Horse profile
Encourageable (IRE)
22 runs · 13 courses · from Mar 2022
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Jun 2025 — 477 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2025 · 13th of 13
2 wins · Thirsk & Wolverhampton (AW)
Last raced off OR 73
KTB Profile
Encourageable won two of 22 starts. His wins came in a Class 5 novice at Wolverhampton over 6f-7f on standard AW in Apr 2022 and a Class 3 handicap at Thirsk over 1m-1m1f on soft ground in Sep 2022 off a mark of 89. He raced on turf 17 times for one win and on all-weather five times for one win. Aged 6 at his last run in Jun 2025 he finished 13 of 13 at Ffos Las off an official rating of 73.
Based on 22 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Sep 2024 · updated 21 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 21lb off peak
- 2–22Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 6 (27.3%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=22 at SP
- 0.75Fair A/E n=22 · 0.65 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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.
Official rating73↓ 21lb off peak
73
73–94
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 98
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 139C | 92.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 119A | 98 | — |
| Good | 3 | 96A | 76 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 94A | 51 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 129A | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 84A | 66 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 139C | 90.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 129A | 91 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 22 figures from 22 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 10 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 4,412 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 2 | 10% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 60 | 9.3% | −0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good | 1,016 | 110 | 10.8% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 413 | 31 | 7.5% | −2 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 547 | 48 | 8.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 153 | 11 | 7.2% | −2.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,617 | 156 | 9.6% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,131 | 134 | 11.8% | +2.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,267 | 209 | 9.2% | −0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 703 | 55 | 7.8% | −1.7 | 1 from 16 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 256 | 17 | 6.6% | −2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.5 | — |
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
Dam
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Courageous Sioux (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Courageous Sioux (GB)).
Family form: Courageous Sioux (GB) won at Southwell (AW), 22 Sep 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courageous Sioux (GB) | 3 | 2 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Luxy Lou (IRE) | 33 | 2 | 7f–1m | Class 6 |
| Alreet Cha (IRE) | 24 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Moorland Spirit (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Rosebank (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Get Off Me (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.50 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.50 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Redcar | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 1 | 6% | −12.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P J McDonald | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Adam Farragher | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cieren Fallon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alistair Rawlinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Hart | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 14 | 2 | 14% | −7.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +0.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 25+18d | Ffos Las | Great Trekker Run At 3A's Handicap Held back early - driven approaching 3f out and soon losing touch - allowed to drop away well before the finish | 13/13 | 4¼ | 10-0 | 73 | 48C | 52C | Cieren Fallon | 14/1 |
| 12 Jun 25+17d | Nottingham | PricedUp Pushes Handicap Settled just off the front group under pressure early - dropped away with over 2f left - faded through the final furlong to finish sixth | 6/8 | nk | 9-7 | 75 | 76A | 77A | Alistair Rawlinson | 10/1 |
| 26 May 25+25d | Leicester | Leicester Racecourse For Racing, Dining & Events Handicap Settled with the pack early - urged forward 3f out and dropped away from the front group 2f out - soon well held | 6/7 | 8½ | 9-5 | 76 | 38C | 63C | Rossa Ryan | 5/1 |
| 01 May 25+93d | Yarmouth | Winning Experience With Moulton Racing Handicap Settled near the back early - made progress into contention with 5f left - moved up to third inside the last furlong and stayed on to finish third | 3/9 | ½ | 9-6 | 76 | 94A | 89A | Billy Loughnane | 15/2 |
| 28 Jan 25+5d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap Went wide from the off - settled towards the back - made no impression - beaten off well before the finish | 8/9 | 3¼ | 9-4 | 79 | 98A | 63A | Callum Shepherd | 15/2 |
| 23 Jan 25+8d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Settled off the pace midfield - pushed along with 2f left - stayed on late but not close enough | 7/12 | shd | 9-8 | 81 | 119A | 83A | Adam Farragher | 40/1 |
| 15 Jan 25+25d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Held up in rear half throughout - unable to make ground into contention - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | 81 | 91A | 73A | Adam Farragher | 33/1 |
| 21 Dec 24+49d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Squeezed for space at the break - tracked the pace before pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish seventh | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-9 | 82 | 80A | 72A | Adam Farragher | 4/1 |
| 02 Nov 24+18d | Newmarket | Dusseldorf's Henkel 167th German Oaks Handicap Up with the front group - niggled at 2f out - dropped away over 1f out and faded to finish eighth | 8/9 | 5½ | 9-7 | 83 | 51C | 58C | Richard Kingscote | 11/2 |
| 15 Oct 24+18d | Leicester | Watch On Racing Tv Handicap Tracked the front group early - urged forward over 2f out - kept finding late to snatch second close home | 2/10 | ¾ | 9-3 | 81 | 129A | 93A | Jason Hart | 8/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+419d | Haydock | Smooth Radio Always The Best Music Handicap (Div 2) Settled off the pace midfield - improved to challenge behind the pace over 2f out and moved into third drifting left approaching the final furlong - faded close home to finish fourth | 4/8 | 2¾ | 9-5 | 82 | 86A | 87A | Richard Kingscote | 11/1 |
| 05 Aug 23+36d | Thirsk | William Hill Summer Cup Handicap | 11/11 | 13 | 9-11 | 89 | 5C | 69C | P J McDonald | 7/1 |
| 30 Jun 23+26d | Newmarket | Alhabayeb Stands At Meelin Stud Handicap | 5/10 | 4 | 10-0 | 91 | 96A | 84A | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
| 04 Jun 23+64d | Nottingham | Racingtv.Com Handicap | 5/7 | shd | 9-4 | 93 | 103A | 82A | P J McDonald | 6/1 |
| 01 Apr 23+189d | Doncaster | Pertemps Network Lincoln (Heritage Handicap) (Str) | 12/22 | 2 | 8-13 | 94 | 95C | 81A | David Probert | 18/1 |
| 24 Sep 22+21d | Haydock | Old Boston Handicap | 6/12 | 1 | 9-3 | 94 | 84A | 88A | P J McDonald | 9/1 |
| 03 Sep 22+38d | Thirsk | Rudding Park Handicap | 1/7 | 9-4 | 89 | 94A | 103A | P J McDonald | 5/2 | |
| 27 Jul 22+10d | Redcar | racingtv.com Straight-Mile Series Handicap | 4/7 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 86 | 91A | 85A | P J McDonald | 2/1F |
| 17 Jul 22+59d | Redcar | Sky Bet Go-Racing-In-Yorkshire Summer Festival Handicap | 2/5 | 1 | 8-13 | 86 | 139C | 83B | P J McDonald | 6/4F |
| 19 May 22+30d | Sandown | Coral Heron Stakes (Listed) | 6/6 | nk | 9-2 | — | 90B | 69B | P J McDonald | 25/1 |
| 19 Apr 22+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Cazoo Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/11 | 9-1 | — | 112A | 94A | P J McDonald | 5/2 | |
| 27 Mar 22 | Doncaster | SBK Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 2/11 | 1¼ | 9-3 | — | 61A | 80A | P J McDonald | 12/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Encourageable (IRE) won?
- Encourageable (IRE) won 2 of 22 archived starts between 2022 and 2025, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 6 times in total (27.3% of starts).
- Who trained Encourageable (IRE)?
- Encourageable (IRE) was trained by Michael Appleby on the most recent run on record, at Ffos Las on 30 June 2025.
- Who is Encourageable (IRE)'s sire?
- Encourageable (IRE) is by Profitable (IRE) out of Dutch Courage (GB), whose sire is Dutch Art.
- What going does Encourageable (IRE) prefer?
- Encourageable (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Encourageable (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 30 June 2025. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Encourageable (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Profitable (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.5% of 4,412 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Encourageable (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Dutch Courage (GB), Encourageable (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Courageous Sioux (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Courageous Sioux (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.