Experimental (IRE)
Experimental (IRE) is 1 from 14, the win coming at Class 7 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2007. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. Last raced off 48, 66lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–14Wins / Runs
- 7.1%Strike rate
- 3 (21.4%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 1.49Fair A/E n=14 · 1.21 incl. margin
- 114Highest OR
- 67dAvg 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 8.6% of 35 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | +9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
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) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +0.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 7 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Towcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Gibson | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Andrew Thornton | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Simon Whitworth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Duran Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M Mackley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Steve Carson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dean McKeown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Davy Condon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +1.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.00 |
| Hurdle | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 04 Jun 07+21d | Leicester | Racecourse Video Services Claiming Stakes | 4/12 | 4 | 8-11 | 48 | 48C | Simon Whitworth | 20/1 |
| 14 May 07+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Barry Michael (Dylan) Thomas Memorial Handicap | 7/10 | nk | 8-6 | 49 | 41C | Duran Fentiman | 16/1 |
| 30 Apr 07+22d | Wolverhampton (AW) | betdirectpoker.com Classified Stakes | 1/12 | 9-1 | 45 | 74C | Dale Gibson | 8/1 | |
| 08 Apr 07+11d | Towcester | David Adams Handicap Hurdle | 9/13 | ¾ | 11-9 | 100 | 91C | Andrew Thornton | 33/1 |
| 28 Mar 07+50d | Towcester | Davis Langdon LLP Handicap Hurdle | 7/18 | 5 | 11-8 | 105 | 84C | Andrew Thornton | 40/1 |
| 06 Feb 07+12d | Southwell (AW) | Go Pontin's Amateur Riders' Handicap | 6/13 | 4 | 10-12 | 48 | 18C | Mr M Mackley | 8/1 |
| 25 Jan 07+18d | Southwell (AW) | thebookiebasher.com Handicap | 9/13 | 9 | 8-9 | 49 | 43C | Dale Gibson | 11/2 |
| 07 Jan 07+9d | Southwell (AW) | Pontin's Holidays Handicap | 2/10 | 5 | 8-13 | 49 | 64C | Dale Gibson | 10/1 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 06+31d | Southwell (AW) | pontinsbingo.com Banded Stakes | 2/11 | 2½ | 9-7 | 49 | 73C | Dale Gibson | 16/1 |
| 28 Nov 06+13d | Southwell (AW) | Target Express Handicap | 10/12 | 2 | 8-8 | 55 | 26C | Paul Mulrennan | 100/1 |
| 15 Nov 06+4d | Southwell (AW) | Join Us On 20th Handicap | 9/14 | 2½ | 8-9 | 60 | 41C | Steve Carson | 50/1 |
| 11 Nov 06+595d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Book Online At wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Handicap | 10/12 | 3 | 9-0 | 60 | 38C | Dean McKeown | 80/1 |
| 2005 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Mar 05+76d | Down Royal | Hillsborough Handicap (50-80) | 12/16 | 9 | 9-6 | 71 | 61C | Colm O'Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 09 Jan 05 | Leopardstown | Pierse Hurdle | 9/21 | 5 | 9-10 | 114 | 97C | Davy Condon | 50/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Experimental won?
- Experimental (IRE) won 1 of 14 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 7.1%. Placed 3 times in total (21.4% of starts).
- Who trained Experimental?
- Experimental (IRE) was trained by John Harris on the most recent run on record, at Leicester on 4 June 2007.
- Who is Experimental's sire?
- Experimental (IRE) is by Top of The World (GB) out of Brun's Toy (FR), whose sire is Bruni.
- What going does Experimental prefer?
- Experimental (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Experimental's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 4 June 2007. The highest on record is 114.
- What is Experimental's sire's record?
- Top of The World (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 35 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together.