Excelling Spirit (IRE)
Excelling Spirit (IRE) is 1 from 6. Hasn't won since Jun 2018.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Excelling Spirit (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Young Churchill (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Churchill (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 2m | — |
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 3 (50%)Placed
- −4.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=6 · 0.66 incl. margin
- 87Highest OR
- 50dBetween runs (median)longest 148 d
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 90
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 93A | 90 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 113C | 88 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,582 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 4,530 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,133 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 2,770 | 303 | 10.9% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 795 | 78 | 9.8% | −2.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 6,886 | 867 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,057 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 9,848 | 1,180 | 12% | +0.1 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,509 | 543 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,142 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 844 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 362 | 33 | 9.1% | −2.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Dan Excel (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6½f–3m; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Dan Excel (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Excel (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 6½f–1m | Group 3 |
| Eagle's Flight (IRE) | 19 | 3 | 1m–1m2½f | — |
| Angels Story (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 1m2f–1m2½f | — |
| Sissoko (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 1m1f | — |
| Yenillik (IRE) | 36 | 1 | 3m | — |
| Race And Status (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Cojo (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Baqqa (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W J Lee | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.50 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 24 Mar 19+148d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Launches The 2019 Irish Flat Season Handicap | 15/16 | 6½ | 9-1 | 84 | 86C | 48C | W J Lee | 9/1 |
| 2018 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 18+82d | Leopardstown | TheTote.com Knockaire Stakes (Listed) | 7/8 | 1½ | 9-0 | 83 | 65A | 76A | Shane Foley | 25/1 |
| 06 Aug 18+50d | Curragh | Curragh Training Grounds Handicap | 9/10 | 1½ | 9-7 | 87 | 90A | 73A | W J Lee | 6/1 |
| 17 Jun 18+17d | Cork | Cork Rocks Music Night July 13th Fillies Maiden | 1/8 | 9-0 | — | 80A | 96A | W J Lee | 1/2F | |
| 31 May 18+20d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/11 | ½ | 9-0 | — | 93A | 90A | W J Lee | 5/4F |
| 11 May 18 | Curragh | Curragh 'Where Champions Are Made' Maiden | 2/18 | 1¾ | 9-0 | — | 113C | 92A | W J Lee | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Excelling Spirit won?
- Excelling Spirit (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2018 and 2019, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 3 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Excelling Spirit?
- Excelling Spirit (IRE) was trained by W McCreery on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 24 March 2019.
- Who is Excelling Spirit's sire?
- Excelling Spirit (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Love Excelling (FR), whose sire is Polish Precedent.
- What going does Excelling Spirit prefer?
- Excelling Spirit (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Excelling Spirit's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 24 March 2019. The highest on record is 87.
- What is Excelling Spirit's sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,858 runs since Jan 2008 (1,574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 844.
- Who are Excelling Spirit's siblings?
- Out of Love Excelling (FR), Excelling Spirit (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Dan Excel (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Dan Excel (IRE)). The wins came over 6½f–3m. As at Nov 2026.
- Has Excelling Spirit produced winners?
- As a dam, Excelling Spirit (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Young Churchill (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Nov 2026.