Air Drop (IRE)
Air Drop won one of 13 starts on turf between Jun 2023 and Dec 2024. Her sole success came at Down Royal in Sep 2023 in the Hovis Mares Maiden Hurdle over 2m1f – 2m4f on good to soft. The mare, by Al Namix out of a King’s Theatre mare, was last seen when she led in the Coolmore N.H. Sires Order Of St George Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase at Cork in Dec 2024 off an official rating of 123, which was her career-high mark. She raced eight times over 2m1f – 2m4f.
- 1–13Wins / Runs
- 7.7%Strike rate
- 3 (23.1%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.79Fair A/E n=13 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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 98
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 113A | 88 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 128B | 105 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 115A | 92.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 115A | 101.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 128B | 75 | — |
Of 13 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 13 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,205 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 27 | 6 | 22.2% | +10.5 | — |
| Good | 485 | 66 | 13.6% | +1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 351 | 49 | 14% | +2.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 872 | 96 | 11% | −0.7 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 432 | 40 | 9.3% | −2.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 36 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 1 | 10% | −1.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 86 | 10 | 11.6% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 616 | 78 | 12.7% | +1 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,050 | 118 | 11.2% | −0.5 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 368 | 41 | 11.1% | −0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 69 | 9 | 13% | +1.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Lime Drop (FR) (8 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lime Drop (FR)).
Family form: The Egyptian Ginge (IRE) won at Worcester, 25 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lime Drop (FR) | 35 | 8 | 1m7½f–2m1f | Class 3 |
| The Egyptian Ginge (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 2m7f–3m | Class 4 |
| As The Fella Says (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m7½f | Class 3 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kennedy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Sam Ewing | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carl Millar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Dec 24+29d | Cork | Coolmore N.H. Sires Order Of St George Irish EBF Mares Novice Chase (Grade 2) Set the pace early - overtaken 4 out - pressed for effort and dropped away before 3 out where came adrift from mount | UR/8 | — | 10-13 | 123 | — | — | Sam Ewing | 50/1 |
| 09 Nov 24+24d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Beginners Chase Went straight to front - lost command at the 5th - urged and slipped towards the back with 3 to jump - stopped finishing well and beaten off in 5th | 5/5 | 18 | 11-7 | — | 75C | 97C | Jack Kennedy | 3/1 |
| 16 Oct 24+24d | Punchestown | BetVictor Novice Chase (Grade 3) Sent to front early and opened a big gap by the 5th - margin grew further approaching halfway before narrowing towards 4 out where a rival drew level - pressed for effort before 2 out - stumbled on touchdown and lost rider at that fence | UR/7 | — | 10-8 | — | — | — | Sam Ewing | 33/1 |
| 22 Sep 24+27d | Listowel | Strings & Things Rated Novice Chase Front and drifting right at each fence - errors at the 1st and again 5 out - challenged before 2 out where another mistake saw the advantage lost - held in 3rd from the last and plugged on at one speed | 3/6 | 9 | 11-2 | — | 78A | 121B | Jack Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 26 Aug 24+20d | Downpatrick | C Russell Auto Sales Beginners Chase Went straight to front - lost lead momentarily after the first before regaining it - two lengths to the good by the midway point - urged forward approaching two out - opened up a three length margin early in the straight - hard driven and caught late with nothing left to give | 3/6 | ¾ | 11-1 | — | 98A | 116B | Carl Millar | 7/1 |
| 06 Aug 24+270d | Roscommon | J.F. Hanley Groundscare Beginners Chase Sat close to the front early - driven and lost ground on the home turn - shared the front spot 3 out then had nothing left and faded to finish 7th | 7/11 | 2¾ | 11-5 | — | 70A | 94A | Sam Ewing | 12/1 |
| 10 Nov 23+42d | Down Royal | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Feathard Lady Mares Novice Hurdle (Fillies' And Mares' Grade 3) | PU/12 | — | 10-10 | — | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 100/1 |
| 29 Sep 23+28d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Pat Walsh Memorial Mares Hurdle (Listed) | PU/7 | — | 10-7 | — | — | — | Jordan Gainford | 9/1 |
| 01 Sep 23+22d | Down Royal | Hovis (Prev. Premier Bakeries Ireland) Mares Maiden Hurdle | 1/17 | 10-13 | — | 105B | 119A | Jack Kennedy | 4/1 | |
| 10 Aug 23+28d | Sligo | Martin Reilly Hyundai Mares Maiden Hurdle | 2/10 | 4 | 11-7 | — | 115A | 114A | Jack Kennedy | 9/1 |
| 13 Jul 23+25d | Downpatrick | Cosy Roof Flat Race | 5/9 | ¾ | 11-0 | — | 113A | 98A | Mr J H Williamson | 3/1 |
| 18 Jun 23+13d | Downpatrick | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/7 | 8 | 11-4 | — | 53A | 101B | Mr J H Williamson | 4/1 |
| 05 Jun 23 | Listowel | Nora Canty Mares Maiden Hurdle | 4/18 | nk | 11-7 | — | 128B | 119A | Keith Donoghue | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Air Drop (IRE) won?
- Air Drop (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 3 times in total (23.1% of starts).
- Who trained Air Drop (IRE)?
- Air Drop (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 8 December 2024.
- Who is Air Drop (IRE)'s sire?
- Air Drop (IRE) is by Al Namix (FR) out of Lady Drop (FR), whose sire is King's Theatre.
- What going does Air Drop (IRE) prefer?
- Air Drop (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Air Drop (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 8 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Air Drop (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Al Namix (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 2,205 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Air Drop (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lady Drop (FR), Air Drop (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Lime Drop (FR) (8). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lime Drop (FR)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.