Encourager (IRE)
Encourager is a gelding who has two wins from seven starts, both at Class 5 level. He won the Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes over 6f – 7f at Kempton (AW) on Standard (AW) in Oct 2023 and the Twelfth Barry Gurr Memorial Claiming Stakes over 1m2f – 1m4f at Lingfield (AW) on Standard (AW) in May 2025. All his wins have come on all-weather. He finished 11 of 11, having led, at Wolverhampton (AW) in Nov 2025.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −3.28£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=7 · 1.42 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 129dAvg 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 82
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 82A | 69 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 78A | 47 | 1 run · — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 82A | 75.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 7 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 5 analysed runs since May 2025
- Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Held up 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,802 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 79 | 12.3% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,376 | 165 | 12% | +1 | — |
| Good to Soft | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 712 | 63 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 225 | 19 | 8.4% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,303 | 150 | 11.5% | +0.5 | 2 from 6 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,301 | 145 | 11.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,121 | 119 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,301 | 138 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 644 | 80 | 12.4% | +1.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 245 | 28 | 11.4% | +0.4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 44 | 1 | 2.3% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them I Am Magic (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 7f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Henke (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Am Magic (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Henke (IRE) | 15 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Various (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.28 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.28 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kempton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.90 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Sean D Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kaiya Fraser | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.10 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.90 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 03 Nov 25+16d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2025 Not 2005 Handicap Set the pace early - lost front spot for a moment 8f out then urged back in front - dropped away 3f out - dropped out quickly to finish well adrift | 11/11 | 21 | 9-7 | 68 | 47C | 57C | Sean D Bowen | 100/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+115d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Download The Raceday Ready App Selling Stakes Sat close to pace early - dropped away and pushed along with 3f left - well beaten and allowed to finish steadily | 5/5 | 51 | 9-13 | 73 | 7C | 44C | William Carson | 50/1 |
| 25 Jun 25+11d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap (Div 1) Held up early - dropped away without threatening - finished well beaten in 8th | 8/10 | 1¼ | 10-0 | 75 | 78A | 68A | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 |
| 14 Jun 25+16d | Chester | Horseradish Catering & Events Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Fought for control early - sat close to the front group wide of rivals - urged forward before halfway - lost place under pressure to finish well beaten | 11/12 | 17 | 8-4 | 75 | 49C | 55C | Jack Doughty | 33/1 |
| 29 May 25+591d | Lingfield (AW) | Twelfth Barry Gurr Memorial Claiming Stakes (AWT) Set the pace from the off - pushed along inside the last furlong and pulled clear - crossed the line without pressure - scored comfortably | 1/4 | 9-13 | — | — | 81B | Kaiya Fraser | 1/10F | |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 16 Oct 23+24d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 1/10 | 9-7 | — | 69A | 79A | Daniel Muscutt | 13/8F | |
| 22 Sep 23 | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Zero% Mission/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/12 | hd | 9-7 | — | 82A | 77A | Daniel Muscutt | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Encourager won?
- Encourager (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2023 and 2025, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Encourager?
- Encourager (IRE) is trained by Tony Carroll, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 November 2025.
- Who is Encourager's sire?
- Encourager (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Miss Frangipane (IRE), whose sire is Acclamation.
- What going does Encourager prefer?
- Encourager (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 6 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 Encourager's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 68, from the run on 3 November 2025. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Encourager's sire's record?
- Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,802 runs since Jan 2008 (459 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Encourager's siblings?
- Out of Miss Frangipane (IRE), Encourager (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: I Am Magic (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Henke (IRE)). The wins came over 7f. As at Oct 2026.