How many races has Always A Reason (IRE) won?

Always A Reason (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).

Who trains Always A Reason (IRE)?

Always A Reason (IRE) is trained by Rebecca Menzies, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 April 2026.

Who is Always A Reason (IRE)'s sire?

Always A Reason (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Gaye Annie (IRE), whose sire is Tikkanen.

What going does Always A Reason (IRE) prefer?

Always A Reason (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Always A Reason (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 2 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.

Who are Always A Reason (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Gaye Annie (IRE), Always A Reason (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Always A Reason (IRE)

7yo gelding · Trainer Rebecca Menzies · Owner Miss Maria D Myco John Johnson

by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Gaye Annie (IRE) (Tikkanen)

12 runs · 6 courses · from Dec 2024

As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

3 wins · Catterick, Newcastle & Southwell Beaten favourite LTO Off 198 days · 5th of 8 Last raced off OR 107

KTB Profile

Always A Reason is a gelding with three wins from 12 starts on turf, all over 2m1f – 2m4f. He won a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Southwell on good to soft in Dec 2025 off 90, followed by two handicap chases in Jan 2026, at Catterick on soft off 101 and at Newcastle on good to soft off 96. He last ran at Kelso in Apr 2026, finishing 5 of 8 as the beaten favourite while racing off his career-high mark of 107.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 3 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR at career high

3–12Wins / Runs
25%Strike rate
5 (41.7%)Placed
+5.75£1 level staken=12 at SP
1.92Fair A/E n=12 · 1.66 incl. margin
107Highest OR
43dAvg between runs

Official rating107At career-high mark

107 90–107

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Kelso, 2 Apr 2026

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 →

Jumps 12 figures · best 114^A · median 92

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	7	114^A	80	4 · 101 / 67
Soft	4	96^C	92	3 · 92 / 92
Good	1	—	—	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	8	114^A	86	5 · 92 / 80
2m5f – 3m	3	114^B	102	2 · 102 / 101.5
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 119^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kelso, 21 Mar 2026 Official rating 107 at the last run, 2 Apr 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 12 figures · best 119^A · median 109

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
Good to Soft	7	119^A	109	4 · 119 / 111
Soft	4	115^C	107.5	3 · 115 / 111
Good	1	—	—	1 · —

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f	8	115^C	109	5 · 115 / 111
2m5f – 3m	3	119^A	110	2 · 119 / 114.5
1m5f – 2m	1	—	—	1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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 from 3 analysed runs

Held up 3 (100%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	2	0	0%	−7.6	—
Good to Firm	116	9	7.8%	+0.2	—
Good	961	87	9.1%	+1.5	0 from 1
Good to Soft	508	33	6.5%	−1.1	2 from 7
Soft	890	64	7.2%	−0.4	1 from 4
Heavy	394	24	6.1%	−1.5	—
Standard (AW)	248	20	8.1%	+0.5	—

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	21	0	0%	−7.6	—
6f – 7f	208	20	9.6%	+2	—
1m – 1m1f	315	28	8.9%	+1.3	—
1m2f – 1m4f	302	15	5%	−2.6	—
1m5f – 2m	979	71	7.3%	−0.3	0 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f	848	59	7%	−0.6	3 from 8
2m5f – 3m	377	39	10.3%	+2.7	0 from 3
Over 3m	69	5	7.2%	−0.4	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Gaye Annie (IRE) (Tikkanen)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Steel Soldier (IRE)	8	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good to Soft	7	2	29%	+8.50
Soft	4	1	25%	−1.75
Good	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	6	1	17%	−3.75
Class 5	5	2	40%	+10.50
Class 2	1	0	0%	−1.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Kelso	3	0	0%	−3.00
Newcastle	3	1	33%	+7.00
Carlisle	2	0	0%	−2.00
Hexham	2	0	0%	−2.00
Catterick	1	1	100%	+1.25
Southwell	1	1	100%	+4.50

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2m1f – 2m4f	8	3	38%	+9.75
2m5f – 3m	3	0	0%	−3.00
1m5f – 2m	1	0	0%	−1.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Ross Chapman	11	3	27%	+6.75
Danny McMenamin	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	7	1	14%	−1.50
Cheekpieces	3	2	67%	+9.25
Tongue tie + cheekpieces	2	0	0%	−2.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2026	5	2	40%	+7.25
2025	5	1	20%	+0.50
2024	2	0	0%	−2.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Hurdle	7	1	14%	−1.50
Chase	5	2	40%	+7.25

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
02 Apr 26+12d	Kelso	Join Racing TV Now Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 23.5f · Good · 8 ran Held up towards the back - improved into contention 4 out - lost touch with leaders after 2 out and dropped away before the last	5/8	1½	11-11	107	102^B	110^B	Danny McMenamin	6/4F
21 Mar 26+28d	Kelso	BetWright Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack - closed on the pace by the 12th - moved into second before two out - pushed out and stayed on to the line for second	2/10	2¼	11-0	106	101^B	119^A	Ross Chapman	20/1
21 Feb 26+22d	Newcastle	Jimmy Hunter 60th Birthday Celebration Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran Settled towards the back early - improved into contention by the 7th before pressed for effort approaching 3 out - lost ground before the last and finished well behind	5/6	4¾	11-5	107	54^B	103^B	Ross Chapman	11/2
30 Jan 26+15d	Catterick	Jumps Look Better On Racing TV Handicap Chase (GBB Race) Class 4 · 19f · Soft · 5 ran Settled towards back early - made ground into contention after the 12th - hit the front approaching 2 out - pushed clear before the last - dug deep under full pressure on the run-in - faded near the line but hung on to prevail	1/5		11-2	101	92^C	115^C	Ross Chapman	5/4F
15 Jan 26+32d	Newcastle	Get Raceday Ready Handicap Chase Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Settled just off the pace early - moved into contention before the 10th - surged to the front after 4 out - given a push before 2 out - fought off a challenge in the closing stages to prevail	1/9		11-11	96	37^A	113^B	Ross Chapman	9/1
14 Dec 25+12d	Carlisle	PricedUp Daily Racing Boosts Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 19.5f · Soft · 8 ran Settled in the pack early - made ground approaching 2 out - asked for effort before last where third alongside rivals - hit the front briefly after jumping last - overtaken close home and unable to fight back - kept on to finish second	2/8	¾	11-2	93	56^B	111^A	Ross Chapman	6/1
02 Dec 25+22d	Southwell	Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled at the back early - made progress into contention after the third-last - moved into second entering the home bend - pushed to the front two out - kept finding more after the last to score	1/8		11-10	90	80^B	109^B	Ross Chapman	9/2
10 Nov 25+230d	Carlisle	Fatty Renshaw Memorial Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Soft · 11 ran Settled towards the back early - clumsy 3 out - found space to make progress before the last two - pushed along but couldn't land a blow late on	5/11	3	11-0	91	92^A	104^A	Ross Chapman	6/1
25 Mar 25+68d	Hexham	Racing To School Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 10 ran Held up towards rear early - made progress into contention after 4 out - moved up to second approaching 2 out - asked for effort coming into the straight but never able to land a blow on winner - dropped back to third before the last and faded on the run-in	5/10	1½	11-3	93	114^A	109^A	Ross Chapman	11/1
16 Jan 25+18d	Newcastle	Watch Unbridled On attheraces.com Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 9 ran Never involved - well held throughout - finished sixth	6/9	9½	11-8	—	64^C	96^C	Ross Chapman	40/1
29 Dec 24+18d	Kelso	Visit Kelso In 2025 Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Class 4 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran Settled at the back early - nudged for effort to close a touch after 3 out - up into fourth by the last two furlongs but unable to threaten further	4/8	16	11-0	—	114^B	99^B	Ross Chapman	100/1
11 Dec 24	Hexham	Visit mybettingsites.com Ireland Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1) Class 4 · 20f · Soft · 10 ran Settled in the pack - made ground onto the heels of the front group before 2 out - driven approaching the home turn but found nothing and faded to finish seventh	7/10	3¾	11-4	—	96^C	95^C	Ross Chapman	12/1

Quick answers

How many races has Always A Reason (IRE) won?: Always A Reason (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trains Always A Reason (IRE)?: Always A Reason (IRE) is trained by Rebecca Menzies, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 2 April 2026.
Who is Always A Reason (IRE)'s sire?: Always A Reason (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Gaye Annie (IRE), whose sire is Tikkanen.
What going does Always A Reason (IRE) prefer?: Always A Reason (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Always A Reason (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 107, from the run on 2 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Always A Reason (IRE)'s sire's record?: Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.6% of 3,119 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Always A Reason (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Gaye Annie (IRE), Always A Reason (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Run style from 3 analysed runs

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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