Critical Speed (IRE)
Critical Speed (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 6 at Leicester (Jun 2016). Last raced off a career-high mark of 69.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Critical Speed (IRE) has 2 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins The Waiting Game (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (The Waiting Game (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Waiting Game (GB) | 23 | 6 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Five Winds (GB) | 15 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 21dAvg 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 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 82 | 9 | 11% | −2.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,937 | 250 | 12.9% | −0.7 | — |
| Good | 2,836 | 385 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1,604 | 200 | 12.5% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,070 | 282 | 13.6% | 0 | — |
| Heavy | 702 | 97 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 3,556 | 514 | 14.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,164 | 134 | 11.5% | −2.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,405 | 594 | 13.5% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,131 | 495 | 15.8% | +2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,468 | 340 | 13.8% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,094 | 119 | 10.9% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 397 | 45 | 11.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 8 | 7.4% | −6.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 20 | 2 | 10% | −3.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Desert Law (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Desert Law (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Law (IRE) | 58 | 8 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Desert Cop (GB) | 33 | 4 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Desert Command (GB) | 31 | 3 | 5f–6f | Class 4 |
| Top Cop (GB) | 71 | 2 | 5½f–6f | Class 5 |
| Fair Cop (GB) | 10 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Speed King (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Good Cop (GB) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Morris | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 16+9d | Newbury | Pancreatic Cancer UK Handicap | 4/8 | 2¼ | 9-3 | 69 | 71A | Tom Marquand | 7/1 |
| 21 Jun 16+35d | Leicester | Vis-a-vis Symposiums Handicap | 2/6 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 69 | 86B | Luke Morris | 8/1 |
| 17 May 16+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Ryan Vehicles Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 6/9 | 1 | 9-9 | — | 70A | Luke Morris | 50/1 |
| 26 Apr 16+18d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Nfu Mutual Bridgnorth Maiden Stakes | 4/7 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 73A | Luke Morris | 20/1 |
| 08 Apr 16 | Wolverhampton (AW) | #Followus On Twitter At WolvesRaces Maiden Stakes | 4/6 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 65B | Luke Morris | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Critical Speed (IRE) won?
- Critical Speed (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2016. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Critical Speed (IRE)?
- Critical Speed (IRE) was trained by Sylvester Kirk on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 30 June 2016.
- Who is Critical Speed (IRE)'s sire?
- Critical Speed (IRE) is by Pivotal (GB) out of Speed Cop (GB), whose sire is Cadeaux Genereux.
- What is Critical Speed (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 30 June 2016. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Critical Speed (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Pivotal (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 12,787 runs since Jan 2008 (1,019 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.4% from 108.
- Who are Critical Speed (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Speed Cop (GB), Critical Speed (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Desert Law (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Desert Law (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.
- Has Critical Speed (IRE) produced winners?
- As a dam, Critical Speed (IRE) has 2 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: The Waiting Game (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (The Waiting Game (GB)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.