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Horse profile

Enemy Engagement (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2014) · Last trainer James H Black · Last owner Wolf Pack Syndicate
by Desert King (IRE) out of Lovely Pride (IRE) (Double Eclipse)
4 runs · 3 courses · from Jul 2014
As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2014 — 4,372 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2014 · 13th of 14
KTB Profile

Enemy Engagement (IRE) is yet to win from 4 starts.

Based on 4 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 90A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Kilbeggan, 9 Aug 2014

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 4 figures · best 90A · median 84
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
Soft290A87—
Good to Firm284C83.5—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 21 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f284C83.5—
2m5f – 3m1———
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Desert King (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses).

Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5120%+11—
Good to Firm122108.2%−0.80 from 2
Good3844010.4%+1.4—
Good to Soft1572113.4%+4.4—
Soft267197.1%−1.90 from 2
Heavy13996.5%−2.5—
Standard (AW)6834.4%−4.6—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1200%−9—
1m – 1m1f4436.8%−2.2—
1m2f – 1m4f7157%−2—
1m5f – 2m3964511.4%+2.40 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f398358.8%−0.20 from 2
2m5f – 3m192126.3%−2.70 from 1
Over 3m29310.3%+1.3—

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
Lovely Pride (IRE) (Double Eclipse)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Big Boy Blues (IRE)20——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Down Royal 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 2 0 0% −2.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Shane Shortall 1 0 0% −1.00
Graham Watters 1 0 0% −1.00
Mr N McParlan 1 0 0% −1.00
Robbie Geoghegan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 2 0 0% −2.00
NH Flat 2 0 0% −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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt KTB Jockey SP
31 Oct 14+63d Down Royal Eventsec Maiden Hurdle 22f · Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 80 10-13 84C Shane Shortall 66/1
29 Aug 14+20d Down Royal Tayto Group Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 6/7 ¾ 10-13 83A Graham Watters 25/1
09 Aug 14+32d Kilbeggan Tom Birmingham Menswear Flat Race 16f · Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 2 11-9 90A Mr N McParlan 40/1
08 Jul 14 Roscommon roscommonracecourse.ie Flat Race 20f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 13/18 10 11-7 84C Robbie Geoghegan 18/1

Quick answers

How many races has Enemy Engagement (IRE) won?
Enemy Engagement (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts in 2014.
Who trained Enemy Engagement (IRE)?
Enemy Engagement (IRE) was trained by James H Black on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 31 October 2014.
Who is Enemy Engagement (IRE)'s sire?
Enemy Engagement (IRE) is by Desert King (IRE) out of Lovely Pride (IRE), whose sire is Double Eclipse.
What is Enemy Engagement (IRE)'s sire's record?
Desert King (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,142 runs since Jan 2008 (104 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 13.4% from 157.
Who are Enemy Engagement (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Lovely Pride (IRE), Enemy Engagement (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.