Early Strike (FR)
Early Strike (FR) is yet to win from 26 starts, though has placed 5 times. Best effort: 2nd of 13 at Dundalk (AW) (Nov 2022).
- 0–26Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 5 (19.2%)Placed
- −26.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=26 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 60Highest OR
- 67dAvg 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 97
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 98B | 86 | — |
| Soft | 4 | 92C | 66.5 | — |
| Good | 4 | 112C | 83 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 71C | 58 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 112C | 87 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 87B | 71.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 71C | 59 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 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 8% of 3,569 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | +7.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 333 | 42 | 12.6% | +4.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 891 | 57 | 6.4% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 364 | 24 | 6.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 622 | 32 | 5.1% | −2.9 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 234 | 17 | 7.3% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,112 | 112 | 10.1% | +2.1 | 0 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 125 | 15 | 12% | +4 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 948 | 76 | 8% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,029 | 82 | 8% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 797 | 70 | 8.8% | +0.8 | 0 from 17 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 455 | 34 | 7.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 179 | 9 | 5% | −3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 28 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Gasta (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gasta (IRE) | 30 | 2 | 6f–1m½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms N A Kane | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| N G McCullagh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Persse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane B Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 25 | 0 | 0% | −25.00 |
| Hurdle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 Early Strike (FR) won?
- Early Strike (FR) has yet to win, from 26 archived starts between 2018 and 2022. Placed 5 times in total (19.2% of starts).
- Who trained Early Strike (FR)?
- Early Strike (FR) was trained by D Buckley on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 16 December 2022.
- Who is Early Strike (FR)'s sire?
- Early Strike (FR) is by Dawn Approach (IRE) out of Buille Cliste (IRE), whose sire is Smart Strike.
- What is Early Strike (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 16 December 2022. The highest on record is 60.
- What is Early Strike (FR)'s sire's record?
- Dawn Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8% of 3,569 runs since Jan 2008 (358 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 12.6% from 333. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 125. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5% from 179.
- Who are Early Strike (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Buille Cliste (IRE), Early Strike (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Gasta (IRE) (2). The wins came over 6f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.