Breaking Ground (IRE)
Breaking Ground is a mare by Berkshire out of a mare by Elusive City. She is yet to win from 10 starts on turf, all over 1m5f – 2m4f, and has been held up in 83 per cent of her analysed runs. She last ran at Sedgefield in Sep 2026, finishing 7 of 8 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle off an official rating of 74, 11lb below her highest ever mark. She has raced six times at Perth without success.
- 0–10Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −10.00£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=10 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 121
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 121A | 73 | 5 · 121 / 86 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 65C | 39.5 | 2 · 65 / 39.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 121A | 73 | 4 · 121 / 86 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 61C | 49 | 2 · 49 / 31.5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 10 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 10 runs · as at 7 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (83%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 505 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses).
Strongest on soft going: 15.3% from 131. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 175.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.4 | — |
| Good | 180 | 19 | 10.6% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 115 | 14 | 12.2% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 131 | 20 | 15.3% | +3.8 | — |
| Heavy | 51 | 2 | 3.9% | −7.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | −5.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | −3.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 38 | 5 | 13.2% | +1.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 175 | 27 | 15.4% | +3.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 184 | 18 | 9.8% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | −3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Breaking Cover (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Breaking Cover (IRE)).
Family form: Breaking Cover (IRE) won at Kelso, 4 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Cover (IRE) | 21 | 8 | 2m–2m2½f | Class 2 |
| Badlands Boy (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Peace Diamond (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sedgefield | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Lynn | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Toby Wynne | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Moscrop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| HT | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 26+32d | Sedgefield | Sedgefield Racecourse For Outdoor Events Handicap Hurdle Race (Go North Cab On Target Series Qualifier) held up at back - jumping clumsily 4 out - tailed off after 2 out and finished 7th | 7/8 | 4¾ | 10-3 | 74 | 99B | 66A | Toby Wynne | 22/1 |
| 28 Aug 26+57d | Sedgefield | Newts Rocket To The Top Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle Race Settled in the pack - pushed along after 2 out - fading and then clipped last - well held at the finish | 5/10 | 3¾ | 10-1 | 76 | 121A | 80A | Ben Smith | 20/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+25d | Perth | PWA Architecture Handicap Hurdle Pulled hard early - held up in the main pack - dropped away from 2 out and well beaten before the last | 6/10 | 16 | 10-8 | 79 | 73B | 79A | Bruce Lynn | 50/1 |
| 07 Jun 26+24d | Perth | IM Group Handicap Hurdle Held up at the back - made no impression - well held by the finish | 8/13 | 5½ | 10-9 | 81 | 86C | 82C | Toby Wynne | 100/1 |
| 14 May 26+21d | Perth | Edinburgh Gin Classic Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled in the pack early - pressed for effort before 2 out - dropped away soon after - well held at the finish | 11/13 | 13 | 10-12 | 81 | 14C | 85C | Toby Wynne | 250/1 |
| 23 Apr 26+34d | Perth | One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Set the pace early - lost front spot after the 5th and pressed for effort approaching 3 out - dropped away fast before 2 out to finish well beaten | 12/14 | 16 | 10-13 | 85 | 49C | 87C | Bruce Lynn | 66/1 |
| 20 Mar 26+66d | Musselburgh | Racing Post+ Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up close to the front - urged forward after 3 out - dropped away soon after 2 out - finished 5th | 5/10 | hd | 10-13 | 64 | 65C | 98A | Bruce Lynn | 300/1 |
| 13 Jan 26+150d | Ayr | Book Day Dancin On 11 April Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - lost touch from the 6th - eased and pulled up before two out | PU/10 | — | 10-8 | — | — | — | Nathan Moscrop | 300/1 |
| 16 Aug 25+34d | Perth | Malcolm Group's Final Fling For Pudy Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Held up towards the back on the inner - driven to keep in touch - lost place 3 out - eventually well beaten in 10th | 10/13 | 5½ | 10-8 | — | 61C | 74C | Bruce Lynn | 125/1 |
| 13 Jul 25 | Perth | Book Your Christmas Party Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled towards the back early - clumsy at the opening obstacle then toiling from 7th - made no impression thereafter and beaten well clear in 5th | 5/7 | 53 | 10-2 | — | 40C | 84C | Bruce Lynn | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Breaking Ground (IRE) won?
- Breaking Ground (IRE) has yet to win, from 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026.
- Who trains Breaking Ground (IRE)?
- Breaking Ground (IRE) is trained by R. Mike Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 29 September 2026.
- Who is Breaking Ground (IRE)'s sire?
- Breaking Ground (IRE) is by Berkshire (IRE) out of Peace And The City (FR), whose sire is Elusive City.
- What is Breaking Ground (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 29 September 2026. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Breaking Ground (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Berkshire (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 505 runs since Jan 2008 (74 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 15.3% from 131. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 15.4% from 175.
- Who are Breaking Ground (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Peace And The City (FR), Breaking Ground (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Breaking Cover (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Breaking Cover (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–2m2½f. As at Oct 2026.