Express Train (IRE)
Express Train is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level in the Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon EBF Novice Stakes at Leicester in Jul 2025 over 6f-7f on good to firm. The gelding has not won since. All 12 starts have come over 6f-7f, with the sole success on turf from three runs while he is 0 from 9 on the all-weather. He led when finishing fourth of 11 at Wolverhampton in Sep 2026, last raced off OR 58 which was 20lb below his highest ever mark.
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 2 (16.7%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.44Fair A/E n=12 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 93
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 102C | 87 | 8 · 102 / 88 |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 12 | 107B | 87.5 | 8 · 102 / 88 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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
- Led 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,815 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 161 | 26 | 16.1% | +4.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,581 | 463 | 12.9% | +1 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 4,529 | 487 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,132 | 254 | 11.9% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 2,757 | 303 | 11% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 790 | 76 | 9.6% | −2.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,864 | 866 | 12.6% | +0.7 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,048 | 399 | 13.1% | +1.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 9,828 | 1,178 | 12% | +0.1 | 1 from 12 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4,501 | 542 | 12% | +0.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,139 | 249 | 11.6% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 843 | 66 | 7.8% | −4.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 360 | 33 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 89 | 8 | 9% | −2.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Sayem (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Space Cowboy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayem (GB) | 17 | 4 | 7f–1m | Class 4 |
| Space Cowboy (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Ikigai (GB) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Understatement (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| American Psycho (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| The Winker (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +4.00 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lingfield (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +9.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Redman | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Callum Hutchinson | 3 | 1 | 33% | +7.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonny Peate | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Watson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 26+14d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Free Tips On Attheraces.com Handicap Stakes Set the pace - pressure applied over 2f out - passed over 1f out - dropped away before rallying inside the final furlong - couldn't reach the first two and fourth at the line | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-0 | 58 | 93A | 71A | Alfie Redman | 14/1 |
| 18 Aug 26+14d | Lingfield (AW) | Download The At The Races App Handicap Stakes (Div I) Settled midpack - urged with more than a furlong left - unable to find extra - held on for fifth | 5/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 60 | 89A | 72A | Jonny Peate | 25/1 |
| 04 Aug 26+33d | Lingfield (AW) | John Cunliffe Obf 80th Birthday Handicap Stakes Shifted across to left early - settled towards back of pack - crept forward on inside two furlongs out - driven approaching final furlong but yielded nothing in the end | 7/10 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 63 | 102C | 68A | Robert Havlin | 50/1 |
| 02 Jul 26+153d | Kempton (AW) | Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap Held handy early - pressed into the pack approaching 2f out then pushed along with a furlong left - dropped away close home to finish 10th | 10/11 | nk | 9-5 | 66 | 77A | 61A | Robert Havlin | 66/1 |
| 30 Jan 26+14d | Southwell (AW) | BetMGM Supports Safer Gambling Handicap Fought for control early - up with the pace before getting knocked about and pressed for effort 2f out - dropped away quickly to finish ninth | 9/12 | 1 | 9-1 | 67 | 89A | 63A | P J McDonald | 14/1 |
| 16 Jan 26+14d | Newcastle (AW) | Midnite Are Upping The Betting Game Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Went straight to front - roused with a furlong left and pushed for effort - lost top spot inside final furlong - battled on to the line | 3/9 | 1 | 9-1 | 68 | 68A | 81A | Alfie Redman | 14/1 |
| 02 Jan 26+23d | Chelmsford City (AW) | CCR 'Hands And Heels' Apprentice Handicap Settled just off the pace - pushed along with two furlongs left - failed to gain ground thereafter - finished sixth | 6/7 | 8 | 9-9 | 72 | 83A | 54A | Alfie Redman | 25/1 |
| 10 Dec 25+139d | Kempton (AW) | Heros, A New Life After Racing Handicap Held a place around midpack early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - lost ground inside the last - finished seventh | 7/9 | 4 | 9-9 | 75 | 87A | 62A | Callum Hutchinson | 9/1 |
| 24 Jul 25+19d | Yarmouth | Racing League Race 2 Handicap (Trainers Registered to Racing League) Settled just behind the front group early - dropped away with two furlongs left - trailed home a distant eleventh | 11/11 | 8 | 9-0 | 78 | 46C | 36C | David Probert | 12/1 |
| 05 Jul 25+28d | Leicester | Dark Horse Cabernet Sauvignon EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Set the pace from the off - fluent over the obstacles - pushed along to move further in front two out - pulled away in the closing stages for a comfortable success | 1/7 | 9-5 | — | 107B | 97A | Callum Hutchinson | 9/1 | |
| 07 Jun 25+111d | Doncaster | British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked the pace - hit the front turning for home before being caught and pushed along - lost shape and faded fast to finish tenth | 10/16 | ½ | 9-4 | — | 88C | 56C | Callum Hutchinson | 50/1 |
| 16 Feb 25 | Lingfield (AW) | Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Wide route early - sat just behind pace - went in front 5f out - drifted left and overtaken approaching final furlong - dropped away late | 3/6 | 7 | 9-4 | — | 73A | 53B | Jason Watson | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Express Train (IRE) won?
- Express Train (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 2 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Express Train (IRE)?
- Express Train (IRE) is trained by Richard Phillips, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 September 2026.
- Who is Express Train (IRE)'s sire?
- Express Train (IRE) is by Invincible Spirit (IRE) out of Usem (GB), whose sire is Bahamian Bounty.
- What is Express Train (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 58, from the run on 1 September 2026. The highest on record is 78.
- What is Express Train (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Invincible Spirit (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 20,815 runs since Jan 2008 (1,573 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 16.1% from 161. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 7.8% from 843.
- Who are Express Train (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Usem (GB), Express Train (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Sayem (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Space Cowboy (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.