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Horse profile

Direct Action (GB)

2yo colt · Trainer Derek McCormack · Owner J Kirkland Mrs J M Ryan
by Territories (IRE) out of Acquisition (GB) (Dansili)
1 run · 1 course · from Oct 2026
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Ran 13 days ago · 6th of 21
KTB Profile

Lightly raced 2yo colt with 1 start since Oct 2026. Finished 6 of 21 at Navan (IRE) last time. By Territories (IRE), whose progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,603 runs since Jan 2008.

Based on 1 archived run · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 15 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 78A the best of the last 1 rated run · Navan (IRE), 7 Oct 2026

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 1 run · as at 15 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.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,603 runs since Jan 2008 (348 horses).

Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 535.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm10220%+9.8—
Good to Firm433399%−1.2—
Good7628110.6%+0.4—
Good to Soft4635511.9%+1.7—
Soft5357113.3%+3.10 from 1
Heavy1982211.1%+0.9—
Standard (AW)1,201988.2%−2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2943010.2%0—
6f – 7f1,6151609.9%−0.30 from 1
1m – 1m1f988909.1%−1.1—
1m2f – 1m4f4565512.1%+1.9—
1m5f – 2m182189.9%−0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f561425%+14.8—
2m5f – 3m10110%−0.2—
Over 3m200%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Al Sayah (GB) (7 wins).

The wins came over 1m–3m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Gaining (GB)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Al Sayah (GB)2772m1f–3mClass 3
Gaining (GB)1131m2f–1m2½fGroup 3
Funding (GB)1321m1½f—
Recently Acquired (GB)1111mClass 6
Gather (GB)511m2fClass 5
Procurement (GB)60——
Born Too Run (GB)90——

Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.

Form

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
07 Oct 26 Navan (IRE) Navan Racing Festival 14th & 15th November Median Auction Maiden 6f · Yielding · 21 ran Prominent early - 5th over 2f out and niggled - rose to 2nd over 1f out before fading inside the final furlong 6/21 1¼ 9-2 76C78A Jamie Powell 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Direct Action (GB) won?
Direct Action (GB) has yet to win, from 1 archived start in 2026.
Who trains Direct Action (GB)?
Direct Action (GB) is trained by Derek McCormack, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 7 October 2026.
Who is Direct Action (GB)'s sire?
Direct Action (GB) is by Territories (IRE) out of Acquisition (GB), whose sire is Dansili.
What is Direct Action (GB)'s sire's record?
Territories (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 3,603 runs since Jan 2008 (348 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on soft going: 13.3% from 535.
Who are Direct Action (GB)'s siblings?
Out of Acquisition (GB), Direct Action (GB) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Al Sayah (GB) (7). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Gaining (GB)). The wins came over 1m–3m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from October 2026. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.