Horse profile
Exceeding (IRE)
by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Pretty Electric (FR) (Invincible Spirit)
31 runs · 14 courses · from Nov 2023
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Leopardstown & Bellewstown
Off 129 days · 11th of 13
Last raced off OR 51
KTB Profile
Exceeding is a gelding who has won two of 31 starts. Both wins came on turf, one at Leopardstown over 6f – 7f on soft ground in Apr 2026 when rated 49 and one at Bellewstown over 1m – 1m1f on good ground in Jul 2025 when rated 40. Each success was on a first visit to the course. Typically held up, he finished 11 of 13 at Limerick in Jun 2026 when last raced off a mark of 51, 24lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 31 archived runs · run-style from 18 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on turf
OR ↓ 24lb off peak
- 2–31Wins / Runs
- 6.5%Strike rate
- 4 (12.9%)Placed
- −14.00£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=31 · 0.84 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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 rating51↓ 24lb off peak
51
40–75
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 112
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 97A | 79 | 4 · 87 / 80 |
| Good | 7 | 81A | 72 | 1 · — |
| Soft | 5 | 112A | 59 | 3 · 112 / 103 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 77C | 71 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 112A | 71 | 6 · 112 / 73 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 97A | 80.5 | 3 · 87 / 81 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 31 figures from 31 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 18 analysed runs
- Held up 11 (61%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 4 (22%) · 1 win
- Midfield 3 (17%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Exceed and Excel (AUS)
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,024 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,652 | 882 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,004 | 950 | 11.9% | 0 | 1 from 17 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,751 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Pretty Electric (FR) (Invincible Spirit)
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Straight Swaps (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −15.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 17 | 1 | 6% | −9.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cian Horgan | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Andrew Slattery | 7 | 2 | 29% | +10.00 |
| Orla Tynan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jimmy Dalton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Paddy Harnett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sam Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 1 | 5% | −13.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Visor | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 26+10d | Limerick | Cosgrave Transport Handicap (0-60) (Div 2) Held up at the back - pushed along with no headway from 2f out - well held at the finish | 11/13 | ½ | 9-0 | 51 | 59C | 47A | Orla Tynan | 8/1 |
| 31 May 26+46d | Listowel | James Collins Memorial Handicap (0-60) Held up at the back - never a factor - well held in 14th | 14/15 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 52 | 68C | 58C | Andrew Slattery | 7/1 |
| 15 Apr 26+16d | Leopardstown | BuzzBallz Handicap (0-60) Handy early - 4th with 3f left - improved approaching 2f out - fought back late to get up and win | 1/12 | 9-5 | 49 | 112A | 81A | Andrew Slattery | 7/1 | |
| 30 Mar 26+8d | Navan | Return Of The Flat At Navan Handicap (0-60) Settled just behind the pace on the wide flank - through the pack around halfway - pushed along with two furlongs left but unable to close - finished well beaten in 10th | 10/15 | 1½ | 9-5 | 49 | 72C | 60A | Andrew Slattery | 10/3F |
| 22 Mar 26+107d | Naas | Westin Homes Supporting Kildare LGFA Handicap Held up at back on the far flank - urged forward approaching 3f out - moved through under pressure with 2f left - stayed on well inside final furlong - closed to challenge and beaten a half length | 2/15 | ½ | 8-7 | 43 | 103C | 81A | Andrew Slattery | 14/1 |
| 05 Dec 25+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Settled midfield - pushed along in 7th with 2f left - unable to close - finished 6th | 6/13 | 1½ | 8-3 | 40 | 81B | 53A | Jimmy Dalton | 10/1 |
| 26 Nov 25+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Held up in the pack - pushed along 2f out and lost the stick a furlong and a half out - plugged on at the one speed to finish 6th | 6/14 | 1¼ | 8-0 | 40 | 87B | 52A | Orla Tynan | 16/1 |
| 19 Nov 25+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium Gift Vouchers Available Online Handicap (0-60) Sat handy behind the pace - 4th at halfway then pushed along into the straight and down to 6th inside the final furlong - unable to close finished 7th | 7/14 | 1¼ | 8-3 | 43 | 74B | 50A | Orla Tynan | 40/1 |
| 31 Oct 25+107d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) Held up towards the back - urged forward entering the straight - pressed for effort 2f out - unable to quicken and well held | 13/14 | nse | 8-4 | 44 | 79B | 45A | Orla Tynan | 12/1 |
| 16 Jul 25+13d | Killarney | Rose Hotel Handicap (0-60) Settled midpack early - 5th at halfway - urged for effort with 3f left - stayed on same gear to finish sixth | 6/12 | 1½ | 9-3 | 47 | 58A | 66A | Andrew Slattery | 11/2 |
| 03 Jul 25+12d | Bellewstown | Ploughman Bar And Grill Handicap (0-60) Settled in midfield inner track - urged forward from halfway - shifted wide and found extra with 2f left before hitting front inside final furlong and stayed on strongly to win | 1/15 | 8-10 | 40 | 75C | 78A | Andrew Slattery | 8/1 | |
| 21 Jun 25+19d | Limerick | Greenmount Suite At Limerick Handicap (0-60) Sat handy behind the front group early - drifted into the pack soon after - pushed along with 3f left - found room on the rail to loom up near the front with a furlong to run - unable to quicken and held on for fifth | 5/16 | 1¾ | 8-1 | 41 | 70C | 58A | Orla Tynan | 14/1 |
| 02 Jun 25+187d | Gowran Park | KCLR 96FM Apprentice Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Settled towards the back of the pack - pushed along with 2f left - finished with modest late progress to be fourth | 4/12 | 3¾ | 8-8 | 42 | 81A | 54A | Orla Tynan | 5/1 |
| 27 Nov 24+19d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Held up at the back - driven for improvement approaching final two furlongs - stayed on same speed to finish but well held | 10/14 | ½ | 8-3 | 47 | 87B | 50A | Cian Horgan | 18/1 |
| 08 Nov 24+42d | Dundalk (AW) | William Hill Proper Betting Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Held a midfield spot - pushed along with little response inside final 2f - finished well held in 10th | 10/14 | ¾ | 8-0 | 47 | 90B | 44A | Jimmy Dalton | 9/1 |
| 27 Sep 24+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Handy early - tracking pace-setters - pressed for effort 2f out and drifted left approaching final furlong - stayed on without threatening leading two - finished third | 3/13 | 2½ | 7-12 | 47 | 80B | 53A | Jimmy Dalton | 25/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings Open For Christmas Parties At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-65) Held up towards the back on the wide side - pressed for effort in 10th with 2f left - unable to close - finished well held | 9/13 | ½ | 8-2 | 51 | 90B | 47A | Jimmy Dalton | 20/1 |
| 11 Sep 24+10d | Cork | Mallow Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Sat close to the pace amid the main pack - pressed for effort with 2f left but couldn't find more - well held at the finish | 13/16 | 1 | 8-9 | 55 | 77C | 42A | Cian Horgan | 25/1 |
| 01 Sep 24+15d | Tipperary | Breens Farm Machinery Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) Settled midpack early - hemmed in briefly after the first furlong - 6th at halfway - urged forward with two furlongs left - drifted right under pressure a furlong out but made no further headway - finished 10th well held | 10/15 | nk | 9-2 | 58 | 72C | 52A | Sam Coen | 33/1 |
| 17 Aug 24+8d | Curragh | Tote.ie Handicap (47-65) Slow to break - held up towards the back - no impression made on the leaders - well held in 18th | 18/28 | shd | 9-8 | 62 | 71C | 65A | Andrew Slattery | 50/1 |
| 09 Aug 24+7d | Tipperary | Donovan Transport Handicap (47-65) Held up on inner in the pack - nudged forward but squeezed for room and clipped rail 1 1/2f out then hampered 1f out - dropped away after finishing well held | 14/16 | shd | 9-10 | 64 | 39C | 47A | Paddy Harnett | 18/1 |
| 02 Aug 24+21d | Galway | Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70) Held up towards the back - urged forward early - still 13th with 2f left and unable to close - finished well held in 8th | 8/17 | 3 | 9-6 | 65 | 48C | 61A | Paddy Harnett | 50/1 |
| 12 Jul 24+20d | Dundalk (AW) | I Want My Pension Minded By Protection & Prosperity Financial Services Handicap | 13/14 | nk | 9-0 | 68 | 71B | 44A | Cian Horgan | 18/1 |
| 22 Jun 24+23d | Limerick | Regeneron 'Celebrating A Decade In Limerick' Handicap | 4/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 70 | 58A | 66A | Cian Horgan | 16/1 |
| 30 May 24+125d | Fairyhouse | Book Your Hospitality At fairyhouse.ie Handicap (47-75) | 5/18 | 2 | 9-0 | 70 | 74C | 71A | Cian Horgan | 50/1 |
| 26 Jan 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap | 9/10 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 72 | 97A | 49A | Cian Horgan | 16/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Apprentice Handicap | 5/10 | ¾ | 10-1 | 73 | 72A | 69A | Jake Coen | 15/2 |
| 13 Dec 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 7/13 | nk | 9-0 | 75 | 70B | 63A | Cian Horgan | 50/1 |
| 29 Nov 23+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden | 4/12 | nse | 8-12 | — | 67A | 68A | Cian Horgan | 16/1 |
| 22 Nov 23+21d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 12/14 | 2 | 9-7 | — | 58C | 53C | Leigh Roche | 8/1 |
| 01 Nov 23 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Auction Maiden | 9/10 | nk | 9-5 | — | 48A | 60A | Ben Coen | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Exceeding (IRE) won?
- Exceeding (IRE) won 2 of 31 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.5%. Placed 4 times in total (12.9% of starts).
- Who trains Exceeding (IRE)?
- Exceeding (IRE) is trained by Andrew Slattery, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 10 June 2026.
- Who is Exceeding (IRE)'s sire?
- Exceeding (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Pretty Electric (FR), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Exceeding (IRE) prefer?
- Exceeding (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Exceeding (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 51, from the run on 10 June 2026. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Exceeding (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,024 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Exceeding (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Pretty Electric (FR), Exceeding (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.