Horse profile
Explorers Way (IRE)
6yo gelding (at last run, Sep 2025) · Last trainer Andrew Kinirons · Last owner Humptydumpty Syndicate
by Australia (GB) out of Into The Lane (IRE) (Excelebration)
39 runs · 21 courses · from Aug 2021
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Sep 2025 — 393 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Sep 2025 · 8th of 14
5 wins · Down Royal & Newcastle (AW)
Last raced off OR 53
KTB Profile
Explorers Way won five of 39 starts, all in handicaps, with four of those wins at Newcastle on the AW and one at Down Royal on good ground. Three of the wins came over 1m2f to 1m4f and the other two came over 1m or shorter. Typically held up, he finished eighth of 14 at Dundalk in Sep 2025, his last run, off an official rating of 53 which was 31lb below his highest ever mark. Aged 6 at his last run in Sep 2025.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 31lb off peak
- 5–39Wins / Runs
- 12.8%Strike rate
- 12 (30.8%)Placed
- −8.12£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 1.24Fair A/E n=38 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 rating53↓ 31lb off peak
53
50–84
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 88
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) | 17 | 94A | 82 | — |
| Good | 11 | 114C | 87 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 89B | 62 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 119A | 97 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 97C | 74 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 119A | 87 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 97C | 86 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 94A | 65 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 39 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 5 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (80%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,630 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 1,503 | 164 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 656 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 952 | 120 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,517 | 164 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 4 from 17 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 2 | 6.3% | −4.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 640 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,239 | 136 | 11% | −0.2 | 1 from 11 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,081 | 265 | 12.7% | +1.5 | 3 from 23 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,168 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 351 | 25 | 7.1% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
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
Into The Lane (IRE) (Excelebration)
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Smalleytime (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Smalleytime (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smalleytime (IRE) | 18 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 5 |
| Bear Route (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 17 | 4 | 24% | +4.38 |
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 10 | 4 | 40% | +11.38 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 12 | 4 | 33% | +9.38 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Navan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 23 | 3 | 13% | −4.62 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Robinson | 13 | 4 | 31% | +8.38 |
| Declan McDonogh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| James Ryan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.50 |
| Jack Kearney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Russell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Katie Timmons | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Caffrey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aidan Keeley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 3 | 13% | −5.62 |
| Cheekpieces | 11 | 2 | 18% | +1.50 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +6.38 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 13% | −2.50 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 25+13d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (0-60) (Div 1) Settled around midfield - driven approaching straight then unable to find extra with a furlong left - stayed on same gait to finish eighth beaten 7 lengths | 8/14 | nk | 9-9 | 53 | 88B | 68A | Ben Coen | 11/1 |
| 06 Sep 25+7d | Navan | Return Of The Jumps At Navan Racecourse September 20th Handicap (0-60) Settled in the pack - made progress 3f out - driven on 2f out - still 6th in the closing stages unable to threaten leaders - finished one-paced | 6/19 | 1¾ | 9-12 | 55 | 114C | 73A | Robbie Colgan | 14/1 |
| 30 Aug 25+24d | Curragh | Pat Smullen Cancer Trials Ireland Charity Race Supported By Ballylinch Stud | 7/21 | ½ | 12-9 | 56 | 74C | 71C | Katie Timmons | 80/1 |
| 06 Aug 25+16d | Sligo | Rockshore Cider Handicap (0-60) Held up towards back - 10th at halfway - asked for effort with 3f left but unable to close and well held at the finish | 13/13 | 21 | 10-3 | 60 | 36C | 71C | Robbie Colgan | 28/1 |
| 21 Jul 25+304d | Ballinrobe | Tote Guarantee Available On-Course & At Tote.ie Handicap Held up at back - still 7th with 4f left and unable to close by the turn - dropped away inside final furlong to finish 7th | 7/9 | 4½ | 9-5 | 61 | 50C | 61C | Robbie Colgan | 9/1 |
| 20 Sep 24+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) Sat close to the front pack early - pushed along into 4th approaching the final 2f - held that spot but couldn't close late finishing 5th | 5/14 | ½ | 9-12 | 64 | 85B | 78A | James Ryan | 8/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+29d | Down Royal | Children's Heartbeat Trust Apprentice Handicap (50-70) Held up towards the back and driven early - improved to 5th out wide over 2f out but couldn't threaten leaders a furlong later - stayed on same gear to finish 5th | 5/9 | ½ | 9-12 | 64 | 80A | 79A | Keithen Kennedy | 10/3 |
| 08 Aug 24+26d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Lengthen The Odds Handicap (47-70) (Div 1) Held up towards the back early - lost more ground before halfway - made progress over 2f out - improved into 3rd inside the final furlong and continued to the line - unable to get to the front | 3/12 | ¾ | 9-7 | 66 | 87A | 84A | James Ryan | 15/2 |
| 13 Jul 24+21d | Navan | Navan Adventure Centre Apprentice Handicap | 2/8 | 1 | 9-0 | 66 | 119A | 74A | Adam Caffrey | 13/2 |
| 22 Jun 24+14d | Down Royal | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap (47-70) | 1/10 | 9-4 | 62 | 90A | 76A | James Ryan | 17/2 | |
| 08 Jun 24+18d | Navan | Cusack Hotel Group Family Raceday July 13th Handicap (47-65) | 3/22 | hd | 9-8 | 62 | 113C | 80A | Jack Kearney | 12/1 |
| 21 May 24+39d | Cork | Racing Again June 14th Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 6/13 | nk | 9-9 | 63 | 74C | 67A | Jack Kearney | 14/1 |
| 12 Apr 24+42d | Dundalk (AW) | Anthony McCrave Senior Memorial Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/14 | hd | 9-9 | 63 | 91B | 69A | Jack Kearney | 6/1 |
| 01 Mar 24+20d | Newcastle (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 3/12 | 1¼ | 8-11 | 63 | 80A | 77A | Ben Robinson | 12/1 |
| 10 Feb 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 1/10 | 9-3 | 59 | 94A | 82A | Ben Robinson | 5/1 | |
| 17 Jan 24+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap | 1/6 | 9-9 | 57 | 63B | 72B | Ben Robinson | 15/8F | |
| 08 Jan 24+24d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-6 | 57 | 72A | 70A | Ben Robinson | 16/1 |
| 15 Dec 23+26d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap (Div 1) | 11/12 | nk | 9-8 | 59 | 48A | 64A | Ben Robinson | 16/1 |
| 19 Nov 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap | 8/12 | ½ | 9-8 | 61 | 82A | 72A | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
| 02 Nov 23+27d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Handicap | 6/8 | 2¾ | 9-4 | 62 | 76A | 61A | Ben Robinson | 14/1 |
| 06 Oct 23+17d | Newcastle (AW) | quinnbet.com Handicap | 1/12 | 9-9 | 52 | 94A | 91A | Ben Robinson | 9/2 | |
| 19 Sep 23+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Happy Retirement Paul Hanagan From Vickers.Bet Handicap | 9/13 | 1 | 9-6 | 52 | 67B | 50A | Ben Robinson | 5/1 |
| 08 Sep 23+9d | Newcastle (AW) | Northumbrian Water & Wateraid Partners Since 1981 Handicap | 1/13 | 9-4 | 50 | 88B | 78A | Ben Robinson | 6/1 | |
| 30 Aug 23+15d | Musselburgh | Sallyport Commercial Finance And AAB Group Handicap | 6/11 | 1¼ | 9-4 | 50 | 95B | 68A | Harry Russell | 22/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+33d | Newcastle (AW) | At The Races App Market Movers Handicap (Div 2) | 9/10 | nk | 9-7 | 55 | 81A | 58A | Harry Russell | 28/1 |
| 13 Jul 23+12d | Carlisle | Lake District Handicap | 5/9 | 2½ | 9-3 | 57 | 89B | 58A | Ben Robinson | 10/1 |
| 01 Jul 23+7d | Newcastle (AW) | Racing Welfare Handicap | 9/11 | 1¼ | 8-8 | 60 | 94A | 53A | Shane Gray | 18/1 |
| 24 Jun 23+35d | Haydock | MB Health Handicap | 8/10 | 1½ | 8-3 | 63 | 71B | 52A | Aidan Keeley | 18/1 |
| 20 May 23+8d | Thirsk | Sky Bet Buildabet Handicap (Div 2) | 8/10 | nk | 9-1 | 67 | 89A | 70A | Cam Hardie | 50/1 |
| 12 May 23+39d | Chester | White Oak Apprentice Handicap | 10/11 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 70 | 19C | 52C | Harry Russell | 66/1 |
| 03 Apr 23+32d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Novice Stakes | 4/4 | 9½ | 9-5 | 74 | 92C | 59C | Ben Robinson | 16/1 |
| 02 Mar 23+201d | Newcastle (AW) | Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 4/6 | 1¼ | 10-2 | 75 | 71A | 84B | Ben Robinson | 33/1 |
| 13 Aug 22+34d | Tramore | Dan Cowman Memorial Maiden | 6/12 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 80 | 87A | 55A | Mikey Sheehy | 9/2 |
| 10 Jul 22+20d | Fairyhouse | Pat Smullen Coast To Curragh Charity Cycle August 27th Handicap | 2/4 | 9½ | 9-7 | 80 | 85C | 68B | Jake Coen | 2/1F |
| 20 Jun 22+20d | Ballinrobe | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/9 | nk | 9-8 | 83 | 86A | 82A | Shane Crosse | 2/1F |
| 31 May 22+234d | Tipperary | Thank You To All The Frontline Workers Maiden | 4/10 | ½ | 9-5 | 84 | 97A | 68A | Declan McDonogh | 9/4 |
| 09 Oct 21+21d | Limerick | Follow Limerick Racecourse On Twitter Maiden | 7/16 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 54C | 63A | Declan McDonogh | 10/11F |
| 18 Sep 21+22d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 3/13 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 97C | 93A | Declan McDonogh | 10/1 |
| 27 Aug 21 | Curragh | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 3/9 | 4¼ | 9-5 | — | 67A | 75A | Declan McDonogh | 11/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Explorers Way (IRE) won?
- Explorers Way (IRE) won 5 of 39 archived starts between 2021 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.8%. Placed 12 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained Explorers Way (IRE)?
- Explorers Way (IRE) was trained by Andrew Kinirons on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 19 September 2025.
- Who is Explorers Way (IRE)'s sire?
- Explorers Way (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Into The Lane (IRE), whose sire is Excelebration.
- What going does Explorers Way (IRE) prefer?
- Explorers Way (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 17 starts (23.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Explorers Way (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 53, from the run on 19 September 2025. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Explorers Way (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,630 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Explorers Way (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Into The Lane (IRE), Explorers Way (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Smalleytime (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Smalleytime (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.