Astonishment (IRE)
Astonishment (IRE) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Sep 2009. Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- −4.27£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=10 · 1.27 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 15dAvg 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 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | +9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 403 | 45 | 11.2% | +2.6 | 1 from 6 |
| Good | 526 | 44 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 219 | 19 | 8.7% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 339 | 16 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 129 | 9 | 7% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 900 | 82 | 9.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 274 | 31 | 11.3% | +2.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 774 | 65 | 8.4% | −0.2 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 607 | 56 | 9.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 451 | 40 | 8.9% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 232 | 11 | 4.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 151 | 9 | 6% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +6.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.9 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Love Chunghwa (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Love Chunghwa (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Chunghwa (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 4 |
| Hayloft (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Arterial (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Betsy Coed (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Eve Bee (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.27 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.27 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pat Dobbs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Fahy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.73 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| George Baker | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Astonishment won?
- Astonishment (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts in 2009, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Astonishment?
- Astonishment (IRE) was trained by Sylvester Kirk on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 19 October 2009.
- Who is Astonishment's sire?
- Astonishment (IRE) is by Desert Style (IRE) out of Lucky Norwegian (IRE), whose sire is Almutawakel I.
- What going does Astonishment prefer?
- Astonishment (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Astonishment's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 19 October 2009. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Astonishment's sire's record?
- Desert Style (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 2,544 runs since Jan 2008 (247 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 4.7% from 339. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.7% from 232.
- Who are Astonishment's siblings?
- Out of Lucky Norwegian (IRE), Astonishment (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Love Chunghwa (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Love Chunghwa (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.