Dan Excel (IRE)
Dan Excel (IRE) is 3 from 10 in our archive, including 2 wins at Group 3 level. The biggest win we hold: the Jebel Ali Stables & Racecourse Anglesey Stakes at Curragh (Jul 2010). Hasn't won since Mar 2011.
- 3–10Wins / Runs
- 30%Strike rate
- 4 (40%)Placed
- +0.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.53Fair A/E n=9 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 11 | 19.3% | +4.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,981 | 306 | 15.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,387 | 335 | 14% | −0.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,013 | 124 | 12.2% | −2.6 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 1,287 | 151 | 11.7% | −3.1 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 370 | 45 | 12.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,315 | 564 | 17% | +2.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 583 | 87 | 14.9% | +0.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,073 | 593 | 14.6% | −0.2 | 2 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,985 | 476 | 15.9% | +1.1 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,073 | 313 | 15.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 475 | 44 | 9.3% | −5.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 21 | 11.7% | −3.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −9.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −14.8 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Eagle's Flight (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Race And Status (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle's Flight (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 1m–1m2½f | — |
| Angels Story (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m2f–1m2½f | — |
| Sissoko (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Yenillik (IRE) | 36 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Race And Status (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Excelling Spirit (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 6½f | — |
| Cojo (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Baqqa (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.25 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 4 | 2 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Curragh | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.75 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 2 | 100% | +6.25 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 3 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.75 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.25 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Dan Excel (IRE) won?
- Dan Excel (IRE) won 3 of 10 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 30%. Placed 4 times in total (40% of starts).
- Who trained Dan Excel (IRE)?
- Dan Excel (IRE) was trained by Kevin Prendergast on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 3 September 2011.
- Who is Dan Excel (IRE)'s sire?
- Dan Excel (IRE) is by Shamardal (USA) out of Love Excelling (FR), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
- What going does Dan Excel (IRE) prefer?
- Dan Excel (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 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 Dan Excel (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 3 September 2011. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Dan Excel (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shamardal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.8% of 10,411 runs since Jan 2008 (1,008 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 11.7% from 1,287. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.3% from 475.
- Who are Dan Excel (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Love Excelling (FR), Dan Excel (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Eagle's Flight (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Race And Status (IRE)). The wins came over 6½f–3m. As at Oct 2026.