 1 (13%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 588 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses).
Strongest on good going: 16.2% from 234. Weakest on soft going: 7.2% from 167.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 16.7% | +5 | — |
| Good | 234 | 38 | 16.2% | +4.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 132 | 14 | 10.6% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 167 | 12 | 7.2% | −4.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | −5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 21 | 4 | 19% | +7.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 159 | 14 | 8.8% | −2.9 | 3 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 179 | 22 | 12.3% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 177 | 23 | 13% | +1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 33 | 6 | 18.2% | +6.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mandarin (GER) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Mandarin (GER)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandarin (GER) | 26 | 3 | 1m–1m4f | Class 4 |
| Hey Mister Dj (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Boston Bongo (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Cala Gracioneta (IRE) | 13 | 0 | — | — |
| Memphis (GER) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Jones | 5 | 2 | 40% | +3.00 |
| Gavin Sheehan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Elliott England | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 2 | 33% | +2.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 26+172d | Cheltenham | Foundation Developments Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Race (Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Qualifier) Pressed the winner until after 2 out - faded on the run-in to finish 7th | 7/11 | 1½ | 10-5 | 119 | 100A | 119A | Elliott England | 100/30F |
| 04 May 26+57d | Warwick | Moore & Tibbits Handicap Hurdle Handy in the pack early - upped tempo alongside the front-runner from the 5th - shaken up to go clear before 2 out - held on well to the line | 1/8 | 11-9 | 115 | 108B | 137A | Ben Jones | 7/2 | |
| 08 Mar 26+48d | Warwick | Oddschecker Free Bets Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Tracked front group early - dropped back after 3rd - regained ground to be handy before 4 out - shared second place 3 out - urged forward before 2 out then faded before last | 6/10 | 3¼ | 11-12 | 117 | 91A | 122A | Ben Jones | 5/4F |
| 19 Jan 26+43d | Lingfield | Sky Sports Racing Virgin 519 Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled close to the pace early - hit the front approaching two out - edged ahead before the final fence - sprinted away up the straight - won comfortably | 1/18 | 11-8 | 117 | — | 135A | Ben Jones | 5/2 | |
| 2025 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Dec 25+23d | Huntingdon | Sky Bet Super Sub Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled second early - made ground on the front-runner by the 4th - moved in front two out - pushed along after the last - overhauled close home for second | 2/10 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 78A | 126A | Ben Jones | 9/4 |
| 14 Nov 25+209d | Southwell | Checkout Case IH's New Optum Tractor 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Handy up front - closed on pace setter 3 out - driven approaching 2 out with little response - eased back into 3rd on run-in | 3/11 | 1¾ | 11-4 | — | 94C | 125A | Ben Jones | 11/8F |
| 19 Apr 25+28d | Huntingdon | Happy Easter From Huntingdon Racecourse 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Set the pace from the start - pushed along a furlong out - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/8 | 11-2 | — | 104A | 123A | Gavin Sheehan | 5/2F | |
| 22 Mar 25 | Newbury | Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper (Open NH Flat Race) (GBB Race) Tracked the pace - still involved with over 2f left before pressed for effort inside the final furlong - held position in 5th and flattened out close home | 5/11 | 1½ | 10-10 | — | 133A | 122A | Gavin Sheehan | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Wondering Why won?
- Wondering Why (IRE) won 3 of 8 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 37.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trains Wondering Why?
- Wondering Why (IRE) is trained by Ben Pauling, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 23 October 2026.
- Who is Wondering Why's sire?
- Wondering Why (IRE) is by Sea Moon (GB) out of Margarita (GER), whose sire is Lomitas.
- What going does Wondering Why prefer?
- Wondering Why (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Wondering Why's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 119, from the run on 23 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Wondering Why's sire's record?
- Sea Moon (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 588 runs since Jan 2008 (65 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 16.2% from 234. Weakest on soft going: 7.2% from 167.
- Who are Wondering Why's siblings?
- Out of Margarita (GER), Wondering Why (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mandarin (GER) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Mandarin (GER)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.