Workahead (IRE)
Workahead is a gelding who has two wins from eight starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m. He won the Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle at Leopardstown on soft ground in Dec 2024 and the T.C. Cullen Memorial Novice Chase at Wexford on good to soft in May 2026. Each win came on a first visit to the course. He finished second of eight as beaten favourite at Roscommon in Jun 2026. He has reached a highest ever official rating of 145.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- +1.88£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.33Fair A/E n=8 · 1.09 incl. margin
- 145Highest OR
- 78dAvg 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 142
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 123C | 84 | 2 · 123 / 103.5 |
| Soft | 2 | 111B | 103.5 | 1 · — |
| Heavy | 2 | 142A | 117 | 2 · 142 / 117 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 142A | 96 | 5 · 142 / 96 |
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 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 3 analysed runs
- Led 3 (100%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 746 runs since Jan 2008 (100 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Good | 220 | 22 | 10% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 179 | 19 | 10.6% | +1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 237 | 18 | 7.6% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 103 | 9 | 8.7% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 275 | 22 | 8% | −1.1 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 275 | 32 | 11.6% | +2.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 171 | 13 | 7.6% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −3.2 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bronn (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (Bronn (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronn (IRE) | 18 | 4 | 2m–2m5½f | Grade 2 |
| Colby Mayfield (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.62 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh O'Keeffe | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Mike O'Connor | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.50 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.62 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Chase | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
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 Jun 26+23d | Roscommon | McGowan Accountancy Services Novice Chase Went straight to front - clipped 2nd fence - pressed and lost lead after 2 out - unable to close on winner from last and stayed on same gait to finish 2nd | 2/8 | 4¾ | 11-7 | — | 96A | 139B | Mike O'Connor | 1/3F |
| 16 May 26+67d | Wexford | T.C. Cullen Memorial Novice Chase Went ahead for a short spell early - settled second - shared front spot approaching 4 out - regained command before 2 out - opened a 3-length advantage at the last and kept finding more to score | 1/5 | 11-6 | — | 123C | 147B | Darragh O'Keeffe | 11/8F | |
| 10 Mar 26+24d | Cheltenham | Unibet Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Set the pace early before giving way after the first - dropped back through the field approaching 3 out - dropped away before 2 out and beaten a long way home | 9/9 | 12 | 11-10 | 145 | 84C | 121C | Darragh O'Keeffe | 80/1 |
| 14 Feb 26+20d | Gowran Park | Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 3) Set the pace early - clipped the second-last and driven on - lost front spot in the final stretch and unable to peg back winner late | 2/7 | 1½ | 11-1 | 143 | 142A | 147A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 8/1 |
| 25 Jan 26+320d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Business Club Limestone Lad Hurdle (Grade 3) Sat close to the pace early - 3rd at halfway - squeezed for space after two out and slipped to 4th near the last then unable to find more up the run-in | 4/7 | 6½ | 11-3 | 145 | 92A | 131A | Darragh O'Keeffe | 9/2 |
| 11 Mar 25+75d | Cheltenham | Michael O'Sullivan Supreme Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race) Raced with plenty of enthusiasm early - went clear straightaway before being overtaken at the 5th after a mistake - dropped away rapidly approaching 3 out - finished well beaten at the rear | 11/11 | 14 | 11-7 | — | 61C | 126C | Rachael Blackmore | 15/2 |
| 26 Dec 24+19d | Leopardstown | Thorntons Recycling Maiden Hurdle Set the pace from the off - two lengths to the good by halfway then pushed further ahead approaching the last two - driven out to hold on strongly to the line | 1/17 | 11-12 | — | 111B | 160A | Mike O'Connor | 13/2 | |
| 07 Dec 24 | Navan | Headfort Arms Hotel Maiden Hurdle Sat close to front pair - pushed along in 3rd two out - unable to close at the last then held on for third | 3/25 | 5 | 11-12 | — | — | 137A | Mike O'Connor | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Workahead (IRE) won?
- Workahead (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trains Workahead (IRE)?
- Workahead (IRE) is trained by Henry De Bromhead, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 June 2026.
- Who is Workahead (IRE)'s sire?
- Workahead (IRE) is by Workforce (GB) out of Cluain Easa (IRE), whose sire is Accordion.
- What going does Workahead (IRE) prefer?
- Workahead (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 Workahead (IRE)'s official rating?
- Workahead (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 145.
- What is Workahead (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Workforce (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 746 runs since Jan 2008 (100 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Workahead (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Cluain Easa (IRE), Workahead (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bronn (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (Bronn (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.