Embrace The Day (IRE)
Embrace The Day is a gelding who won one of nine starts on turf. His sole success came in the In Memory Of Josephine Lyons 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle at Listowel in May 2026 over 2m5f – 3m on good to soft when rated 95. He has won one of three starts at that trip and one of two on good to soft. Typically held up he finished sixth of 15 at Wexford in Jul 2026 when last raced off his career-high mark of 100.
- 1–9Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 1 (11.1%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.54Fair A/E n=9 · 1.19 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 17dBetween runs (median)
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 93
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 58C | 25.5 | 4 runs · 58 / 25.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 93A | 79 | 2 runs · 93 / 79 |
| Soft | 2 | 92B | 85 | 2 runs · 92 / 85 |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 78B | 41 | 4 runs · 78 / 41 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 93A | 92 | 3 runs · 93 / 92 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 58C | 46 | 2 runs · 58 / 46 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Jan 2026
- Prominent 5 (56%) · 1 win
- Held up 3 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (11%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,118 runs since May 2020 (101 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +15.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 56 | 4 | 7.1% | −2.3 | — |
| Good | 278 | 27 | 9.7% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 174 | 18 | 10.3% | +0.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Soft | 235 | 19 | 8.1% | −1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 103 | 7 | 6.8% | −2.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 268 | 29 | 10.8% | +1.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | −1.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 240 | 21 | 8.8% | −0.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 229 | 18 | 7.9% | −1.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 246 | 29 | 11.8% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 184 | 16 | 8.7% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 142 | 12 | 8.5% | −0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 42 | 5 | 11.9% | +2.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | +12.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Conor'salwaysright (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m2½f.
Family form: Conor'salwaysright (IRE) finished 2nd of 7 at Cork (IRE), 11 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor'salwaysright (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 2m2½f | — |
| Clementine Diva (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 9 runs | ||||||||||
| 22 Jul 26+53d | Wexford (IRE) | Racing Again Tomorrow 23rd July Family Day Handicap Steeplechase close to the pace early - up in 3rd after 8th - slipped back to 6th before 4 out - pushed along after 3 out - couldn't improve in 5th 2 out and faded back to sixth at the finish | 6/15 | 7 | 12-0 | 100 | 82B | 105A | Keith Donoghue | 4/1 |
| 30 May 26+2d | Listowel | In Memory Of Josephine Lyons 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled just behind the pace - 7th at halfway - made ground from three out - shared the front turning into the straight - briefly lost the advantage approaching two out then rallied to share it again - hit the front before the last - drifted left under pressure on the run-in - kept going to prevail | 1/10 | 10-6 | 95 | 93A | 116B | Eoghan Finegan | 4/1 | |
| 28 May 26+34d | Limerick | Frankie Dunworth Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Up with pace and in front from the 5th - driven up to share command entering straight before losing that spot passing 2 out - third approaching the last and unable to find more late | 5/13 | ¾ | 11-9 | 95 | 92B | 117A | Keith Donoghue | 11/2 |
| 24 Apr 26+29d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 2) Sat behind the pace early - moved into 3rd 4 out - shaken up in 4th after 2 out - back to 3rd before last then asked for effort with nothing more to give - dropped back to finish 4th | 4/15 | nk | 11-9 | 95 | 65B | 119A | Keith Donoghue | 5/1 |
| 26 Mar 26+33d | Clonmel | Glenary Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Held up in the pack - urged forward after 3 out - found nothing more from 2 out - stayed on same rate to the finish | 8/16 | ¾ | 11-10 | 96 | 78B | 109A | Keith Donoghue | 16/1 |
| 21 Feb 26+17d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 4th - 6th April Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - down in 11th before 4 out - unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped away and finished a long way behind | 8/16 | 83 | 11-0 | 98 | 17C | 92C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 80/1 |
| 04 Feb 26+10d | Punchestown | ThatPrizeGuy.co.uk Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - 11th at halfway then improved to 9th with three furlongs left - stayed on unable to find more from there to finish ninth | 9/15 | 8 | 11-12 | — | 34B | 96A | Keith Donoghue | 100/1 |
| 25 Jan 26+14d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back of the field - asked for effort but found little after 3 out - dropped away to finish last | 15/16 | 23 | 11-12 | — | -9C | 108C | Keith Donoghue | 125/1 |
| 11 Jan 26 | Punchestown | Sky Bet, For The Fans Maiden Hurdle Sat close to front pack early - unable to make ground from two out - dropped away late finishing 10th | 10/20 | 2½ | 11-12 | — | 58C | 102C | Keith Donoghue | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Embrace The Day won?
- Embrace The Day (IRE) won 1 of 9 archived starts in 2026, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 1 time in total (11.1% of starts).
- Who trains Embrace The Day?
- Embrace The Day (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 July 2026.
- Who is Embrace The Day's sire?
- Embrace The Day (IRE) is by Fascinating Rock (IRE) out of Meri Devie (FR), whose sire is Spirit One.
- What is Embrace The Day's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 22 July 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Embrace The Day's sire's record?
- Fascinating Rock (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.4% of 1,118 runs since May 2020 (101 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Embrace The Day's siblings?
- Out of Meri Devie (FR), Embrace The Day (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Conor'salwaysright (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f. As at Nov 2026.