A Decent Excuse (IRE)
A Decent Excuse (IRE) is 6 from 63. Hasn't won since Aug 2015.
- 6–63Wins / Runs
- 9.5%Strike rate
- 22 (34.9%)Placed
- −9.50£1 level staken=63 at SP
- 1.16Fair A/E n=63 · 0.91 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 33dAvg 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 100
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 116B | 94 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 105B | 65.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 76C | 61 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 116B | 87.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 97B | 77 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 14 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 14 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,777 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses).
Strongest on good going: 11.8% from 944. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 182. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4% from 150.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 257 | 19 | 7.4% | −1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 944 | 111 | 11.8% | +3.1 | 2 from 25 |
| Good to Soft | 415 | 33 | 8% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 666 | 54 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 2 from 20 |
| Heavy | 299 | 15 | 5% | −3.7 | 1 from 13 |
| Standard (AW) | 182 | 8 | 4.4% | −4.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 150 | 6 | 4% | −4.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 130 | 6 | 4.6% | −4.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 241 | 16 | 6.6% | −2.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 791 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 842 | 80 | 9.5% | +0.8 | 2 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 496 | 51 | 10.3% | +1.6 | 3 from 39 |
| Over 3m | 105 | 12 | 11.4% | +2.7 | 1 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Odonimee (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m1f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odonimee (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 2m–2m1f | — |
| Ashes Of Love (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Kilcolman Dj (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Um From Umbridge (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 25 | 2 | 8% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 20 | 2 | 10% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.50 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork | 11 | 1 | 9% | +0.00 |
| Limerick | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Killarney | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| Clonmel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Listowel | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 39 | 3 | 8% | −17.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 2 | 13% | +12.00 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Kennedy | 18 | 2 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Alan Crowe | 7 | 1 | 14% | +10.00 |
| B J Foley | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| David Mullins | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Patrick Mangan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mark Enright | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richie McLernon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Michael O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J Mulvihill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr E M O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Max Denuault | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Mr H D Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pierce Gallagher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 58 | 6 | 10% | −4.50 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| 2015 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +18.00 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +3.00 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 32 | 2 | 6% | −16.50 |
| Chase | 31 | 4 | 13% | +7.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has A Decent Excuse won?
- A Decent Excuse (IRE) won 6 of 63 archived starts between 2012 and 2018, a strike rate of 9.5%. Placed 22 times in total (34.9% of starts).
- Who trained A Decent Excuse?
- A Decent Excuse (IRE) was trained by Eugene M O'Sullivan on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 24 February 2018.
- Who is A Decent Excuse's sire?
- A Decent Excuse (IRE) is by Fruits Of Love (USA) out of Brave Thistle (IRE), whose sire is Bravefoot.
- What going does A Decent Excuse prefer?
- A Decent Excuse (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 20 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is A Decent Excuse's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 24 February 2018. The highest on record is 125.
- What is A Decent Excuse's sire's record?
- Fruits Of Love (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 2,777 runs since Jan 2008 (221 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 11.8% from 944. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 4.4% from 182. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 4% from 150.
- Who are A Decent Excuse's siblings?
- Out of Brave Thistle (IRE), A Decent Excuse (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Odonimee (IRE) (4). The wins came over 2m–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.