Express Himself (IRE)
Express Himself (IRE) is 4 from 21. Hasn't won since Oct 2015. 3 of 5 starts at Haydock have ended in wins. All 4 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f.
- 4–21Wins / Runs
- 19%Strike rate
- 11 (52.4%)Placed
- +0.38£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=20 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 101Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 50 | 6 | 12% | +1.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 646 | 79 | 12.2% | +1.7 | 2 from 8 |
| Good | 2,072 | 239 | 11.5% | +1 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 1,138 | 111 | 9.8% | −0.7 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,711 | 154 | 9% | −1.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 649 | 65 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,220 | 132 | 10.8% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 192 | 34 | 17.7% | +7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 691 | 60 | 8.7% | −1.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,214 | 125 | 10.3% | −0.2 | 4 from 19 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,248 | 127 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 182 | 10% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,551 | 171 | 11% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 646 | 66 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 134 | 21 | 15.7% | +5.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Sir Robin (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sir Robin (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Robin (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 6f | Class 3 |
| Munshid (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 5f–6f | — |
| Giga White (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Its Alright (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Totheendoftheearth (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Alaskan Star (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Halendale (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 8 | 2 | 25% | +1.38 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.50 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.50 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.00 |
| Class 3 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.88 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haydock | 5 | 3 | 60% | +9.38 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Pontefract | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Redcar | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 19 | 4 | 21% | +2.38 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Drowne | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Jim Crowley | 5 | 2 | 40% | +9.50 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Martin Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Morris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.38 |
| Cam Hardie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Makin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 4 | 20% | +1.38 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.88 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.50 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Express Himself (IRE) won?
- Express Himself (IRE) won 4 of 21 archived starts between 2013 and 2016, a strike rate of 19%. Placed 11 times in total (52.4% of starts).
- Who trained Express Himself (IRE)?
- Express Himself (IRE) was trained by Ed McMahon on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 18 June 2016.
- Who is Express Himself (IRE)'s sire?
- Express Himself (IRE) is by Dylan Thomas (IRE) out of Lightwood Lady (IRE), whose sire is Anabaa.
- What going does Express Himself (IRE) prefer?
- Express Himself (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Express Himself (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 18 June 2016. The highest on record is 101.
- What is Express Himself (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Dylan Thomas (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 7,487 runs since Jan 2008 (533 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 17.7% from 192.
- Who are Express Himself (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lightwood Lady (IRE), Express Himself (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Sir Robin (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sir Robin (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.