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Fire Ahead (IRE)

6yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2019) · Last trainer Ian Williams · Last owner Patrick Kelly
by Yeats (IRE) out of Ring of Fire (USA) (Nureyev)
9 runs · 5 courses · from Jan 2018
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 25 Apr 2019 — 2,750 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2019 Last raced off OR 76
KTB Profile

Fire Ahead (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts. Last raced off 76, 22lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 22lb off peak
Official rating76↓ 22lb off peak
76 76–98

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Wincanton, 5 Jan 2019

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 106B · median 58.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft278C53—
Good2106B82—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m4106B45—
2m1f – 2m4f278C68—

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Market Rasen, 8 Nov 2018 Official rating 76 at the last run, 25 Apr 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 6 figures · best 99C · median 84.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Good to Soft288C82—
Good281C77.5—
Heavy1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m5f – 2m499C90.5—
2m1f – 2m4f281C78.5—

Of 9 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Yeats (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).

Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−11.9—
Good to Firm2222812.6%+0.7—
Good3,44347613.8%+1.90 from 3
Good to Soft1,96321210.8%−1.10 from 2
Soft2,83930510.7%−1.20 from 2
Heavy1,16013611.7%−0.20 from 2
Standard (AW)204146.9%−5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f2813.6%−8.3—
1m – 1m1f8667%−4.9—
1m2f – 1m4f263269.9%−2—
1m5f – 2m2,43927411.2%−0.70 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f3,29335210.7%−1.20 from 3
2m5f – 3m2,90738713.3%+1.40 from 1
Over 3m82012515.2%+3.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Ring of Fire (USA) (Nureyev)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
August Belmont (IRE)30——
Mrs Cash (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 5 0 0% −5.00
Class 5 4 0 0% −4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Warwick 2 0 0% −2.00
Taunton 2 0 0% −2.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Doncaster 2 0 0% −2.00
Wincanton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
2m5f – 3m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Robert Dunne 3 0 0% −3.00
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00
William Kennedy 1 0 0% −1.00
Lee Edwards 1 0 0% −1.00
Dave Crosse 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2018 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 8 0 0% −8.00
Chase 1 0 0% −1.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2019 · 3 runs
25 Apr 19+96d Warwick UBS Wealth Management Novices' Handicap Chase Class 5 · 3m · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-4 76—— William Kennedy 11/1
19 Jan 19+14d Taunton Evening With Tommo And Champ Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m3f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 11/16 hd 10-6 8078C76C Lee Edwards 6/1
05 Jan 19+10d Wincanton Best Odds Guaranteed With BetVictor Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 1m7½f · Good · 15 ran 9/15 ½ 10-1 85106B74A Robert Dunne 12/1
2018 · 6 runs
26 Dec 18+48d Market Rasen Rand Farm Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m4½f · Soft · 13 ran F/13 — 10-11 85—— Tom O'Brien 4/1
08 Nov 18+210d Market Rasen 188Bet Casino Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 2m2½f · Good · 14 ran 9/14 3¼ 10-7 9058C81C Tom O'Brien 6/1
12 Apr 18+32d Taunton toteplacepot Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 2m½f · Heavy · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-10 98—— Robert Dunne 10/1
11 Mar 18+18d Warwick Newark Livestock Market Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m · Heavy · 14 ran 8/14 2½ 11-1 —59C93C Dave Crosse 100/1
21 Feb 18+26d Doncaster Planet Platforms Ltd Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 24 11-2 —28C88C Robert Dunne 150/1
26 Jan 18 Doncaster First Race Special On Sky Bet Tomorrow Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 2m½f · Soft · 11 ran 9/11 5 11-4 —31C99C Tom O'Brien 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Fire Ahead won?
Fire Ahead (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2018 and 2019.
Who trained Fire Ahead?
Fire Ahead (IRE) was trained by Ian Williams on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 25 April 2019.
Who is Fire Ahead's sire?
Fire Ahead (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of Ring of Fire (USA), whose sire is Nureyev.
What is Fire Ahead's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 25 April 2019. The highest on record is 98.
What is Fire Ahead's sire's record?
Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
Who are Fire Ahead's siblings?
Out of Ring of Fire (USA), Fire Ahead (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from January 2018. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.