Description (IRE)
Description (IRE) is 5 from 31. Hasn't won since Oct 2009.
- 5–31Wins / Runs
- 16.1%Strike rate
- 10 (32.3%)Placed
- −7.63£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.13Fair A/E n=31 · 0.95 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 72dAvg 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 7.1% of 562 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses).
Strongest on good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 66 | 10 | 15.2% | +8.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | +3.6 | 3 from 12 |
| Good to Soft | 78 | 4 | 5.1% | −2 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 145 | 6 | 4.1% | −3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 110 | 4 | 3.6% | −3.5 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 131 | 5 | 3.8% | −3.3 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 241 | 23 | 9.5% | +2.4 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 159 | 12 | 7.5% | +0.4 | 2 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 31 | 0 | 0% | −7.1 | 0 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 3 | 25% | +1.87 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.88 |
| Class 4 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.25 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.62 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Market Rasen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Carlisle | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.75 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 2 | 15% | −0.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.13 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Oliver | 13 | 4 | 31% | +5.37 |
| Tom Messenger | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Harding | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Mr J E Tudor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tjade Collier | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Miss Gina Andrews | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss C Ewart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keith Mercer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jan Faltejsek | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr C Storey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 30 | 5 | 17% | −6.63 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 | 50% | +10.37 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 16 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 3 | 23% | −2.63 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Description won?
- Description (IRE) won 5 of 31 archived starts between 2007 and 2013, a strike rate of 16.1%. Placed 10 times in total (32.3% of starts).
- Who trained Description?
- Description (IRE) was trained by Alan Hill on the most recent run on record, at Stratford on 7 June 2013.
- Who is Description's sire?
- Description (IRE) is by Humbel (USA) out of Magic User (GB), whose sire is Deep Run.
- What going does Description prefer?
- Description (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 12 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 Description's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 7 June 2013. The highest on record is 123.
- What is Description's sire's record?
- Humbel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.1% of 562 runs since Jan 2008 (63 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good going: 10.7% from 150. Weakest on heavy going: 3.6% from 110. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 131.