Horse profile
Eruption (IRE)
by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Volcanic Lady (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
44 runs · 18 courses · from May 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Bellewstown, Sligo & Musselburgh
Off 360 days · 13th of 19
Last raced off OR 40
KTB Profile
Eruption is a mare with three wins from 44 starts, all on turf on good ground at Bellewstown, Sligo and Musselburgh. She won a handicap at Bellewstown in Jul 2024 off an official rating of 61 and a claiming race at Sligo in May 2024 off 46. Typically held up, she finished 13 of 19 at Navan in Oct 2025 when last raced off an official rating of 40, 28lb below her highest ever mark.
Based on 44 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 28lb off peak
- 3–44Wins / Runs
- 6.8%Strike rate
- 10 (22.7%)Placed
- −21.67£1 level staken=44 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=44 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 rating40↓ 28lb off peak
40
40–68
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 94
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 108A | 84 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 83A | 67 | — |
| Soft | 8 | 68A | 53.5 | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 92C | 73 | — |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 79A | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 23 | 146A | 74 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 108A | 71 | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 44 figures from 44 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,219 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 2.5% from 121. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 36 | 2 | 5.6% | −3.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 707 | 74 | 10.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 1,076 | 96 | 8.9% | +0.1 | 3 from 16 |
| Good to Soft | 427 | 29 | 6.8% | −2 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 480 | 43 | 9% | +0.2 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 121 | 3 | 2.5% | −6.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,372 | 125 | 9.1% | +0.3 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,525 | 176 | 11.5% | +2.7 | 2 from 23 |
| 6f – 7f | 2,090 | 158 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 1 from 20 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 431 | 35 | 8.1% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 124 | 3 | 2.4% | −6.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 37 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Volcanic Lady (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Phoenix Star (IRE) (12 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Phoenix Star (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Star (IRE) | 105 | 12 | 5f–6f | Class 3 |
| Bynx (IRE) | 64 | 5 | 2m–2m5f | — |
| Eyjafjallajokull (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 16 | 3 | 19% | +6.33 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Navan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Bellewstown | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Down Royal | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Catterick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 23 | 2 | 9% | −15.67 |
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −5.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Allan | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.00 |
| Declan McDonogh | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jack Kearney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jason Hart | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jessica O'Gorman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ruby Kinkaid | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Siobhan Rutledge | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 23 | 2 | 9% | −3.67 |
| None | 19 | 1 | 5% | −16.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.33 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 9% | −8.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 25+14d | Navan | Christmas Parties At Navan Racecourse 6th & 14th December Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - urged for effort with two furlongs left but made no headway - driven and unable to find more inside the final furlong - finished 13th | 13/19 | 1 | 8-10 | 40 | 63C | 49A | Nathan Crosse | 50/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+6d | Navan | Book Your Discounted Tickets On NavanRacecourse.ie Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - driven to chase leaders but made no headway approaching 2f out - finished without response and well held in 14th | 14/17 | 1½ | 9-1 | 44 | 54C | 43A | Ross Coakley | 40/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+81d | Bellewstown | Andy Carroll Memorial Handicap (0-60) Held towards the outer in the pack early - 7th at halfway - urged into 3rd around a furlong and a half out - dropped to 6th and unable to threaten leaders inside final furlong finishing without response | 6/12 | ¾ | 9-2 | 44 | 68A | 63A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 16/1 |
| 13 Jul 25+8d | Navan | Newgrange Hotel Handicap Held up towards the back - pushed along with modest headway on the outside inside two furlongs - couldn't quicken final furlong - finished eighth beaten 4 1/4 lengths | 8/10 | ½ | 8-2 | 51 | 54A | 50A | Jessica O'Gorman | 14/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+15d | Naas | GMC Group Supporting Naas GAA Senior Football Race Day Apprentice Handicap (0-60) Towards the back on the near rail - roused 2f out without threatening - plugged on inside the final furlong but well held | 9/15 | nk | 9-2 | 53 | 78C | 61A | Ruby Kinkaid | 40/1 |
| 20 Jun 25+9d | Down Royal | G Dunlop Electrical Handicap Held up towards the back - driven with no response approaching final furlong - stayed on same speed to the line without threatening | 8/11 | 1 | 9-0 | 56 | 94A | 61A | Ross Coakley | 33/1 |
| 11 Jun 25+13d | Limerick | Follow Limerick On Instagram Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Settled with the main group early - dropped back approaching the final two furlongs - faded through the last furlong to finish well beaten | 11/15 | nk | 10-2 | 59 | 58C | 72A | Donagh O'Connor | 80/1 |
| 29 May 25+224d | Fairyhouse | Royal Country Optional Claiming Race Settled at the back early - lost touch with the front three furlongs out - stayed on late without threatening the leaders | 6/10 | 2½ | 9-9 | 49 | 71A | 69A | Ross Coakley | 33/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+13d | Curragh | Equine Care Group - Nutritional Solutions Handicap (47-75) Settled just behind the pace early - dropped away with a furlong and a half left - faded out of contention late | 15/17 | 3¼ | 9-8 | 65 | 66C | 50A | Declan McDonogh | 33/1 |
| 04 Oct 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap (47-65) Hesitant start settling near the back - urged into contention by halfway - unable to make headway with a furlong to run - stayed on at one gait to finish ninth | 9/12 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 56 | 56A | 54A | Declan McDonogh | 13/2 |
| 27 Sep 24+68d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Handicap (47-75) Sat close behind pace early - dropped back and pushed along 2f out - finished off gamely but never in contention for the placings - fourth | 4/13 | ½ | 8-13 | 58 | 74B | 70A | James Ryan | 25/1 |
| 21 Jul 24+16d | Curragh | Newbridge Silverware Sprint Handicap | 7/12 | nk | 9-2 | 68 | 65A | 74A | Declan McDonogh | 9/2 |
| 05 Jul 24+14d | Bellewstown | Western Motors CUPRA Handicap (47-65) | 1/13 | 10-2 | 61 | 94C | 105A | Chris Hayes | 10/3 | |
| 21 Jun 24+7d | Down Royal | G Dunlop Electrical Handicap | 6/12 | 1 | 8-9 | 61 | 99A | 66A | Robert Whearty | 11/2 |
| 14 Jun 24+6d | Fairyhouse | Fairyhouse Handicap (47-65) | 2/17 | 2½ | 9-9 | 57 | 74C | 94A | Declan McDonogh | 7/2F |
| 08 Jun 24+24d | Navan | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) | 2/16 | ½ | 9-2 | 55 | 90C | 89A | Declan McDonogh | 12/1 |
| 15 May 24+10d | Sligo | Yeats Country Claiming Race | 1/13 | 9-8 | 46 | 95C | 96A | Declan McDonogh | 14/1 | |
| 05 May 24+191d | Sligo | Tote Never Beaten By SP Handicap (47-65) | 3/14 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 47 | 53C | 79A | Siobhan Rutledge | 14/1 |
| 27 Oct 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) | 13/13 | 4¾ | 8-13 | 47 | 60B | 32A | Leigh Roche | 50/1 |
| 18 Oct 23+12d | Navan | Safer Gambling Handicap (47-70) | 21/22 | 1 | 8-8 | 48 | 42C | 23C | Leigh Roche | 50/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+60d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) | 12/14 | 4½ | 8-7 | 49 | 39B | 23A | Jack Kearney | 10/1 |
| 07 Aug 23+10d | Naas | Coast To Curragh Cycle On August 26th Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 17/24 | 1¾ | 9-1 | 52 | 52C | 49A | Jack Kearney | 16/1 |
| 28 Jul 23+21d | Down Royal | Premier Electrics Handicap (47-65) | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 52 | 94A | 79A | Gary Carroll | 9/2 |
| 07 Jul 23+55d | Bellewstown | Western Motors CUPRA Handicap (47-65) | 2/15 | hd | 9-2 | 49 | 92C | 85A | Gary Carroll | 12/1 |
| 13 May 23+32d | Navan | Mongey Communications Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 14/23 | ½ | 9-0 | 53 | 37C | 55A | Paddy Harnett | 40/1 |
| 11 Apr 23+18d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Apprentice Handicap (47-65) | 12/12 | 9½ | 9-5 | 53 | 66C | 31C | Jake Coen | 33/1 |
| 24 Mar 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Enter The SKY BET Prize Drop Handicap (47-65) | 11/14 | shd | 9-7 | 55 | 67B | 61A | Gary Carroll | 80/1 |
| 10 Mar 23+37d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-65) | 12/14 | 1 | 9-8 | 57 | 73B | 58A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 01 Feb 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/12 | ½ | 9-11 | 60 | 74A | 72A | Gary Carroll | 14/1 |
| 18 Jan 23+112d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 5/12 | 2 | 9-11 | 60 | 83A | 75A | Gary Carroll | 25/1 |
| 28 Sep 22+10d | Catterick | racingtv.com/freetrial Handicap | 9/12 | 1¼ | 9-3 | 56 | 55A | 53A | David Allan | 9/1 |
| 18 Sep 22+12d | Hamilton | Sodexo Live! At Hamilton Park Handicap | 4/13 | nse | 9-4 | 56 | 73C | 69A | Sean Kirrane | 18/1 |
| 06 Sep 22+63d | Catterick | Racing Again 17th September Handicap | 2/6 | 1 | 8-9 | 56 | 146A | 73B | David Allan | 8/1 |
| 05 Jul 22+11d | Pontefract | New Atlas 'Oakwood Lodge' Handicap | 6/7 | 4¼ | 8-10 | 57 | 74A | 37A | David Allan | 5/1 |
| 24 Jun 22+12d | Doncaster | Kirkby Leisure Centre Handicap | 6/10 | 2¼ | 9-8 | 59 | 71A | 65A | Duran Fentiman | 8/1 |
| 12 Jun 22+12d | Doncaster | Trespass Lakeside Village Handicap | 4/10 | shd | 8-12 | 59 | 75A | 64A | David Allan | 9/1 |
| 31 May 22+10d | Thirsk | constant-services.com Handicap | 3/12 | ½ | 9-3 | 59 | 108A | 70A | David Allan | 10/1 |
| 21 May 22+14d | Musselburgh | Edinburgh Gin Seaside Handicap | 3/7 | 3 | 9-9 | 60 | 72A | 62A | James Sullivan | 10/3 |
| 07 May 22+10d | Thirsk | Follow ThirskRaces On Twitter Fillies' Handicap | 8/11 | hd | 8-11 | 60 | 74A | 50A | David Allan | 13/2 |
| 27 Apr 22+9d | Musselburgh | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Handicap | 1/7 | 9-7 | 57 | 98A | 68A | David Allan | 2/1F | |
| 18 Apr 22+302d | Redcar | Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Handicap | 6/16 | ½ | 9-10 | 57 | 56C | 68A | David Allan | 14/1 |
| 20 Jun 21+12d | Pontefract | Northern Commercials Iveco 'X' Way Tipper EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 6/9 | ½ | 8-12 | — | 62A | 47A | Jason Hart | 14/1 |
| 08 Jun 21+11d | Wetherby | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/10 | 4 | 8-10 | — | 79A | 69A | David Allan | 28/1 |
| 28 May 21 | Carlisle | Casumo Bet 10 Get 10 EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | 75A | 66A | Jason Hart | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Eruption (IRE) won?
- Eruption (IRE) won 3 of 44 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 6.8%. Placed 10 times in total (22.7% of starts).
- Who trains Eruption (IRE)?
- Eruption (IRE) is trained by John C McConnell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 October 2025.
- Who is Eruption (IRE)'s sire?
- Eruption (IRE) is by Bungle Inthejungle (GB) out of Volcanic Lady (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Eruption (IRE) prefer?
- Eruption (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Eruption (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 40, from the run on 22 October 2025. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Eruption (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Bungle Inthejungle (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,219 runs since Jan 2008 (353 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 2.5% from 121. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 2.4% from 124.
- Who are Eruption (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Volcanic Lady (IRE), Eruption (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Phoenix Star (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Phoenix Star (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.