Defining Battle (IRE)
Defining Battle (IRE) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Jul 2019. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 124.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 4 (50%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.31Fair A/E n=8 · 1.08 incl. margin
- 124Highest OR
- 128dAvg 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 111
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 111B | 100 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 124C | 105.5 | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 110A | 82.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 13 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 121A | 104 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 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 13.8% of 12,117 runs since Jan 2008 (1,097 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 951.
| 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 | 2,740 | 382 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,548 | 183 | 11.8% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,865 | 252 | 13.5% | −0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Heavy | 707 | 83 | 11.7% | −2.1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,678 | 530 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 475 | 71 | 14.9% | +1.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,583 | 510 | 14.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,569 | 513 | 14.4% | +0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,263 | 466 | 14.3% | +0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 951 | 89 | 9.4% | −4.4 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 243 | 23 | 9.5% | −4.3 | — |
| 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 13 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Superior Badolat (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Badolat (IRE) | 13 | 1 | 1m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.50 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Skelton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.50 |
| Bridget Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Hoban | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.00 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Flat | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 May 21+22d | Haydock | Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) (GBB Race) | 9/14 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 124 | 124C | 102C | Bridget Andrews | 16/1 |
| 16 Apr 21+24d | Ayr | Ayrshire Cancer Support Handicap Hurdle | 3/8 | ¾ | 11-5 | 122 | 89A | 133A | Harry Skelton | 9/4F |
| 23 Mar 21+30d | Taunton | Game And Wildlife Conservation Trust Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | 2/14 | 1½ | 11-4 | — | 111B | 139A | Harry Skelton | 6/4F |
| 21 Feb 21+585d | Newbury | Read Paul Nicholls On Betting.Betfair Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/12 | 5½ | 11-2 | — | 100A | 116A | Harry Skelton | 18/1 |
| 17 Jul 19+45d | Killarney | Rentokil Initial Handicap | 1/7 | 9-2 | 77 | 110A | 83A | Conor Hoban | 11/2 | |
| 02 Jun 19+43d | Listowel | BetVictor Guaranteed Run For Your Money (C & G) Maiden | 1/8 | 9-5 | — | 121A | 89A | Rory Cleary | 6/4F | |
| 20 Apr 19+148d | Cork | Buy Annual Membership Today Maiden (Div 2) | 4/17 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 55C | 82A | Ronan Whelan | 13/8F |
| 23 Nov 18 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden (Plus 10) | 5/14 | nse | 9-5 | — | 87B | 84A | Rory Cleary | 10/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Defining Battle (IRE) won?
- Defining Battle (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2018 and 2021, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Defining Battle (IRE)?
- Defining Battle (IRE) was trained by Dan Skelton on the most recent run on record, at Haydock on 8 May 2021.
- Who is Defining Battle (IRE)'s sire?
- Defining Battle (IRE) is by Lope De Vega (IRE) out of Royal Fortune (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Defining Battle (IRE) prefer?
- Defining Battle (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Defining Battle (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 124, from the run on 8 May 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Defining Battle (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Lope De Vega (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 12,117 runs since Jan 2008 (1,097 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 9.4% from 951.
- Who are Defining Battle (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Royal Fortune (IRE), Defining Battle (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Superior Badolat (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.