Battle Commence (IRE)
Battle Commence (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2018. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 3 on softer). Last raced off 67, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 68dAvg 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 85
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 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 72A | 69 | — |
| Good | 2 | 89A | 83.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 27 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 89A | 78.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 12.3% of 1,539 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 6% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 4 | 30.8% | +18.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 239 | 32 | 13.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 347 | 40 | 11.5% | −0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 151 | 9 | 6% | −6.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 188 | 19 | 10.1% | −2.2 | — |
| Heavy | 52 | 7 | 13.5% | +1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 549 | 79 | 14.4% | +2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 3 | 21.4% | +9.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 388 | 49 | 12.6% | +0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 335 | 42 | 12.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 407 | 52 | 12.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 247 | 32 | 13% | +0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 91 | 7 | 7.7% | −4.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −2.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −12.3 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Spirit Of Ash (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–1m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Spirit Of Ash (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit Of Ash (IRE) | 29 | 5 | 1m2f–1m4½f | Class 6 |
| Clash Of The Ash (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Tudhope | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2017 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 18+21d | Newcastle (AW) | H. Malone And Sons Handicap (Div 2) | 8/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 67 | 85A | 64A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 |
| 07 Sep 18+18d | Musselburgh | 188Bet Mobile Bet10 Get20 Handicap | 5/7 | nk | 9-4 | 70 | 78A | 56A | Shane Gray | 14/1 |
| 20 Aug 18+49d | Thirsk | Big Floss-Off At thirskraces Friday 31st August Handicap | 6/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 73 | 69A | 71A | Daniel Tudhope | 25/1 |
| 02 Jul 18+26d | Pontefract | 16th Wilfred Underwood Memorial Classified Stakes | 5/5 | nk | 9-0 | 75 | 87C | 66B | Daniel Tudhope | 5/2 |
| 06 Jun 18+37d | Hamilton | Neilsland And Earnock Julian Watson Memorial 'Confined' Novice Stakes | 1/10 | 9-2 | — | 89A | 77A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/1 | |
| 30 Apr 18+255d | Thirsk | 'Irish Day' At thirskraces Saturday 19th May Maiden Auction Stakes | 4/9 | 3 | 9-5 | — | 72A | 72A | Daniel Tudhope | 7/1 |
| 2017 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 18 Aug 17 | Nottingham | Pawson Transport EBF Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 5/8 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 49A | 66A | Daniel Tudhope | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Battle Commence won?
- Battle Commence (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2017 and 2018, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Battle Commence?
- Battle Commence (IRE) was trained by David O'Meara on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 28 September 2018.
- Who is Battle Commence's sire?
- Battle Commence (IRE) is by Declaration Of War (USA) out of Invincible Ash (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What is Battle Commence's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 67, from the run on 28 September 2018. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Battle Commence's sire's record?
- Declaration Of War (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 1,539 runs since Jan 2008 (123 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 6% from 151.
- Who are Battle Commence's siblings?
- Out of Invincible Ash (IRE), Battle Commence (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Spirit Of Ash (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Spirit Of Ash (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–1m4½f. As at Oct 2026.