Detonator (IRE)
Detonator (IRE) is 2 from 8. Hasn't won since Sep 2008. Both wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 94.
- 2–8Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 6 (75%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.23Fair A/E n=8 · 1.06 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 9.9% of 3,570 runs since Jan 2008 (223 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 377.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 56 | 6 | 10.7% | +0.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 758 | 66 | 8.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Good | 818 | 77 | 9.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 377 | 22 | 5.8% | −4.1 | — |
| Soft | 357 | 34 | 9.5% | −0.4 | — |
| Heavy | 117 | 15 | 12.8% | +2.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,087 | 132 | 12.1% | +2.2 | 2 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | −5.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 501 | 53 | 10.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 630 | 66 | 10.5% | +0.6 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,186 | 118 | 9.9% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 691 | 52 | 7.5% | −2.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 399 | 51 | 12.8% | +2.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 98 | 8 | 8.2% | −1.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +2.6 | — |
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
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 to Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +4.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Goodwood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Fanning | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Greg Fairley | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
| Royston Ffrench | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Frankie Dettori | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 08+8d | Kempton (AW) | Rooks Rider Real Estate Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-10 | 94 | 89A | Greg Fairley | 7/2J |
| 14 Sep 08+46d | Chelmsford (AW) | Madeira Handicap | 1/11 | 9-7 | 94 | 101A | Joe Fanning | 9/2 | |
| 30 Jul 08+6d | Goodwood | Sir Peter O'Sullevan Voice of Racing Heritage Handicap | 10/13 | hd | 9-1 | 93 | 71C | Joe Fanning | 17/2 |
| 24 Jul 08+5d | Sandown | Golden Link Handicap | 2/7 | ½ | 9-7 | 90 | 92A | Frankie Dettori | 11/8F |
| 19 Jul 08+27d | Ripon | Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap | 2/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | 90 | 101B | Joe Fanning | 9/2 |
| 22 Jun 08+227d | Pontefract | totequadpot Handicap | 3/9 | ¾ | 8-13 | 87 | 83A | Royston Ffrench | 12/1 |
| 08 Nov 07+37d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Sponsor A Race 0870 220 2442 Median Auction Maiden Stakes | 1/7 | 9-3 | — | 90C | Greg Fairley | 1/2F | |
| 02 Oct 07 | Warwick | Bryant Homes Maiden Stakes | 2/14 | 1½ | 9-0 | — | 88C | Royston Ffrench | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Detonator (IRE) won?
- Detonator (IRE) won 2 of 8 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Detonator (IRE)?
- Detonator (IRE) was trained by Mark Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Kempton (AW) on 22 September 2008.
- Who is Detonator (IRE)'s sire?
- Detonator (IRE) is by Fantastic Light (USA) out of Narwala (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
- What going does Detonator (IRE) prefer?
- Detonator (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Detonator (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 22 September 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Detonator (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Fantastic Light (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 3,570 runs since Jan 2008 (223 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 5.8% from 377.