Critical Reason (IRE)
Lightly raced 2yo colt with 2 starts since Sep 2026. Finished 8 of 12 at Leopardstown (IRE) last time. By Lope De Vega (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,172 runs since Jan 2008.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 21dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 66
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 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 26 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 68C | 67 | 2 runs · 68 / 67 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 runs · as at 25 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,172 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 4 | 22.2% | +8.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,559 | 238 | 15.3% | +1.5 | — |
| Good | 2,753 | 383 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,556 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,873 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 715 | 84 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,696 | 532 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 476 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,596 | 511 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,590 | 515 | 14.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,275 | 466 | 14.2% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 957 | 89 | 9.3% | −4.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 24 | 9.8% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −10.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 26 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 Geryon (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Geryon (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geryon (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 7f–1m1f | Group 3 |
| Melodiam (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| De Boode (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Oct 26+21d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden Up with the pace early and 4th at halfway - pushed along in 5th 1 1/2f out - cut out of it inside the final furlong - faded late to finish 8th | 8/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 66A | 68C | James Ryan | 4/1 |
| 26 Sep 26 | Curragh (IRE) | Goffs Million Held up towards the back - still 15th with 2 1/2f left - eased right and began to close ground inside the last two furlongs - found little more late and finished ninth | 9/18 | ½ | 9-5 | 68C | 85A | Colin Keane | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Critical Reason won?
- Critical Reason (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Critical Reason?
- Critical Reason (IRE) is trained by G. M. Lyons, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 17 October 2026.
- Who is Critical Reason's sire?
- Critical Reason (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Oboe (USA), whose sire is Mizzen Mast.
- What is Critical Reason's sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,172 runs since Jan 2008 (1,102 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 957.
- Who are Critical Reason's siblings?
- Out of Oboe (USA), Critical Reason (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Geryon (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Geryon (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.