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Horse profile

Wot Way Chief (GB)

9yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2010) · Last trainer Malcolm Jefferson · Last owner Terry Pryke
by Defacto (USA) out of Wych Willow (GB) (Hard Fought)
25 runs · 14 courses · from Dec 2005
As at 6 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2010 — 5,850 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2010 · 12th of 15 4 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 115
KTB Profile

Wot Way Chief (GB) is 4 from 25. Hasn't won since Feb 2009. Last raced off 115, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 25 archived runs · updated 6 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating115↓ 8lb off peak
115 89–123

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 120A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 11 Jun 2010 Official rating 115 at the last run, 30 Oct 2010

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 24 figures · best 138A · median 100
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
Good12124B103—
Good to Soft6138A95.5—
Soft4100C93—
Good to Firm1———
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 6 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f15124B102—
1m5f – 2m6138A84—
2m5f – 3m3110A99—

Of 25 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 24 figures from 25 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
Defacto (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 53 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm400%−5.70 from 1
Good2214.5%−1.23 from 13
Good to Soft13215.4%+9.71 from 6
Soft500%−5.70 from 4
Heavy500%−5.70 from 1
Standard (AW)400%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f200%−5.7—
1m – 1m1f100%−5.7—
1m2f – 1m4f400%−5.7—
1m5f – 2m1616.3%+0.61 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f2229.1%+3.43 from 15
2m5f – 3m800%−5.70 from 4

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Wych Willow (GB) (Hard Fought)

No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 13 3 23% +2.00
Good to Soft 6 1 17% −1.00
Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 13 3 23% +1.50
Class 3 10 1 10% −4.50
Class 6 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Market Rasen 5 1 20% −1.50
Wetherby 2 1 50% +4.00
Kelso 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 1 50% +3.50
Uttoxeter 2 0 0% −2.00
Perth 2 0 0% −2.00
Carlisle 2 0 0% −2.00
Huntingdon 2 0 0% −2.00
Haydock 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheltenham 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle 1 1 100% +4.00
Hexham 1 0 0% −1.00
Catterick 1 0 0% −1.00
Towcester 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 15 3 20% +0.00
1m5f – 2m 6 1 17% −1.00
2m5f – 3m 4 0 0% −4.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
T J Dreaper 7 0 0% −7.00
Fergus King 5 1 20% +1.00
James Halliday 4 0 0% −4.00
Phil Kinsella 3 1 33% +2.50
Oliver Williams 2 0 0% −2.00
Graham Lee 2 1 50% +1.50
Dougie Costello 1 1 100% +4.00
P C O'Neill 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 4 0 0% −4.00
2009 3 1 33% +2.50
2008 2 1 50% +3.00
2007 4 1 25% +2.00
2006 10 1 10% −6.50
2005 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 18 2 11% −8.50
Chase 5 2 40% +5.50
NH Flat 2 0 0% −2.00

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
2010 · 4 runs
30 Oct 10+141d Wetherby Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good · 15 ran 12/15 ½ 11-2 115104A James Halliday 8/1
11 Jun 10+44d Market Rasen Betfair Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m2½f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 2 11-1 114120A James Halliday 5/1
28 Apr 10+17d Kelso John N. Dunn Group Ltd/sol2o Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m6½f · Good · 12 ran 3/12 12 10-7 114110A James Halliday 16/1
11 Apr 10+386d Market Rasen Market Rasen Family Enclosure Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4½f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 3 11-6 114116A James Halliday 12/1
2009 · 3 runs
21 Mar 09+22d Haydock Eagle And Child Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good · 8 ran PU/8 — 11-0 123— Phil Kinsella 9/2
27 Feb 09+35d Doncaster Sands Comedy Club Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m3f · Good · 7 ran 1/7 11-12 118124B Phil Kinsella 9/2
23 Jan 09+42d Doncaster Bet And Watch At Skybet.com Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m½f · Soft · 15 ran 5/15 14 11-2 12088A Phil Kinsella 8/1
2008 · 2 runs
12 Dec 08+28d Cheltenham Cfr Group (electrical + Mechanical Services) Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class 3 · 2m5f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 10/16 11 11-3 12299A Oliver Williams 14/1
14 Nov 08+429d Newcastle Mobile Applications Handicap Chase Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 1/8 11-11 108138A Dougie Costello 4/1
2007 · 4 runs
12 Sep 07+138d Uttoxeter Allied Irish Bank (GB) Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 4/11 hd 10-11 108105C Fergus King 7/1
27 Apr 07+11d Perth attheraces.com Free Video Form Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m4f · Good To Soft · 15 ran 3/15 5 11-8 100111C Fergus King 9/2
16 Apr 07+29d Wetherby Rocom Polycom Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 12 ran 1/12 11-3 100118C Fergus King 5/1J
18 Mar 07+82d Carlisle News And Star Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Heavy · 13 ran 6/13 1¾ 11-12 95100C Fergus King 14/1
2006 · 10 runs
26 Dec 06+38d Market Rasen Roseland Group Kilvington Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Soft · 15 ran 8/15 7 10-10 10187C Fergus King 7/2F
18 Nov 06+13d Huntingdon totesport 0800 221 221 Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 2m3½f · Good · 13 ran 7/13 5 10-8 10284C Graham Lee 9/2
05 Nov 06+21d Market Rasen GBM Recycling Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m3½f · Good · 14 ran 1/14 10-5 94102C Graham Lee 5/2F
15 Oct 06+25d Carlisle Book Your Christmas Party Here Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Soft · 18 ran 3/18 ½ 11-0 92100C T J Dreaper 9/2
20 Sep 06+104d Perth A C Management Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 3m · Soft · 9 ran 4/9 1½ 10-10 9298C T J Dreaper 9/2
08 Jun 06+9d Uttoxeter Stratstone Jaguar Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 16 ran 2/16 10 10-8 89102C T J Dreaper 7/1
30 May 06+72d Hexham Mencap Diamond Celebration Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m4f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 nk 10-11 8999C T J Dreaper 18/1
19 Mar 06+30d Kelso totepool 'A Better Way To Bet' Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 2m · Good To Soft · 15 ran 9/15 22 10-13 8977C T J Dreaper 40/1
17 Feb 06+36d Market Rasen Betfred We Pay Double Result Maiden Hurdle Class 4 · 2m1½f · Good To Soft · 18 ran 5/18 1¼ 10-13 —92C T J Dreaper 33/1
12 Jan 06+17d Catterick Halifax Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 1¾ 10-7 —87C T J Dreaper 66/1
2005 · 2 runs
26 Dec 05+18d Towcester Compare Odds Gg-odds.com Intermediate Open NH Flat (Div 1) Class 6 · 2m · Good To Soft · 14 ran 13/14 27 10-11 —81C Oliver Williams 25/1
08 Dec 05 Huntingdon Racing UK Intermediate NH Flat Race Class 6 · 2m · Good · 17 ran 14/17 6 10-13 —78C P C O'Neill 12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Wot Way Chief won?
Wot Way Chief (GB) won 4 of 25 archived starts between 2005 and 2010, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 9 times in total (36% of starts).
Who trained Wot Way Chief?
Wot Way Chief (GB) was trained by Malcolm Jefferson on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 30 October 2010.
Who is Wot Way Chief's sire?
Wot Way Chief (GB) is by Defacto (USA) out of Wych Willow (GB), whose sire is Hard Fought.
What going does Wot Way Chief prefer?
Wot Way Chief (GB) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Wot Way Chief's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 30 October 2010. The highest on record is 123.
What is Wot Way Chief's sire's record?
Defacto (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.7% of 53 runs since Jan 2008 (14 horses), Flat and jumps together.

Record shown from December 2005. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.