Alternative Route (IRE)
Alternative Route (IRE) is 1 from 12. Hasn't won since Aug 2005. Last raced off 89, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Alternative Route (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Rightdownthemiddle (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) | 76 | 5 | 2m4f–3m | Class 4 |
| Deputy's Pass (IRE) | 20 | 2 | 2m4f–3m1f | — |
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 3 (25%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.87Fair A/E n=12 · 0.62 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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
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
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 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 149 | 6 | 4% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 407 | 25 | 6.1% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 188 | 6 | 3.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 278 | 13 | 4.7% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 190 | 12 | 6.3% | +1.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 402 | 19 | 4.7% | −0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 442 | 24 | 5.4% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 321 | 18 | 5.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 55 | 1 | 1.8% | −3.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly Jingles (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Dr Leonside (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Mad For Action (IRE) | 20 | 0 | — | — |
| Mad For ActionI (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew J McNamara | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Davy Russell | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| P A Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J T Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr K E Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 06+11d | Tramore | Sunnybank Hotel Handicap Chase (0-109) | PU/13 | — | 10-13 | 89 | — | Andrew J McNamara | 8/1 |
| 06 Aug 06+13d | Galway | Corrib Village Beginners Chase | 11/15 | 30 | 11-7 | 89 | 65C | Andrew J McNamara | 9/1 |
| 24 Jul 06+39d | Ballinrobe | Yolanda O'Gorman Memorial Beginners Chase | 4/12 | 1 | 11-7 | — | 84C | Andrew J McNamara | 10/1 |
| 15 Jun 06+215d | Clonmel | Gain Feeds Beginners Chase | 8/12 | 13 | 11-7 | — | 75C | Davy Russell | 11/2 |
| 12 Nov 05+44d | Cheltenham | Racing UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle | 12/19 | 2 | 11-0 | 98 | 74C | Davy Russell | 16/1 |
| 29 Sep 05+41d | Thurles | Vendee Novice Hurdle | 3/15 | 2 | 10-10 | — | 101C | Andrew J McNamara | 5/1 |
| 19 Aug 05+8d | Kilbeggan | Pat Doyle Memorial Mares Novice Hurdle | 3/13 | 11 | 11-7 | — | 119C | Davy Russell | EvensF |
| 11 Aug 05+10d | Tramore | Snowcream Milk Maiden Hurdle | 1/13 | 10-13 | — | 122C | Davy Russell | 7/1 | |
| 01 Aug 05+13d | Cork | Killetra Maiden Hurdle | 4/21 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 105C | P A Carberry | 14/1 |
| 19 Jul 05+30d | Ballinrobe | Mchale Engineering Maiden Hurdle | 5/14 | 6 | 10-13 | — | 83C | P A Carberry | 12/1 |
| 19 Jun 05+8d | Gowran Park | Thomastown (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 11/19 | 1½ | 11-2 | — | 81C | Mr J T Carroll | 12/1 |
| 11 Jun 05 | Cork | Corkracecourse.ie (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race | 5/19 | 1 | 10-13 | — | 114C | Mr K E Power | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Alternative Route (IRE) won?
- Alternative Route (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2005 and 2006, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Alternative Route (IRE)?
- Alternative Route (IRE) was trained by Timothy Doyle on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 17 August 2006.
- Who is Alternative Route (IRE)'s sire?
- Alternative Route (IRE) is by Needle Gun (IRE) out of Miss Ironside (GB), whose sire is General Ironside.
- What going does Alternative Route (IRE) prefer?
- Alternative Route (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Alternative Route (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 17 August 2006. The highest on record is 98.
- What is Alternative Route (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Needle Gun (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 5% of 1,228 runs since Jan 2008 (139 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Alternative Route (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Miss Ironside (GB), Alternative Route (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Alternative Route (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Alternative Route (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Rightdownthemiddle (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Rightdownthemiddle (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.