Brief Engagement (IRE)
Brief Engagement (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 35Highest OR
- 38dBetween runs (median)longest 107 d
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 8.2% of 4,102 runs since Jan 2008 (276 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 5 | 6.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 787 | 76 | 9.7% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 857 | 67 | 7.8% | −0.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 468 | 36 | 7.7% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 527 | 36 | 6.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 164 | 4 | 2.4% | −5.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,227 | 113 | 9.2% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,124 | 121 | 10.8% | +2.6 | 0 from 2 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,052 | 162 | 7.9% | −0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 596 | 41 | 6.9% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 154 | 11 | 7.1% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 119 | 1 | 0.8% | −7.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 52 | 1 | 1.9% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispol Antonio (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Folkestone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Creighton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Marc Halford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2006 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Aug 07+36d | Lingfield | WBX.com World Bet Exchange Maiden Stakes | 11/11 | 25 | 9-2 | 35 | 14C | Eddie Creighton | 100/1 |
| 29 Jun 07+56d | Folkestone | MC Truck & Bus Maiden Stakes | 10/10 | ½ | 8-12 | 35 | 21C | Marc Halford | 100/1 |
| 04 May 07+107d | Lingfield (AW) | betdirectpoker.com Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 11/11 | 15 | 9-5 | — | 43C | Robert Havlin | 100/1 |
| 17 Jan 07+38d | Lingfield (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Maiden Stakes | 11/11 | 11 | 9-7 | — | 28C | Eddie Creighton | 100/1 |
| 2006 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 06 | Kempton (AW) | Betbrokers Account 0844 855 2111 Median Auction Maiden Stks | 7/8 | 5 | 8-12 | — | -5C | Adam Kirby | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Brief Engagement won?
- Brief Engagement (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2006 and 2007.
- Who trained Brief Engagement?
- Brief Engagement (IRE) was trained by Tim McCarthy on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield on 4 August 2007.
- Who is Brief Engagement's sire?
- Brief Engagement (IRE) is by Namid (GB) out of Brief Fairy (IRE), whose sire is Brief Truce.
- What is Brief Engagement's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 35, from the run on 4 August 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Brief Engagement's sire's record?
- Namid (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.2% of 4,102 runs since Jan 2008 (276 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.4% from 164. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 0.8% from 119.
- Who are Brief Engagement's siblings?
- Out of Brief Fairy (IRE), Brief Engagement (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.