Astronomer (IRE)
Astronomer (IRE) is 4 from 6. Hasn't won since Sep 2018. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 106.
- 4–6Wins / Runs
- 66.7%Strike rate
- 5 (83.3%)Placed
- +4.20£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.16Fair A/E n=6 · 1.88 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 141
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 141A | 126 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 141A | 98 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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.
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 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 2 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 3 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Ladys First (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Ladys First (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladys First (GB) | 17 | 3 | 6f–1m | Group 3 |
| Longing (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Castanets (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Diamond And Gold (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Dewdrop (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Like A Boy (GB) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.20 |
| Good | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.20 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 3 | 60% | +1.70 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnacha O'Brien | 5 | 4 | 80% | +5.20 |
| P B Beggy | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 18+21d | Newmarket | bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) | 2/11 | ½ | 9-7 | 106 | 98A | 115A | Donnacha O'Brien | 4/1 |
| 21 Sep 18+11d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Race | 1/4 | 9-7 | 106 | 87C | 86B | Donnacha O'Brien | 1/5F | |
| 10 Sep 18+12d | Listowel | Sky Sports Racing Launching In 2019 Handicap | 1/9 | 9-7 | 96 | 141A | 113A | Donnacha O'Brien | 2/1F | |
| 29 Aug 18+25d | Bellewstown | Thatch Bar And Restaurant Handicap | 1/8 | 9-3 | 87 | 104A | 99A | Donnacha O'Brien | 6/4F | |
| 04 Aug 18+84d | Galway | Betway Maiden | 1/18 | 9-5 | — | 111C | 92A | Donnacha O'Brien | 5/2 | |
| 12 May 18 | Curragh | Plusvital Racing Syrup (C & G) Maiden | 4/9 | 4¾ | 9-5 | — | 91A | 62A | P B Beggy | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Astronomer (IRE) won?
- Astronomer (IRE) won 4 of 6 archived starts in 2018, a strike rate of 66.7%. Placed 5 times in total (83.3% of starts).
- Who trained Astronomer (IRE)?
- Astronomer (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 12 October 2018.
- Who is Astronomer (IRE)'s sire?
- Astronomer (IRE) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Like A Dame (GB), whose sire is Danehill.
- What is Astronomer (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 12 October 2018. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Astronomer (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Astronomer (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Like A Dame (GB), Astronomer (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Ladys First (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Ladys First (GB)). The wins came over 6f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.