Excelling (IRE)
Excelling (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Jul 2009. Last raced off 73, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=7 · 0.92 incl. margin
- 85Highest OR
- 79dAvg 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
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
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 16,030 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 1 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | — |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,658 | 883 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | 1 from 5 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,006 | 951 | 11.9% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,755 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | — |
| 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 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Catlin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Fergus Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frankie McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Oct 10+24d | Lingfield (AW) | Telegraph Media Group Selling Stakes | 6/8 | hd | 8-9 | 73 | 57A | Fergus Sweeney | 8/1 |
| 25 Sep 10+365d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Breeders' Cup Live Only On ATR Claiming Stakes | 6/6 | 2½ | 8-4 | 73 | 46B | Cathy Gannon | 9/1 |
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 25 Sep 09+21d | Ascot | Watership Down Stud Sales Race (Fillies) | 10/27 | ½ | 8-0 | 83 | 70A | Jimmy Quinn | 16/1 |
| 04 Sep 09+21d | Lingfield (AW) | Nutley Nursery Handicap | 4/9 | 5 | 9-7 | 83 | 79A | Jimmy Fortune | 5/2J |
| 14 Aug 09+20d | Newbury | Bathwick Tyres St Hugh's Stakes (Fillies' Listed) | 7/13 | 1¾ | 8-12 | 85 | 65A | Chris Catlin | 6/1 |
| 25 Jul 09+21d | Lingfield | Claire Larby 21st Birthday Maiden Auction Stakes | 1/11 | 8-5 | 85 | 88A | Chris Catlin | 3/1F | |
| 04 Jul 09 | Nottingham | Goldeva Maiden Auction Fillies' Stakes | 7/10 | 1 | 8-4 | — | 47A | Frankie McDonald | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Excelling won?
- Excelling (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Excelling?
- Excelling (IRE) was trained by Peter Makin on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 19 October 2010.
- Who is Excelling's sire?
- Excelling (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Nojoom (IRE), whose sire is Alhaarth.
- What going does Excelling prefer?
- Excelling (IRE) has the best record on good 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's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 73, from the run on 19 October 2010. The highest on record is 85.
- What is Excelling's sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,030 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.