Brief Encounter (IRE)
Brief Encounter (IRE) is 3 from 11. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.
- 3–11Wins / Runs
- 27.3%Strike rate
- 6 (54.5%)Placed
- +4.75£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.79Fair A/E n=11 · 1.50 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 44dAvg 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 9.1% of 1,446 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 208.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 1 | 5.6% | −3.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 292 | 31 | 10.6% | +1.5 | 3 from 7 |
| Good | 274 | 31 | 11.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 102 | 11 | 10.8% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 240 | 17 | 7.1% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 119 | 5 | 4.2% | −4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 401 | 36 | 9% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 83 | 7 | 8.4% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 6f – 7f | 413 | 41 | 9.9% | +0.8 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 313 | 27 | 8.6% | −0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 312 | 36 | 11.5% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 208 | 12 | 5.8% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 78 | 5 | 6.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Bomber Jackson (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2½f–2m4f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bomber Jackson (IRE) | 66 | 4 | 1m2½f–2m4f | — |
| Jensons Joy (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Diamond Daze (IRE) | 39 | 0 | — | — |
| Just Rio (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Fine Painting (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Private Jackson (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Modh Coinniolach (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Quick Glance (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 7 | 3 | 43% | +8.75 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Under 6f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Keniry | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.75 |
| William Buick | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
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 Brief Encounter won?
- Brief Encounter (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2008 and 2009, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
- Who trained Brief Encounter?
- Brief Encounter (IRE) was trained by Andrew Balding on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 3 October 2009.
- Who is Brief Encounter's sire?
- Brief Encounter (IRE) is by Pyrus (USA) out of Just One Look (GB), whose sire is Barathea.
- What going does Brief Encounter prefer?
- Brief Encounter (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Brief Encounter's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 3 October 2009. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Brief Encounter's sire's record?
- Pyrus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 1,446 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 4.2% from 119. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 5.8% from 208.
- Who are Brief Encounter's siblings?
- Out of Just One Look (GB), Brief Encounter (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bomber Jackson (IRE) (4). The wins came over 1m2½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.