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Horse profile

Taking It Handy

Sholokhov (IRE) × Sahara Breeze (IRE) (Shirocco (GER))

TrainerJ W Kenny
OwnerMichael F Broderick

Sex: filly
Foaled: 2022
Colour: chestnut

Record (GB & IRE): 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
Prize money (GB & IRE): £0
Official rating: Unrated
Last run (GB & IRE): 28 Aug 2026, Wexford (IRE) (11/12)
Last win (GB & IRE): Yet to win

Recent form

1011

Taking It Handy has no declared runs or entries in Britain or Ireland at the moment.

Form

Race record

Date	Course	Pos	SP	Btn	Jockey	Trainer	Race	Class	Type	Dist	Going	Wgt	Winner / 2nd	Winner prize	Days	Future form
28 Aug 26	Wexford (IRE)	11/12	40/1	dist	Conor Smithers	J W Kenny	Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle	Non-handicap (unclassified)	Hurdle	2m1f	Good	10-2	Game Point (IRE)	€8,700	42	1/8
17 Jul 26	Killarney (IRE)	10/12	20/1	20¼	Mr B T Stone	J W Kenny	Christy Lucey Transport Mares Finale (Pro/Am) Flat Race	Non-handicap (unclassified)	NH Flat	2m1f	Good	10-7	Unquite Dreams (IRE)	€7,200	-	0/7

11/1228 Aug 26 · Wexford (IRE)40/1
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood
All fields
Date
28 Aug 26
Course
Wexford (IRE)
Pos
11/12
SP
40/1
Btn
dist
Jockey
Conor Smithers
Trainer
J W Kenny
Race
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
Hurdle
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-2
Winner / 2nd
Game Point (IRE)
Winner prize
€8,700
Days
42
Future form
1/8
10/1217 Jul 26 · Killarney (IRE)20/1
Christy Lucey Transport Mares Finale (Pro/Am) Flat Race
Non-handicap (unclassified)2m1fGood
All fields
Date
17 Jul 26
Course
Killarney (IRE)
Pos
10/12
SP
20/1
Btn
20¼
Jockey
Mr B T Stone
Trainer
J W Kenny
Race
Christy Lucey Transport Mares Finale (Pro/Am) Flat Race
Class
Non-handicap (unclassified)
Type
NH Flat
Dist
2m1f
Going
Good
Wgt
10-7
Winner / 2nd
Unquite Dreams (IRE)
Winner prize
€7,200
Days
-
Future form
0/7

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

Date	Course	Race	This horse	Winner next time	Their pos	Won on	At	Race won
28 Aug 26	Wexford (IRE)	Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle	11/12	Game Point (IRE)	1	24 Sep 26	Listowel (IRE)	Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) In Memory Of John M…

11/1228 Aug 26 · Wexford (IRE)
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
All fields
Date
28 Aug 26
Course
Wexford (IRE)
Race
Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
This horse
11/12
Winner next time
Game Point (IRE)
Their pos
1
Won on
24 Sep 26
At
Listowel (IRE)
Race won
Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) In Memory Of John M…

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

Trainer	First run	Last run	First run for yard	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
J W Kenny	17 Jul 26	28 Aug 26	10/12	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0

J W Kenny

Trainer: J W Kenny
First run: 17 Jul 26
Last run: 28 Aug 26
First run for yard: 10/12
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

Code	Runs	Wins	2nd	3rd	Win %	Place %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)	First run	Last run
National Hunt	2	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	£0	€0	17 Jul 26	28 Aug 26

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
2nd: 0
3rd: 0
Win %: 0.0%
Place %: 0.0%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0
First run: 17 Jul 26
Last run: 28 Aug 26

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Sire branchSholokhov (IRE)

Parent · 1

SireSholokhov (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)
Sire's damLa Meilleure (GB)

Great-grandparents · 4

Sire's sire's sireNot traced
Sire's sire's damNot traced
Sire's dam's sireNot traced
Sire's dam's damNot traced

Dam branchSahara Breeze (IRE)

Parent · 1

DamSahara Breeze (IRE)

Grandparents · 2

Dam's sireShirocco (GER)
Dam's damNot traced

Great-grandparents · 4

Dam's sire's sireNot traced
Dam's sire's damNot traced
Dam's dam's sireNot traced
Dam's dam's damNot traced

Sholokhov (IRE)

Sahara Breeze (IRE)

Sadler's Wells (USA)

La Meilleure (GB)

Shirocco (GER)

Not traced

Breeding card

HorseTaking It Handy (IRE)

Sexfilly

Foaled2022

SireSholokhov (IRE)

DamSahara Breeze (IRE)

DamsireShirocco (GER)

Sire's sireSadler's Wells (USA)

Sire's damLa Meilleure (GB)

Dam's produce0 winners from 3 runners

Notable siblingLet's Go Sarah (IRE)

Female line

Sahara Breeze (IRE) · 0 winners from 3 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

Sire	Dam	Damsire	Foaled	Colour	Sex	Sire's avg winning distance	Damsire's avg winning distance
Sholokhov (IRE)	Sahara Breeze (IRE)	Shirocco (GER)	24 Apr 22	chestnut	filly	Flat 12.4f · NH 2m4f	Flat 10.6f · NH 2m3f

Sholokhov (IRE)

Sire: Sholokhov (IRE)
Dam: Sahara Breeze (IRE)
Damsire: Shirocco (GER)
Foaled: 24 Apr 22
Colour: chestnut
Sex: filly
Sire's avg winning distance: Flat 12.4f · NH 2m4f
Damsire's avg winning distance: Flat 10.6f · NH 2m3f

Progeny of Sholokhov (IRE) in this horse's best conditions

Condition	Runs	Wins	Placed	Win %	Place %	This horse runs
All National Hunt runs	3,245	398	943	12.3%	29.1%	2
At 2m to 2m1f	1,061	121	299	11.4%	28.2%	2
On Good going	1,308	156	394	11.9%	30.1%	2
At 2m to 2m1f on Good going	385	35	106	9.1%	27.5%	2

All National Hunt runs

Condition: All National Hunt runs
Runs: 3,245
Wins: 398
Placed: 943
Win %: 12.3%
Place %: 29.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f
Runs: 1,061
Wins: 121
Placed: 299
Win %: 11.4%
Place %: 28.2%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

On Good going

Condition: On Good going
Runs: 1,308
Wins: 156
Placed: 394
Win %: 11.9%
Place %: 30.1%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

At 2m to 2m1f on Good going

Condition: At 2m to 2m1f on Good going
Runs: 385
Wins: 35
Placed: 106
Win %: 9.1%
Place %: 27.5%
This horse runs: 2
This horse wins: 0

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Sholokhov (IRE) × Shirocco (GER) mares (the cross)

Code	Runners	Winners	Winners %	Black-type winners	Runs	Wins	2nd/3rd	Win %	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
National Hunt	2	1	50.0%	0	6	2	0	33.3%	£0	€19,942

National Hunt

Code: National Hunt
Runners: 2
Winners: 1
Winners %: 50.0%
Black-type winners: 0
Runs: 6
Wins: 2
2nd/3rd: 0
Win %: 33.3%
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €19,942

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

Horse	Runs	Wins	Black-type wins	Prize GB (£)	Prize IRE (€)
Msassa (FR)	4	2	0	£0	€19,942
Taking It Handy (IRE)	2	0	0	£0	€0

Msassa (FR)

Horse: Msassa (FR)
Runs: 4
Wins: 2
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €19,942

Taking It Handy (IRE)

Horse: Taking It Handy (IRE)
Runs: 2
Wins: 0
Black-type wins: 0
Prize GB (£): £0
Prize IRE (€): €0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Sahara Breeze (IRE)

G1 winners: 0
Produce: 0 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Sahara Breeze (IRE) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Mount Nelson (GB)

Let's Go Sarah (IRE)0W · 4R

By Califet (FR)

Chase The Status (IRE)0W · 2R

Female line

1Sahara Breeze (IRE)

Notable relatives

No black-type winners in this female family in GB or IRE since 1990.

In brief

How old is Taking It Handy?

Taking It Handy (IRE) is a 4-year-old chestnut filly, foaled on 24 April 2022.

Who are the sire and dam of Taking It Handy?

Taking It Handy (IRE) is by Sholokhov (IRE) out of Sahara Breeze (IRE), a daughter of Shirocco (GER).

Who trains Taking It Handy?

Taking It Handy (IRE) is trained by J W Kenny and owned by Michael F Broderick, and has run for no other trainer in Britain or Ireland.

What is Taking It Handy's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Taking It Handy (IRE) has run 2 times and is yet to win.

When did Taking It Handy last run?

Taking It Handy (IRE) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 28 August 2026 at Wexford (IRE) in the Adare Manor Opportunity Maiden Hurdle, finishing 11th of 12.