Eight Fifty Six (IRE)
Eight Fifty Six (IRE) is 1 from 38. Hasn't won since Sep 2007. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 14 on softer). Last raced off 91, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–38Wins / Runs
- 2.6%Strike rate
- 10 (26.3%)Placed
- −28.00£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.39Fair A/E n=38 · 0.28 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 12dBetween runs (median)longest 231 d
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 5.8% of 120 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Firm | 24 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 0 from 8 |
| Good | 23 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 0 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 17 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +14.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +11.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 5 | 20.8% | +15 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 13 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 19 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 0 from 17 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −5.8 | 1 from 7 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 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 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilbeggan | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Perth | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tralee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | +3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Merriam | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Michael Darcy | 4 | 1 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Stephen Gray | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Eoin McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aodhagan Conlon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| S J Hassett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jimmy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Russell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J T McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Geraghty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 18 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| None | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 0 | 0% | −26.00 |
| Chase | 12 | 1 | 8% | −2.00 |
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 Eight Fifty Six won?
- Eight Fifty Six (IRE) won 1 of 38 archived starts between 2005 and 2009, a strike rate of 2.6%. Placed 10 times in total (26.3% of starts).
- Who trained Eight Fifty Six?
- Eight Fifty Six (IRE) was trained by Neil King on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 19 May 2009.
- Who is Eight Fifty Six's sire?
- Eight Fifty Six (IRE) is by General Monash (USA) out of Mignonnette (FR), whose sire is Mtoto.
- What going does Eight Fifty Six prefer?
- Eight Fifty Six (IRE) has the best record on firm going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Eight Fifty Six's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 91, from the run on 19 May 2009. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Eight Fifty Six's sire's record?
- General Monash (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 5.8% of 120 runs since Jan 2008 (16 horses), Flat and jumps together.