Always Stronger (FR)
Always Stronger is a lightly raced gelding with two starts since Feb 2026. He finished third of five at Fakenham in Mar 2026 in a Class 4 maiden hurdle, having raced prominently. His sire Barastraight has a record of 40 wins from 339 runs since Jan 2008 while the dam has produced one winner from three runners to date. He has raced on good to soft and soft going over trips from 1m5f to 2m4f.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 23dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 11.6% of 344 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Good | 48 | 12 | 25% | +13.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 47 | 6 | 12.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 141 | 15 | 10.6% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 14 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −11.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −7.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 72 | 5 | 6.9% | −4.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 173 | 23 | 13.3% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 9 | 19.1% | +7.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +3.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them This Story (FR) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (This Story (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This Story (FR) | 3 | 1 | 2m1f | Class 4 |
| One Story (FR) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| All Story (FR) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 26+23d | Fakenham | Robert Case Memorial Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) settled in the pack early - pressed the leader after the first then hit the second fence awkwardly - dropped back into third by the 6th - urged along soon after - well adrift by the last two flights - finished a distant third | 3/5 | 22 | 11-6 | 96C | 90C | Charlie Hammond | 8/1 |
| 18 Feb 26 | Southwell | Gleeds Data Center Derby Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - up with the front group into 3rd - driven after 3 out but found nothing and dropped away before 2 out | 8/13 | 2 | 11-6 | 101C | 99C | Charlie Hammond | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Always Stronger won?
- Always Stronger (FR) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Always Stronger?
- Always Stronger (FR) is trained by Stuart Edmunds, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 March 2026.
- Who is Always Stronger's sire?
- Always Stronger (FR) is by Barastraight (GB) out of Cover Story (FR), whose sire is Okawango.
- What is Always Stronger's sire's record?
- Barastraight (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 344 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Always Stronger's siblings?
- Out of Cover Story (FR), Always Stronger (FR) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: This Story (FR) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (This Story (FR)). The wins came over 2m1f. As at Oct 2026.