Horse profile
Expound (GB)
49 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2022
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
5 wins · Clonmel, Ballinrobe & Tramore
Ran 3 days ago · 14th of 14
Last raced off OR 64
KTB Profile
Typically a front-runner in 9 of 11 analysed runs — Expound (GB) is 5 from 49. Hasn't won since May 2025. All 5 wins have come on turf — 0 from 13 on the all-weather, and every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 20 on softer). Last raced off 64, 56lb below the career-high mark.
Based on 49 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically led
All wins on turf
Wins on good or faster
OR ↓ 56lb off peak
- 5–49Wins / Runs
- 10.2%Strike rate
- 23 (46.9%)Placed
- −16.29£1 level staken=49 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=49 · 0.80 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 rating64↓ 56lb off peak
64
64–120
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 89
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 109A | 86.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 11 | 95B | 88 | 3 · 90 / 86 |
| Soft | 10 | 109C | 86 | 3 · 89 / 87 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 87A | 79 | 2 · 79 / 71.5 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 109A | 85 | 4 · 90 / 84.5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 109C | 86.5 | 4 · 89 / 82.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 88B | 85 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 74B | 74 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 112B | 74 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 47 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (3) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 42 figures from 47 runs · as at 20 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 11 analysed runs
- Led 9 (82%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (9%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (9%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,969 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 8 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 496 | 57 | 11.5% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 753 | 79 | 10.5% | −0.1 | 5 from 15 |
| Good to Soft | 258 | 25 | 9.7% | −0.9 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 306 | 35 | 11.4% | +0.8 | 0 from 12 |
| Heavy | 89 | 10 | 11.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,059 | 108 | 10.2% | −0.4 | 0 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | −1.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 532 | 45 | 8.5% | −2.1 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 829 | 88 | 10.6% | 0 | 3 from 23 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,055 | 129 | 12.2% | +1.6 | 0 from 12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 431 | 38 | 8.8% | −1.8 | 2 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 86 | 12 | 14% | +3.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Existent (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Existent (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Existent (GB) | 66 | 4 | 5f–7f | Class 2 |
| King's Hand (GB) | 13 | 2 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Inclusive (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Fight Back (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 15 | 5 | 33% | +17.71 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Clonmel | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.38 |
| Ballinrobe | 5 | 2 | 40% | +5.33 |
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 23 | 3 | 13% | −9.79 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.50 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Sheridan | 25 | 2 | 8% | −16.12 |
| Daniel King | 8 | 2 | 25% | +11.50 |
| Dylan O'Connor | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.67 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mel Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Kenneally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jared Huggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Amy Jo Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss A B O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brian Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 30 | 5 | 17% | +2.71 |
| Tongue tie | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| HB | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 3 | 21% | +7.88 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 40 | 3 | 8% | −26.79 |
| Hurdle | 9 | 2 | 22% | +10.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 26+25d | Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap | 14/14 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 64 | 79B | 54A | Colin Keane | 12/1 |
| 21 Sep 26+5d | Listowel (IRE) | Liam & Joan Healy Memorial Handicap Driven straight from the break to set the pace - overtaken two furlongs out then dropped back - faded through the closing stages to finish eighth | 8/13 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 72 | 87C | 69A | Mel Sheridan | 22/1 |
| 16 Sep 26+32d | Clonmel (IRE) | Camida Gold Champion Handicap Handy in second at halfway - hit front entering straight before being overtaken 2f out - driven into third with a furlong left - held that spot to finish fourth | 4/9 | 4½ | 9-7 | 72 | 89A | 77A | J M Sheridan | 11/1 |
| 15 Aug 26+93d | Tramore (IRE) | Perennial Freight Handicap Set the pace early - lost command approaching 3f out - sat in third around 2 1/2f out with little response - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish seventh | 7/7 | 3½ | 9-12 | 74 | 79C | 56C | Daniel King | 18/1 |
| 14 May 26+6d | Clonmel | Clonmel Racecourse Supporters Club Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - overtaken approaching 3rd - stumbled at the fourth-last - up into second after the last - dropped away and faded over 2f out - pulled up inside the final furlong | PU/11 | — | 11-7 | 120 | — | — | Michael Kenneally | 16/1 |
| 08 May 26+13d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Group Handicap Jumped smartly and made the running - challenged 3f out and lost the lead 2 1/2f out - dropped to 3rd over 1f out and plugged on at one speed to finish 4th | 4/9 | nk | 9-11 | 77 | 64A | 92A | J M Sheridan | 11/2 |
| 25 Apr 26+24d | Limerick | Lorraine O'Mara Birthday Remembrance Handicap Sat close to the front pair early - 4th at halfway before dropping to 6th under pressure 2f out - couldn't find more late and finished well held | 14/16 | 1 | 8-8 | 80 | 82C | 55A | Jared Huggan | 20/1 |
| 01 Apr 26+19d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant Summer Offer Handicap Settled midfield early - pushed into 5th with a furlong and a half left then unable to close as 3rd approached - stayed on same gear to the line finishing 4th | 4/13 | 1 | 9-11 | 67 | 86B | 79A | J M Sheridan | 14/1 |
| 13 Mar 26+168d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Winter Series Leading Trainer & Jockey Championship Handicap Sat close to the front group wide - fighting for control early - pushed along in 3rd with 2f left - slipped to 5th inside the final furlong and could not find more | 5/14 | ½ | 9-13 | 69 | 90B | 83A | J M Sheridan | 16/1 |
| 26 Sep 25+15d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings Open For Christmas Parties At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Sent clear early - matched up after 4f - back in command turning for home - pressed for effort and overtaken with 2f left - dropped to third with a furlong to run - unable to find more inside the closing 150 yards | 6/14 | 1½ | 9-8 | 70 | 95B | 80A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 |
| 11 Sep 25+7d | Clonmel | Knocklofty Handicap Set the pace early - driven and hauled in approaching 2f out then lost front spot inside final 2f - drifted left and unable to find more up the straight finishing second | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 78 | 83A | 97A | Dylan O'Connor | 5/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+21d | Laytown (AW) | Tote, Never Beaten By SP (Q.R.) Handicap Shared pace early - dropped to 4th and outpaced from halfway - made no inroads and faded to finish 6th | 6/10 | ½ | 12-0 | 80 | — | 81A | Mr H C Swan | 9/2 |
| 14 Aug 25+16d | Tramore | Bluegrass Horse Feeds Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - blundered second - lost advantage momentarily after 4th before regaining command - pushed along and overtaken late on - settled for third holding a steady effort to the line | 3/11 | ½ | 11-12 | 119 | — | 128A | Daniel King | 8/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+15d | Galway | caulfieldindustrial.com Handicap Driven forward from wide stall to hit front - challenged 3f out - urged 2f out - overtaken inside final furlong and a half - held effort to finish but caught again close home | 3/15 | shd | 9-6 | 79 | 85C | 86A | Dylan O'Connor | 14/1 |
| 14 Jul 25+21d | Killarney | TXODDS Handicap Went straight to front - pushed along and pace told inside final furlong - dropped back to third close home | 3/11 | ½ | 8-11 | 80 | 79A | 85A | Dylan O'Connor | 8/1 |
| 23 Jun 25+12d | Ballinrobe | Treacy's Pharmacies Handicap Set the pace early - kicked on into the straight - lost front spot inside final 2f - driven but couldn't find more late - finished fourth | 4/13 | 3½ | 9-7 | 80 | 85C | 91A | Dylan O'Connor | 7/2 |
| 11 Jun 25+27d | Limerick | Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Memorial Handicap Away smartly to take command - challenged hard a furlong out - overtaken late but battled on to the line - narrowly denied in second | 2/7 | nk | 9-7 | 79 | 11A | 82A | J M Sheridan | 9/2 |
| 15 May 25+6d | Clonmel | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap Hurdle Held a share of the front spot early - roused inside the last two furlongs - driven out and finished strongly to score | 1/8 | 11-1 | 109 | — | 124A | Daniel King | 11/2 | |
| 09 May 25+30d | Ballinrobe | Burleigh Accountancy Group Handicap Driven up early to take command - roused for effort turning into the straight - battled on gamely to prevail by a whisker | 1/8 | 9-3 | 76 | 87A | 93A | Dylan O'Connor | 10/3 | |
| 09 Apr 25+10d | Leopardstown | 'Domin OH HOO HOO' Handicap Just in front early - lost the advantage approaching 2f out - eased back through the field soon after and beaten a long way at the finish | 14/15 | 7 | 9-4 | 76 | 86C | 59C | J M Sheridan | 12/1 |
| 30 Mar 25+175d | Leopardstown | Legacy Wine Bar Handicap Set the pace early - urged forward with two furlongs left then came under pressure with a furlong to run - overtaken inside the final furlong - slipped to third and unable to find more close home | 3/17 | nk | 8-13 | 75 | 83C | 78A | Dylan O'Connor | 22/1 |
| 06 Oct 24+13d | Tipperary | Racing Tv Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - lost that spot after 3 out - urged on inside turning into straight but made no dent on the leader in 6th 2 out - dropped away from the last | 6/9 | 10 | 10-7 | 109 | 74B | 88A | Daniel King | 8/1 |
| 23 Sep 24+18d | Listowel | Oisin Kelly 'Every Drop Counts' giveblood.ie Handicap (50-80) Fast into the front spot - lost command past halfway - regained command just past the 2f point - stretched clear approaching the furlong pole - advantage shrinking inside the final 150 yards - overtaken close home and unable to fight back | 2/11 | 2½ | 9-11 | 75 | 78A | 87A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 |
| 05 Sep 24+18d | Clonmel | Comida To Come Handicap (50-85) Went straight to front and challenged early - lost ground briefly around 2 1/2f then regained command 3f out - pushed clear 1 1/2f from home - edged left approaching the finish - held on under pressure at the line | 1/6 | 9-5 | 71 | 70A | 79B | J M Sheridan | 15/8F | |
| 18 Aug 24+13d | Tramore | Peter Queally Memorial Maiden Hurdle Set the pace from the off - urged clear two out and driven approaching the last - kept finding under pressure to the line for a clear-cut win | 1/15 | 11-12 | 105 | 112B | 134A | Daniel King | 12/1 | |
| 05 Aug 24+20d | Naas | R. C. Bagot Handicap (50-80) Set the pace early - still going strongly with two furlongs left before being pressed and pushed along with a furlong and a half to travel and losing the advantage soon after - unable to find more inside the final 100 yards and held for 4th | 4/15 | ¾ | 9-9 | 73 | 92C | 89A | J M Sheridan | 16/1 |
| 16 Jul 24+22d | Killarney | Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap | 3/9 | ½ | 9-12 | 73 | 79A | 85A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 |
| 24 Jun 24+4d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle Maiden | 1/8 | 9-9 | 73 | 93A | 87A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 | |
| 20 Jun 24+19d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Tickets On Sale Now Handicap (47-75) | 11/12 | shd | 9-9 | 75 | 92A | 66A | Amy Jo Hayes | 10/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+20d | Tramore | Try Racing TV For Free At racingtv.com/freetrial Maiden Hurdle | 4/15 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 72B | 112A | Donagh Meyler | 18/1 |
| 12 May 24+22d | Killarney | Mongey Communications Maiden Hurdle | 6/15 | ½ | 11-4 | — | 74C | 106C | Daniel King | 80/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+25d | Curragh | Tote Now Online At Tote.ie Maiden | 8/23 | 1 | 9-9 | 77 | 83C | 79A | J M Sheridan | 14/1 |
| 26 Mar 24+55d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden | 3/13 | 4¾ | 9-9 | 71 | 89B | 86A | J M Sheridan | 8/1 |
| 31 Jan 24+5d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden | 4/11 | 5½ | 9-10 | 73 | 62A | 70A | J M Sheridan | 6/1 |
| 26 Jan 24+119d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Apprentice Maiden | 2/14 | hd | 9-9 | 77 | 88B | 84A | Daniel King | 5/4F |
| 29 Sep 23+17d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (50-85) | 10/14 | 1¾ | 9-9 | 78 | 74B | 75A | J M Sheridan | 13/2 |
| 12 Sep 23+5d | Laytown (AW) | Pride Of Place Maiden | 2/10 | hd | 10-3 | 78 | — | 96A | J M Sheridan | EvensF |
| 07 Sep 23+27d | Clonmel | Slievenamon Maiden | 2/7 | 6 | 9-9 | 73 | 105A | 86B | J M Sheridan | 4/1 |
| 11 Aug 23+31d | Tipperary | GAIN The Advantage Series (Ladies) Handicap | 3/13 | ½ | 11-3 | 74 | 109C | 87A | Miss A B O'Connor | 9/2 |
| 11 Jul 23+15d | Tramore | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap | 2/6 | ½ | 10-4 | 72 | 95A | 89B | J M Sheridan | 3/1 |
| 26 Jun 23+21d | Ballinrobe | Lodge At Ashford Castle Maiden | 2/12 | ½ | 9-9 | 68 | 109A | 93A | J M Sheridan | 5/1 |
| 05 Jun 23+20d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 29th Handicap | 3/13 | 2½ | 9-4 | 70 | 96C | 86A | J M Sheridan | 16/1 |
| 16 May 23+24d | Sligo | Hazel Wood Maiden | 5/9 | ½ | 9-6 | 70 | 87A | 75A | J M Sheridan | 20/1 |
| 22 Apr 23+22d | Limerick | Ardglas Stables Breeze-Up Maiden | 10/16 | hd | 9-9 | 70 | 62C | 60C | Mark Enright | 10/1 |
| 31 Mar 23+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden | 3/11 | ¾ | 9-6 | — | 89A | 75A | J M Sheridan | 15/2 |
| 24 Feb 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Maiden | 5/14 | 1¼ | 9-6 | — | 82B | 76A | J M Sheridan | 8/1 |
| 15 Feb 23+99d | Dundalk (AW) | Race & Stay At Crowne Plaza Dundalk Maiden | 3/13 | ¾ | 9-6 | — | 95B | 80A | J M Sheridan | 28/1 |
| 08 Nov 22+38d | Fairyhouse | Starting Point 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Brian Hayes | 125/1 |
| 01 Oct 22 | Gowran Park | gowranpark.ie 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 10/16 | 13 | 10-7 | — | — | — | Daniel King | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Expound (GB) won?
- Expound (GB) won 5 of 49 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.2%. Placed 23 times in total (46.9% of starts).
- Who trains Expound (GB)?
- Expound (GB) is trained by Denis Gerard Hogan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 16 October 2026.
- Who is Expound (GB)'s sire?
- Expound (GB) is by Ulysses (IRE) out of Entity (GB), whose sire is Shamardal.
- What going does Expound (GB) prefer?
- Expound (GB) has the best record on good going: 5 wins from 15 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 Expound (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 16 October 2026. The highest on record is 120.
- What is Expound (GB)'s sire's record?
- Ulysses (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.6% of 2,969 runs since Jan 2008 (293 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Expound (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Entity (GB), Expound (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Existent (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Existent (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.