Contentious (USA)
Contentious (USA) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2007. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 7 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 97.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Contentious (USA) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Classy Moon (USA) (1 win).
The wins came over 5f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Classy Moon (USA)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classy Moon (USA) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Ribbing (USA) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- −4.75£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.29Fair A/E n=7 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 97Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | −3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 605 | 83 | 13.7% | +2.1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 655 | 67 | 10.2% | −1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 290 | 22 | 7.6% | −4 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 394 | 28 | 7.1% | −4.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 158 | 20 | 12.7% | +1.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 877 | 126 | 14.4% | +2.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 5 | 18.5% | +6.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 595 | 73 | 12.3% | +0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 736 | 89 | 12.1% | +0.5 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 846 | 107 | 12.6% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 422 | 35 | 8.3% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 67 | 10 | 14.9% | +3.3 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Longchamp (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.25 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.75 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Mongan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Eddie Ahern | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Davy Bonilla | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kerrin McEvoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2006 | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 6 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 07+20d | Newmarket | Lanwades Stud Severals Stakes (Fillies' Listed) | 8/16 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 97 | 70C | Eddie Ahern | 14/1 |
| 29 Sep 07+28d | Ascot | Space Property Rosemary Fillies' Handicap (Listed) | 3/11 | shd | 9-1 | 97 | 99C | Eddie Ahern | 20/1 |
| 01 Sep 07+34d | Longchamp (FR) | Prix de Liancourt () (Fillies) | 12/12 | dht | 8-12 | — | — | Davy Bonilla | 13/1 |
| 29 Jul 07+22d | Pontefract | Pomfret Stakes (Listed) | 2/6 | 2½ | 8-2 | 93 | 69C | Royston Ffrench | 16/1 |
| 07 Jul 07+29d | Sandown | Addleshaw Goddard Distaff Stakes (Fillies' Listed) | 5/9 | 1 | 8-12 | 80 | 70C | Ian Mongan | 10/1 |
| 08 Jun 07+241d | Goodwood | Goodwood Flying School Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Div 2) | 1/11 | 9-0 | — | 68C | Ian Mongan | 9/4F | |
| 2006 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Oct 06+27d | Newbury | Newvoicemedia Maiden Stakes (Div 2) | 2/16 | 3 | 8-12 | — | 87C | Ian Mongan | 9/2J |
| 13 Sep 06 | Sandown | Vaillant Novice Stakes | 4/5 | ¾ | 8-4 | — | 59C | Kerrin McEvoy | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Contentious won?
- Contentious (USA) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2006 and 2007, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Contentious?
- Contentious (USA) was trained by John Dunlop on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 19 October 2007.
- Who is Contentious's sire?
- Contentious (USA) is by Giant's Causeway (USA) out of Illicit (USA), whose sire is Mr Prospector.
- What is Contentious's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 19 October 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Contentious's sire's record?
- Giant's Causeway (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.6% of 3,018 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.1% from 394. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 8.3% from 422.
- Has Contentious produced winners?
- As a dam, Contentious (USA) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Classy Moon (USA) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Classy Moon (USA)). The wins came over 5f. As at Oct 2026.