Always (GB)
Always (GB) is 2 from 13, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the National Lottery Champion Chase at Gowran Park (Oct 2005). Hasn't won since Oct 2005. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).
- 2–13Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 2 (15.4%)Placed
- +9.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.00Fair A/E n=13 · 1.68 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 60dAvg 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 14.6% of 1,776 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses).
Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 20.6% from 199. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.3% from 169.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −3.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Firm | 280 | 48 | 17.1% | +2.5 | 2 from 4 |
| Good | 432 | 67 | 15.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 252 | 38 | 15.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 332 | 44 | 13.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 132 | 18 | 13.6% | −1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 339 | 43 | 12.7% | −1.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −14.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 81 | 14 | 17.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 199 | 41 | 20.6% | +6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 583 | 98 | 16.8% | +2.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 472 | 56 | 11.9% | −2.7 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 240 | 32 | 13.3% | −1.3 | 2 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 169 | 14 | 8.3% | −6.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | −1.3 | — |
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
9 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Yellowstone (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Yellowstone (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone (IRE) | 25 | 3 | 1m–1m6f | Group 3 |
| Danamour (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| Houghton (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m6f | Class 5 |
| Rock Supreme (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Carrowbeg (IRE) | 22 | 0 | — | — |
| Yazaar (GB) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Grooms Affection (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| She's My Rock (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Londoner (USA) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 4 | 2 | 50% | +18.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +17.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis O'Regan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paul Carberry | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Martin Ferris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 7 | 2 | 29% | +15.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +16.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 2 | 22% | +13.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 07+12d | Aintree | John Smith's Topham Handicap Chase | RR/29 | — | 10-2 | 137 | — | Martin Ferris | 100/1 |
| 01 Apr 07+233d | Limerick | UL Bohemians Raceday Hurdle | 11/16 | 3½ | 11-2 | 109 | 88C | Niall P Madden | 25/1 |
| 11 Aug 06+9d | Wexford | Hook Head (q.r.) Race | RR/4 | — | 11-0 | 85 | — | Ms N Carberry | 5/1 |
| 02 Aug 06+16d | Galway | William Hill Galway Plate (Handicap Chase) | 10/22 | 4½ | 11-0 | 138 | 105C | Davy Russell | 33/1 |
| 17 Jul 06+42d | Killarney | Gleneagle Summer Cabaret Chase | 4/7 | 1½ | 11-8 | 135 | 119C | Denis O'Regan | 10/1 |
| 05 Jun 06+48d | Listowel | John Joseph Burke Memorial Hurdle | RR/9 | — | 11-2 | 114 | — | Denis O'Regan | 8/1 |
| 18 Apr 06+156d | Fairyhouse | Blue Square Dan Moore Memorial Handicap Chase | LFT/10 | — | 11-2 | 140 | — | Barry Geraghty | 10/1 |
| 13 Nov 05+36d | Navan | Fortria Chase (Grade 2) | 5/5 | 5 | 11-7 | 138 | 100C | Denis O'Regan | 20/1 |
| 08 Oct 05+71d | Gowran Park | National Lottery Champion Chase (Gr2) | 1/3 | 11-6 | 123 | 118C | Paul Carberry | 9/1 | |
| 29 Jul 05+20d | Galway | Tony O'Malley Memorial Handicap Chase | 1/11 | 11-0 | 116 | 121C | Barry Geraghty | 11/1 | |
| 09 Jul 05+50d | Fairyhouse | P.Elliot & Co. Ltd. Hurdle | 4/5 | 25 | 11-2 | — | — | Paul Carberry | 4/1 |
| 20 May 05+24d | Cork | Carbon Group Handicap Chase | 5/11 | 1½ | 10-7 | 117 | 113C | Denis O'Regan | 7/1 |
| 26 Apr 05 | Punchestown | Mountbrook Homes Handicap Chase (0-140) | F/21 | — | 11-1 | 117 | — | Paul Carberry | 9/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Always (GB) won?
- Always (GB) won 2 of 13 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 2 times in total (15.4% of starts).
- Who trained Always (GB)?
- Always (GB) was trained by John Long on the most recent run on record, at Aintree on 13 April 2007.
- Who is Always (GB)'s sire?
- Always (GB) is by Dynaformer (USA) out of Love And Affection (USA), whose sire is Exclusive Era.
- What going does Always (GB) prefer?
- Always (GB) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Always (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 137, from the run on 13 April 2007. The highest on record is 140.
- What is Always (GB)'s sire's record?
- Dynaformer (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.6% of 1,776 runs since Jan 2008 (154 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 20.6% from 199. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.3% from 169.
- Who are Always (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Love And Affection (USA), Always (GB) has 9 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Yellowstone (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Yellowstone (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.