Fair Question (IRE)
Fair Question (IRE) is 5 from 23. Hasn't won since Apr 2010. Last raced off 125, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 5–23Wins / Runs
- 21.7%Strike rate
- 8 (34.8%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=23 at SP
- 1.42Fair A/E n=23 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 71dAvg 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% of 1,384 runs since Jan 2008 (113 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 6.1% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 236 | 23 | 9.7% | −0.3 | — |
| Good | 369 | 37 | 10% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 191 | 22 | 11.5% | +1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 230 | 14 | 6.1% | −3.9 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 81 | 8 | 9.9% | −0.1 | 4 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 270 | 34 | 12.6% | +2.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | +0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 165 | 16 | 9.7% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 394 | 35 | 8.9% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 380 | 44 | 11.6% | +1.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 222 | 18 | 8.1% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 148 | 16 | 10.8% | +0.8 | 2 from 10 |
| Over 3m | 35 | 5 | 14.3% | +4.3 | 3 from 12 |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnelly's Hollow (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Fair Sailing (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 10 | 4 | 40% | +4.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.50 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +11.83 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.67 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.50 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.83 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 12 | 3 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +4.67 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Treadwell | 8 | 2 | 25% | +8.50 |
| Jason Maguire | 5 | 1 | 20% | +2.00 |
| Alan O'Keeffe | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.17 |
| Josh Hamer | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr William Biddick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 20 | 5 | 25% | +7.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.33 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +4.00 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +8.83 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 4 | 31% | +1.00 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 1 | 10% | +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
Quick answers
- How many races has Fair Question (IRE) won?
- Fair Question (IRE) won 5 of 23 archived starts between 2006 and 2010, a strike rate of 21.7%. Placed 8 times in total (34.8% of starts).
- Who trained Fair Question (IRE)?
- Fair Question (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 2 June 2010.
- Who is Fair Question (IRE)'s sire?
- Fair Question (IRE) is by Rainbow Quest (USA) out of Fair of The Furze (GB), whose sire is Ela-Mana-Mou.
- What going does Fair Question (IRE) prefer?
- Fair Question (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 4 wins from 10 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Fair Question (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 125, from the run on 2 June 2010. The highest on record is 139.
- What is Fair Question (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Rainbow Quest (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 1,384 runs since Jan 2008 (113 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 6.1% from 230.
- Who are Fair Question (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fair of The Furze (GB), Fair Question (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.