Armed Guard (IRE)
Armed Guard (IRE) is 2 from 33. Hasn't won since Dec 2014. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 9 on turf. Last raced off 54, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–33Wins / Runs
- 6.1%Strike rate
- 9 (27.3%)Placed
- −22.50£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=33 · 0.54 incl. margin
- 62Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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 10.4% of 9,890 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 81 | 17 | 21% | +10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,745 | 198 | 11.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 2,319 | 206 | 8.9% | −1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,146 | 91 | 7.9% | −2.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,312 | 148 | 11.3% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 452 | 58 | 12.8% | +2.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,833 | 313 | 11% | +0.6 | 2 from 24 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 381 | 49 | 12.9% | +2.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,120 | 220 | 10.4% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,213 | 241 | 10.9% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,237 | 220 | 9.8% | −0.6 | 2 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,640 | 181 | 11% | +0.6 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 870 | 86 | 9.9% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 362 | 30 | 8.3% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 5 | 7.5% | −2.9 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Macksville (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–2m3½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Macksville (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macksville (IRE) | 27 | 2 | 1m6f–2m3½f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 24 | 2 | 8% | −13.50 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 23 | 2 | 9% | −12.50 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 2 | 8% | −13.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Hayes | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Miss S Lynam | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Ian Brennan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Oisin Orr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Downey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 23 | 2 | 9% | −12.50 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.50 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Armed Guard (IRE) won?
- Armed Guard (IRE) won 2 of 33 archived starts between 2011 and 2015, a strike rate of 6.1%. Placed 9 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Armed Guard (IRE)?
- Armed Guard (IRE) was trained by Edward Lynam on the most recent run on record, at Bellewstown on 3 July 2015.
- Who is Armed Guard (IRE)'s sire?
- Armed Guard (IRE) is by Medicean (GB) out of Fairest Of All (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
- What going does Armed Guard (IRE) prefer?
- Armed Guard (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 24 starts (8.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Armed Guard (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 3 July 2015. The highest on record is 62.
- What is Armed Guard (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Medicean (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 9,890 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Armed Guard (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fairest Of All (IRE), Armed Guard (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Macksville (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Macksville (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–2m3½f. As at Oct 2026.