Half A Chance (IRE) — Horse Explorer | Saturday Racing

Career Trajectory

last 14 runs · form score 0–100

Win
Placed
Mid-pack
Rear
DNF
OR mark

Peak form: 85
Mean: 42
Win %: 0%
Placed %: 43%
Trend: Steady

Course Record

13 venues

Career strike 43%; best at Galway (IRE) (0% from 2 runs).

Galway (IRE) 0% 0-0-2
Downpatrick (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Listowel (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Stratford 100% 0-1-1
Thurles (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Tipperary (IRE) 100% 0-1-1
Wetherby 100% 0-1-1
Cartmel 0% 0-0-1
Limerick (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Naas (IRE) 0% 0-0-1
Plumpton 0% 0-0-1
Taunton 0% 0-0-1
Wexford (IRE) 0% 0-0-1

Connections History

5 jockeys · 1 trainer

Jockeys

Paddy Hanlon(5) NOW 40% 0-4-10
Miss M O'Sullivan 100% 0-1-1
Sean Flanagan 100% 0-1-1
Alan O'Sullivan 0% 0-0-1
Gavin Brouder 0% 0-0-1

Trainers

John Joseph Hanlon NOW 43% 0-6-14

Going Record

10 classifiable runs

Firmleaning Fires on firmer ground — 50% in-the-money on a fast surface vs 0% on softer ground.

Firm — 0 runs
Good to Firm 50% 0-1-2
Good 20% 0-1-5
Good to Soft 100% 0-2-2
Soft 0% 0-0-1
Heavy — 0 runs

Distance Record

14 classifiable runs

Allrounder Versatile — handles a range of trips with similar effectiveness.

Sprint ≤ 6f — 0 runs
Seven 6½ – 7f — 0 runs
Mile 7f – 1m1f — 0 runs
Middle 1m1f – 1m4f — 0 runs
Staying ≥ 1m4f 43% 0-6-14

Recent Runs

last 10 races · newest first

3rd/5 30 May 2026 2 days ago

Stratford
- 2m2½f
- Good To Firm
- Class 3
- Cheekpieces
btn 5.5 OR 112 -1

Paddy Hanlon

In touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - went second and pressed winner after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 15/2)
UR 23 May 2026 9 days ago

Cartmel
- 2m1½f
- Good
- Class 3
- Cheekpieces
OR 113 +3

Paddy Hanlon

Raced in second - nudged along when stumbled and unseated just after 3 out(op 5/2)
4th/12 7 May 2026 25 days ago

Wexford (IRE)
- 2m
- Good To Yielding
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 110 -6

Alan O'Sullivan

Prominent - pressed leaders before 2 out - ridden approaching last - hung right and no extra run-in(op 9/1 tchd 10/1)
10th/14 5 Apr 2026 57 days ago

Plumpton
- 2m
- Good
- Class 2
- Cheekpieces
btn 1.5 OR 116 +4

Paddy Hanlon

Held up in rear - brief headway 3 out - weakened before 2 out
4th/12 7 Feb 2026 114 days ago

Naas (IRE)
- 1m7½f
- Soft To Heavy
- Cheekpieces
btn 3.5 OR 112 +1

Paddy Hanlon

Midfield - headway 4th - went second 5th - led 3 out - headed and weakened quickly approaching last(op 9/1)
3rd/11 20 Dec 2025 163 days ago

Thurles (IRE)
- 2m
- Yielding
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 111 -6

Paddy Hanlon

Midfield - steady headway after 3 out - went third 2 out - outpaced approaching last - no impression run-in(op 7/1)
5th/8 27 Nov 2025 186 days ago

Taunton
- 2m3f
- Good To Firm
- Class 4
- Cheekpieces
btn .75 OR 117 +1

Paddy Hanlon

Towards rear - headway before 4 out - went third before 3 out - pecked on landing last - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 8/1)
2nd/7 1 Nov 2025 212 days ago

Wetherby
- 2m
- Good
- Class 3
- Cheekpieces
btn 1.5 OR 116 +7

Paddy Hanlon

In touch with leaders - headway before 3 out - pressed leaders 2 out - kept on(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
3rd/8 5 Oct 2025 239 days ago

Tipperary (IRE)
- 2m
- Good To Yielding
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.2 OR 109 +3

Sean Flanagan

Sweating - led - headed and prominent after 3rd - disputed lead before 2 out - led narrowly after 2 out - not fluent last - headed run-in -…
2nd/16 26 Sep 2025 248 days ago

Listowel (IRE)
- 2m2f
- Good To Yielding
- Cheekpieces
btn 0.3 OR 106

Miss M O'Sullivan

In touch with leaders - led narrowly 2 out - soon faced challenge - kept on but headed towards finish(tchd 4/1)