How many races has Confrontational (IRE) won?

Confrontational (IRE) won 7 of 51 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 13.7%. Placed 14 times in total (27.5% of starts).

Who trained Confrontational (IRE)?

Confrontational (IRE) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 15 October 2021.

Who is Confrontational (IRE)'s sire?

Confrontational (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Chevanah (IRE), whose sire is Chevalier.

What going does Confrontational (IRE) prefer?

Confrontational (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 25 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Confrontational (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 15 October 2021. The highest on record is 91.

What is Confrontational (IRE)'s sire's record?

Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,780 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

Who are Confrontational (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Chevanah (IRE), Confrontational (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kaaranah (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Kaaranah (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Confrontational (IRE)

7yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2021) · Last trainer Jennie Candlish · Last owner Brian Verinder

by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Chevanah (IRE) (Chevalier)

51 runs · 24 courses · from May 2016

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 15 Oct 2021 — 1,831 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Oct 2021 · 10th of 14 7 wins · 4 courses Last raced off OR 66

KTB Profile

Confrontational (IRE) is 7 from 51. Hasn't won since Jun 2021. Last raced off 66, 25lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 51 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance OR ↓ 25lb off peak

7–51Wins / Runs
13.7%Strike rate
14 (27.5%)Placed
−6.00£1 level staken=51 at SP
1.50Fair A/E n=51 · 1.26 incl. margin
91Highest OR
39dAvg between runs

Official rating66↓ 25lb off peak

66 61–91

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 85 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Newcastle (AW), 24 Sep 2021

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 →

Flat 46 figures · best 119^A · median 89

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	24	109^A	92.5	—
Soft	6	115^A	87.5	—
Good to Firm	5	119^A	90	—
Good to Soft	5	99^A	93	—
Good	5	78^A	76	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	31	119^A	90	—
1m – 1m1f	12	109^A	85.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2	93^A	86.5	—
Under 6f	1	—	—	—

Of 47 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 46 figures from 47 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newcastle (AW), 24 Sep 2021 Official rating 66 at the last run, 15 Oct 2021

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 51 figures · best 102^A · median 80

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	25	102^A	81	—
Soft	8	99^A	78	—
Good	7	94^A	60	—
Good to Firm	5	92^A	85	—
Good to Soft	5	91^A	78	—
Heavy	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
6f – 7f	33	96^A	80	—
1m – 1m1f	12	102^A	72	—
Under 6f	4	93^A	71	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2	91^A	87	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 51 figures from 51 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Footstepsinthesand (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,780 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	72	16	22.2%	+12	—
Good to Firm	1,911	220	11.5%	+1.3	0 from 5
Good	2,945	268	9.1%	−1.1	1 from 7
Good to Soft	1,240	108	8.7%	−1.5	0 from 5
Soft	1,770	143	8.1%	−2.1	1 from 8
Heavy	541	62	11.5%	+1.3	0 from 1
Standard (AW)	4,299	485	11.3%	+1.1	5 from 25

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	1,126	141	12.5%	+2.3	1 from 4
6f – 7f	5,036	527	10.5%	+0.3	4 from 33
1m – 1m1f	3,327	336	10.1%	−0.1	2 from 12
1m2f – 1m4f	2,100	196	9.3%	−0.9	0 from 2
1m5f – 2m	837	80	9.6%	−0.6	—
2m1f – 2m4f	320	22	6.9%	−3.3	—
2m5f – 3m	31	1	3.2%	−7	—
Over 3m	3	0	0%	−10.2	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Chevanah (IRE) (Chevalier)

4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Kaaranah (IRE) (6 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Kaaranah (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Kaaranah (IRE)	42	6	1m–1m1½f	Class 5
Acquiescent (IRE)	23	3	6f–7f	—
Vingegaard (IRE)	17	2	5f–6f	Class 5
All Dressed Up (IRE)	6	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	25	5	20%	+7.50
Soft	8	1	13%	−1.50
Good	7	1	14%	−1.00
Good to Firm	5	0	0%	−5.00
Good to Soft	5	0	0%	−5.00
Heavy	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	15	1	7%	−8.50
Class 6	9	2	22%	+2.00
Class 5	5	0	0%	−5.00
Class 3	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Dundalk (AW)	10	3	30%	+11.50
Newcastle (AW)	9	2	22%	+2.00
Chester	6	1	17%	+0.50
Wolverhampton (AW)	3	0	0%	−3.00
Thirsk	2	0	0%	−2.00
Nottingham	2	0	0%	−2.00
Naas	2	0	0%	−2.00
Beverley	1	0	0%	−1.00
Hamilton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Southwell (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ripon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Pontefract	1	0	0%	−1.00
Catterick	1	0	0%	−1.00
Haydock	1	0	0%	−1.00
Doncaster	1	0	0%	−1.00
Lingfield (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Laytown (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Cork (IRE)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gowran Park	1	0	0%	−1.00
Listowel	1	0	0%	−1.00
Leopardstown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Tipperary	1	0	0%	−1.00
Down Royal	1	1	100%	+5.00
Curragh	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
6f – 7f	33	4	12%	−12.00
1m – 1m1f	12	2	17%	+6.00
Under 6f	4	1	25%	+2.00
1m2f – 1m4f	2	0	0%	−2.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Shane Foley	11	4	36%	+16.50
Shane Gray	5	1	20%	+1.50
Joe Fanning	5	0	0%	−5.00
Rossa Ryan	4	0	0%	−4.00
Andrew Mullen	4	0	0%	−4.00
Mr Ryan Holmes	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ben Curtis	2	1	50%	+5.00
Franny Norton	2	0	0%	−2.00
Tom Queally	2	0	0%	−2.00
N G McCullagh	2	0	0%	−2.00
Colin Keane	2	0	0%	−2.00
Callum Shepherd	1	0	0%	−1.00
Connor Murtagh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Oisin Murphy	1	1	100%	+3.00
David Nolan	1	0	0%	−1.00
David Egan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gavin Ryan	1	0	0%	−1.00
Seamie Heffernan	1	0	0%	−1.00
W J Lee	1	0	0%	−1.00
Colm O'Donoghue	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gary Carroll	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Cheekpieces	28	5	18%	+4.50
None	15	1	7%	−9.00
Hood	6	1	17%	+0.50
Visor	1	0	0%	−1.00
Blinkers	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2021	14	2	14%	−3.00
2020	4	0	0%	−4.00
2019	15	3	20%	+6.50
2018	8	1	13%	−1.50
2017	4	0	0%	−4.00
2016	6	1	17%	+0.00

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
15 Oct 21+21d	Newcastle (AW)	Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap Class 5 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	10/14	2	9-8	66	77^B	65^A	Callum Shepherd	33/1
24 Sep 21+14d	Newcastle (AW)	Follow AtTheRaces On Twitter Handicap (Div 2) Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran	4/9	2¾	10-0	67	85^A	81^A	Shane Gray	5/1
10 Sep 21+21d	Chester	Mental Health UK Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Jockeys) Class 4 · 7.5f · Soft · 10 ran	7/10	nse	10-8	68	53^A	68^A	Mr Ryan Holmes	17/2
20 Aug 21+24d	Newcastle (AW)	Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap (Div 2) Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran	5/9	¾	9-3	69	99^A	79^A	Connor Murtagh	11/1
27 Jul 21+18d	Beverley	Racing Tv Handicap Class 5 · 7.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	3/10	1	9-13	69	119^A	85^A	Ben Curtis	8/1
09 Jul 21+15d	Chester	Boodles Ashoka Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Good To Soft · 12 ran	4/12	hd	9-9	69	96^A	80^A	Franny Norton	5/1
24 Jun 21+30d	Newcastle (AW)	Follow Rebecca Menzies Racing On Instagram Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	1/12		10-2	67	109^A	102^A	Ben Curtis	6/1
25 May 21+11d	Newcastle (AW)	Equine Products In Newmarket At Horse Requisites Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran	1/11		9-4	62	90^A	92^A	Oisin Murphy	3/1
14 May 21+27d	Hamilton	Patersons Of Greenoakhill Handicap Class 6 · 6f · Good To Soft · 10 ran	5/10	2	9-7	63	99^A	78^A	Joe Fanning	16/5F
17 Apr 21+21d	Thirsk	Follow ThirskRaces On Twitter For Ticketing News Handicap (Div 1) Class 6 · 6f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	2/12	1¼	9-8	61	81^A	92^A	Rossa Ryan	7/2C
27 Mar 21+18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran	6/12	¾	9-5	63	100^A	76^A	Tom Queally	15/2
09 Mar 21+32d	Southwell (AW)	Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran	4/12	½	9-6	64	73^A	86^A	Rossa Ryan	10/1
05 Feb 21+15d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap Class 6 · 8f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	8/14	2	9-8	66	87^B	72^A	Rossa Ryan	12/1
21 Jan 21+31d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap Class 6 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	4/12	shd	9-9	67	100^A	85^A	Rossa Ryan	16/1
21 Dec 20+148d	Newcastle (AW)	Bombardier British-Hopped Amber Beer Handicap Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 9 ran	8/9	1¾	9-3	71	87^A	65^A	Shane Gray	16/1
26 Jul 20+18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Follow At The Races On Twitter Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard · 12 ran	10/12	nk	9-4	74	89^A	67^A	Shane Gray	18/1
08 Jul 20+23d	Ripon	Visit Attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 13 ran	11/13	¾	9-4	77	76^C	58^C	Joe Fanning	50/1
15 Jun 20+240d	Pontefract	Racing Welfare Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good · 11 ran	11/11	4¼	9-6	79	78^A	51^A	Joe Fanning	20/1
19 Oct 19+21d	Catterick	Get So Much More With Racing TV Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 15 ran	4/15	½	9-7	79	101^C	96^A	Shane Gray	11/2
28 Sep 19+15d	Chester	Mr & Mrs Wilson Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 12 ran	1/12		8-10	74	115^A	96^A	Shane Gray	11/2
13 Sep 19+28d	Chester	Horseradish Handicap (Gentleman Amateur Riders) Class 4 · 7.5f · Good · 14 ran	3/14	1	10-10	74	76^C	94^A	Mr Ryan Holmes	17/2
16 Aug 19+12d	Thirsk	Cliff Stud Rearing Winners Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Soft · 9 ran	6/9	4	9-11	77	54^A	66^A	Andrew Mullen	16/1
04 Aug 19+43d	Chester	1539 Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Good To Soft · 11 ran	4/11	¾	9-13	77	93^A	91^A	Andrew Mullen	12/1
22 Jun 19+7d	Haydock	Racing TV Handicap Class 4 · 8f · Good To Soft · 11 ran	8/11	½	9-3	79	84^B	72^A	David Nolan	10/1
15 Jun 19+15d	Chester	City Of London Gin Handicap Class 4 · 10.5f · Soft · 7 ran	4/7	½	9-7	80	80^A	83^A	Franny Norton	11/2
31 May 19+21d	Doncaster	Blue Line Taxis Barnsley Supporting Wpcc Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	9/10	½	8-7	81	90^A	53^A	Andrew Mullen	14/1
10 May 19+20d	Nottingham	Castle Rock Willowbrook Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Soft · 10 ran	2/10	½	9-2	79	95^A	99^A	David Egan	6/1
20 Apr 19+29d	Nottingham	Jarrod Marsland 50th Birthday Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	3/7	hd	9-7	80	101^A	87^A	Tom Queally	7/1
22 Mar 19+17d	Newcastle (AW)	Follow Top Tipster Templegate At Sunracing Handicap Class 4 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 12 ran	6/12	½	9-8	81	81^B	80^A	Andrew Mullen	6/1
05 Mar 19+11d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 8.5f · Standard · 9 ran	3/9	1½	9-11	82	98^B	88^A	Joe Fanning	6/1
22 Feb 19+28d	Lingfield (AW)	sunracing.co.uk Handicap Class 3 · 7f · Standard · 8 ran	7/8	1	9-1	83	109^B	76^A	Joe Fanning	4/1J
25 Jan 19+7d	Dundalk (AW)	baroneracing.com Handicap 7f · Standard · 8 ran	1/8		9-4	79	103^A	89^A	Shane Foley	3/1J
18 Jan 19+28d	Dundalk (AW)	Mourne Windows & Doors Handicap 8f · Standard · 14 ran	1/14		9-6	72	106^B	100^A	Shane Foley	10/1
21 Dec 18+21d	Dundalk (AW)	Crowne Plaza Hotel Race & Stay Handicap 7f · Standard · 14 ran	7/14	nk	10-2	72	89^B	84^A	Shane Foley	9/2F
30 Nov 18+23d	Dundalk (AW)	Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap 6f · Standard · 12 ran	5/12	½	9-0	72	88^A	78^A	N G McCullagh	11/2
07 Nov 18+62d	Dundalk (AW)	DKIT Students Union Handicap 7f · Standard · 13 ran	1/13		9-8	67	95^B	87^A	Shane Foley	11/2
06 Sep 18+26d	Laytown (AW)	Bohan Hyland & Associates Handicap (50-75) 6f · Standard · 10 ran	2/10	½	10-8	68	—	88^A	Shane Foley	12/1
11 Aug 18+14d	Cork (IRE)	Ticket Sales Online Apprentice Handicap 7f · Good · 9 ran	7/9	5½	9-7	72	65^A	57^A	Gavin Ryan	7/1
28 Jul 18+55d	Gowran Park	Like Gowran Park On Facebook Handicap (50-80) 9.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran	9/13	5½	9-8	74	60^C	65^C	Colin Keane	20/1
03 Jun 18+9d	Listowel	Follow Listowel Races On Facebook Handicap (60-90) 6.5f · Good · 12 ran	12/12	1¼	9-4	77	67^A	60^A	N G McCullagh	25/1
25 May 18+161d	Leopardstown	Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 16 ran	14/16	½	8-12	78	83^C	63^A	Seamie Heffernan	20/1
15 Dec 17+42d	Dundalk (AW)	Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Awards 2017 Handicap 6f · Standard · 11 ran	9/11	½	8-7	79	102^A	73^A	Shane Foley	7/1
03 Nov 17+14d	Dundalk (AW)	Dundalk Stadium - Light Up Your Night Handicap 6f · Standard · 14 ran	2/14	nk	9-5	88	108^B	96^A	W J Lee	22/1
20 Oct 17+63d	Dundalk (AW)	Al Basti Equiworld Mercury Stakes (Listed) 5f · Standard · 13 ran	9/13	1¾	9-13	90	86^B	69^A	Shane Foley	50/1
18 Aug 17+306d	Dundalk (AW)	Bar One Racing Mourne Handicap 6f · Standard · 13 ran	7/13	hd	8-13	90	103^B	85^A	Shane Foley	33/1
16 Oct 16+9d	Naas	At The Races E.B.F. Birdcatcher Premier Nursery (Plus 10) 6f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran	12/14	nk	9-1	91	26^C	59^C	Colin Keane	10/1
07 Oct 16+67d	Dundalk (AW)	Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) 7f · Standard · 9 ran	5/9	1½	9-3	87	83^A	81^A	Colm O'Donoghue	50/1
01 Aug 16+23d	Naas	Billy's Bus Supporting Naas Hurling Race (Plus 10) 6f · Good · 5 ran	5/5	¾	9-4	87	—	78^B	Shane Foley	9/1
09 Jul 16+21d	Tipperary	Excelebration Tipperary Stakes (Listed) 5f · Yielding · 11 ran	4/11	1½	9-3	—	—	73^A	Gary Carroll	6/1
18 Jun 16+28d	Down Royal	Rainbow Communications Maiden 5f · Good · 10 ran	1/10		9-5	—	—	93^A	Shane Foley	5/1
21 May 16	Curragh	Cold Move European Breeders Fund Marble Hill Stakes (Listed) 5f · Yielding To Soft · 9 ran	6/9	4½	9-3	—	—	59^A	Shane Foley	80/1

Quick answers

How many races has Confrontational (IRE) won?: Confrontational (IRE) won 7 of 51 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 13.7%. Placed 14 times in total (27.5% of starts).
Who trained Confrontational (IRE)?: Confrontational (IRE) was trained by Jennie Candlish on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 15 October 2021.
Who is Confrontational (IRE)'s sire?: Confrontational (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Chevanah (IRE), whose sire is Chevalier.
What going does Confrontational (IRE) prefer?: Confrontational (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 5 wins from 25 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Confrontational (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 15 October 2021. The highest on record is 91.
What is Confrontational (IRE)'s sire's record?: Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,780 runs since Jan 2008 (936 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are Confrontational (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Chevanah (IRE), Confrontational (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Kaaranah (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Kaaranah (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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▾Class 31 of 51 runs

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