Around A Pound (IRE)
Around A Pound (IRE) is 2 from 40. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. Last raced off 81, 27lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–40Wins / Runs
- 5%Strike rate
- 12 (30%)Placed
- −29.75£1 level staken=40 at SP
- 0.50Fair A/E n=40 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | +1.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 397 | 44 | 11.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,797 | 242 | 13.5% | +1.8 | 1 from 8 |
| Good to Soft | 1,169 | 115 | 9.8% | −1.9 | 0 from 8 |
| Soft | 2,053 | 249 | 12.1% | +0.4 | 1 from 13 |
| Heavy | 1,447 | 157 | 10.9% | −0.8 | 0 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 23 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,499 | 173 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,249 | 260 | 11.6% | −0.1 | 2 from 17 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,398 | 284 | 11.8% | +0.1 | 0 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 742 | 92 | 12.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 1 | 8% | −9.75 |
| Heavy | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 22 | 1 | 5% | −15.00 |
| Class 5 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | 13 | 2 | 15% | −2.75 |
| Towcester | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Clonmel | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Southwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Huntingdon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 2 | 12% | −6.75 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Greene | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.75 |
| Henry Brooke | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| Mr J C Tyner | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Paul N O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Adam Wedge | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Charlie Deutsch | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Haynes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Maurice Linehan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Garry Lavery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lucy Alexander | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 28 | 1 | 4% | −24.75 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2011 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 25 | 2 | 8% | −14.75 |
| Chase | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| NH Flat | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
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 Around A Pound won?
- Around A Pound (IRE) won 2 of 40 archived starts between 2009 and 2015, a strike rate of 5%. Placed 12 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Around A Pound?
- Around A Pound (IRE) was trained by Nick Kent on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 9 May 2015.
- Who is Around A Pound's sire?
- Around A Pound (IRE) is by Old Vic (GB) out of Mary Ellen Best (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Around A Pound prefer?
- Around A Pound (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Around A Pound's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 9 May 2015. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Around A Pound's sire's record?
- Old Vic (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 6,916 runs since Jan 2008 (630 horses), Flat and jumps together.