Dancing With Drums (IRE)
Dancing With Drums is 3 from 13 with all wins at Class 6 level. All three wins have come on the all-weather over 6f – 7f, at Kempton, Lingfield and Southwell between Aug 2025 and May 2026 off marks of 52 to 56. The gelding has never won on turf from five starts. He finished 7 of 10 at Wolverhampton in Jul 2026.
- 3–13Wins / Runs
- 23.1%Strike rate
- 4 (30.8%)Placed
- +12.12£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 2.37Fair A/E n=13 · 1.97 incl. margin
- 59Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 107
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 92A | 76.5 | 4 · 92 / 83 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 108C | 106 | 2 · 108 / 106 |
| Good | 2 | 68C | 51 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 108C | 87 | 8 · 108 / 89.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 runs · as at 3 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 from 4 analysed runs
- Midfield 4 (100%) · 2 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 147 | 21 | 14.3% | +3.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4,208 | 496 | 11.8% | +1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 5,159 | 548 | 10.6% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 2,366 | 218 | 9.2% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,460 | 218 | 8.9% | −1.5 | — |
| Heavy | 678 | 68 | 10% | −0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 8,512 | 871 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 3 from 8 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5,120 | 591 | 11.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 11,584 | 1,187 | 10.2% | −0.2 | 3 from 11 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,881 | 392 | 10.1% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,926 | 182 | 9.4% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 696 | 66 | 9.5% | −0.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 252 | 18 | 7.1% | −3.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 60 | 4 | 6.7% | −3.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them El Astronaute (IRE) (14 wins).
The wins came over 5f–5½f; the highest grade won is Listed (El Astronaute (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Astronaute (IRE) | 62 | 14 | 5f–5½f | Listed |
| Cathkin Peak (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Our Man Phil (IRE) | 19 | 0 | — | — |
| Now We're Touring (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 3 | 38% | +17.12 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +15.12 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +13.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Yarmouth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 3 | 27% | +14.12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Bishop | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| William Carson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pat Cosgrave | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alexandra Egan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +17.62 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam James | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +14.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 26+12d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Bets On attheraces.com Handicap Stakes (Div I) fractious in the stalls - racing close to the pace before being niggled along in the pack over 2f out - faded over 1f out | 7/10 | 3 | 9-7 | 57 | 64A | 58A | Pat Cosgrave | 10/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+7d | Yarmouth | Branfords Handicap Up with the pace - fell back sharply from 2f out - faded tamely to finish ninth | 9/9 | 6½ | 9-12 | 58 | 104C | 45C | Dougie Costello | 25/1 |
| 25 Jun 26+6d | Leicester | Greenhouse Sports 'Team For Life' Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed for effort and lost the lead inside the final two furlongs - dropped away close home - finished fifth beaten 5.5 lengths | 5/5 | 2½ | 9-8 | 59 | 108C | 64B | Rob Hornby | 10/1 |
| 19 Jun 26+29d | Redcar | In Memory Of Peter & Shirley Fryett Handicap Drifted right from the stalls - settled mid-pack towards the back - drifted left and dropped away 2f out | 11/14 | 5½ | 9-3 | 59 | 68C | 52C | Pat Cosgrave | 8/1 |
| 21 May 26+15d | Chepstow | Get Raceday Ready With Lucas Bookies Handicap Held a midfield berth early - asked for effort with 2f remaining - driven approaching the final furlong - finished well to grab third late but not troubling the principals | 3/12 | 2½ | 9-8 | 59 | 107A | 88A | Charles Bishop | 9/2 |
| 06 May 26+21d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet's 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap Slow to break - settled in mid-division - pushed forward 2f out and angled left inside the final furlong - powered through to hit the front near the line | 1/11 | 9-5 | 56 | 87A | 84A | Charles Bishop | 9/2 | |
| 15 Apr 26+9d | Southwell (AW) | Conference & Events At Southwell Racecourse Handicap Sat close to the pace on the rail - pushed along approaching 2f out and made progress inside the final furlong and a half - flattened out late finishing 7th | 7/12 | shd | 9-6 | 57 | 79A | 73A | Charles Bishop | 11/2 |
| 06 Apr 26+214d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Follow AtTheRaces On X Handicap (Div 1) Settled towards the back - boxed in and pressed for room approaching final furlong before finding a gap to the right - finished with late progress to take fifth | 5/9 | 1 | 9-6 | 57 | 92A | 70A | Sam James | 7/2F |
| 04 Sep 25+18d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled midfield close home rail early - forced to check and dropped back inside last 5f - moved right approaching final 2f then flew home wide to snatch first close home | 1/10 | 9-2 | 55 | 88A | 64A | Alexandra Egan | 13/8F | |
| 17 Aug 25+134d | Southwell (AW) | Newark Advertiser Apprentice Handicap Settled in the pack early - driven into contention approaching final furlong to fight for third - powered through close home to score | 1/12 | 9-5 | 52 | 74A | 78A | Alexandra Egan | 16/1 | |
| 05 Apr 25+17d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Daily Free Bet Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race) Fought for its head early - settled off the pace before pushed along with 3f left - dropped away and finished well beaten | 7/7 | 16 | 9-4 | — | 34C | 55C | William Carson | 250/1 |
| 19 Mar 25+18d | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) Sluggish to break - never in touch thereafter - finished well held in 8th | 8/8 | ½ | 9-1 | — | 45A | 47A | William Carson | 200/1 |
| 01 Mar 25 | Southwell (AW) | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Poor break - stayed at back of field - drifted left approaching final 2f and made no headway - finished well held in 8th | 8/8 | 1½ | 9-4 | — | 71A | 58A | William Carson | 200/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Dancing With Drums (IRE) won?
- Dancing With Drums (IRE) won 3 of 13 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 23.1%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trains Dancing With Drums (IRE)?
- Dancing With Drums (IRE) is trained by Adam Kirby, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 July 2026.
- Who is Dancing With Drums (IRE)'s sire?
- Dancing With Drums (IRE) is by Kodiac (GB) out of Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE), whose sire is Footstepsinthesand.
- What going does Dancing With Drums (IRE) prefer?
- Dancing With Drums (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 8 starts (37.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Dancing With Drums (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 14 July 2026. The highest on record is 59.
- What is Dancing With Drums (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodiac (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.4% of 23,530 runs since Jan 2008 (1,665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 14.3% from 147. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 7.1% from 252.
- Who are Dancing With Drums (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Drumcliffe Dancer (IRE), Dancing With Drums (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: El Astronaute (IRE) (14). Highest grade won: Listed (El Astronaute (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–5½f. As at Oct 2026.