Firm Handshake (IRE)
Firm Handshake is a maiden who won none of seven starts between Apr 2023 and Nov 2023. He placed once, with his best effort coming when third of 15 at Cork in Apr 2023. The gelding, by Kodi Bear out of a daughter of Observatory, raced on turf and all-weather, over 1m to 1m4f, on good or softer and on standard going. He finished sixth of 10 in a Class 6 handicap at Chelmsford City in Nov 2023, last raced off an official rating of 66 which was 9lb below his highest ever mark.
- 0–7Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- −7.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=7 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 75Highest OR
- 34dAvg 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 83
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 92C | 72 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 83A | 71.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 92C | 73 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 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 10.3% of 3,934 runs since Jan 2008 (386 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +17 | — |
| Good to Firm | 535 | 65 | 12.1% | +1.8 | — |
| Good | 1,027 | 108 | 10.5% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 374 | 34 | 9.1% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 530 | 51 | 9.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 140 | 14 | 10% | −0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,317 | 132 | 10% | −0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 551 | 69 | 12.5% | +2.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,227 | 238 | 10.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 726 | 64 | 8.8% | −1.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 257 | 19 | 7.4% | −2.9 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 112 | 11 | 9.8% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.3 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Motown Mick (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Motown Mick (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motown Mick (IRE) | 16 | 3 | 6f–1m | Class 4 |
| Crown Dependency (IRE) | 18 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Gold Top (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Midnite Runner (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Moss Top (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Fonnie (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Midnight Poppy (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Royal Acclaim (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Halpin | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Robert Havlin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Sanderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Visor | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 23+16d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Ccr Thanks The Armed Forces Handicap | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-12 | 66 | 60A | 70A | Robert Havlin | 33/1 |
| 26 Oct 23+63d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap | 8/9 | 1¼ | 9-1 | 69 | 83A | 59A | Ben Sanderson | 22/1 |
| 24 Aug 23+62d | Leopardstown | Vital Edge Powered By Plusvital Maiden | 6/11 | 2½ | 9-8 | 73 | 72A | 68A | Gary Halpin | 22/1 |
| 23 Jun 23+18d | Limerick | Ryan's Cleaning Event Specialists Maiden | 5/16 | 1¾ | 9-8 | 75 | 63C | 74A | Gary Halpin | 14/1 |
| 05 Jun 23+17d | Gowran Park | Kings Of Ossory (C & G) Maiden | 4/8 | 6 | 9-8 | — | 63C | 64C | Gary Halpin | 15/2 |
| 19 May 23+28d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden | 7/20 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 92C | 81A | Ben Coen | 8/1 |
| 21 Apr 23 | Cork | Welcome To Ocana Fest 2023 Maiden | 3/15 | 1½ | 9-8 | — | 74C | 81A | W J Lee | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Firm Handshake (IRE) won?
- Firm Handshake (IRE) has yet to win, from 7 archived starts in 2023. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Firm Handshake (IRE)?
- Firm Handshake (IRE) was trained by Kevin Frost on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 11 November 2023.
- Who is Firm Handshake (IRE)'s sire?
- Firm Handshake (IRE) is by Kodi Bear (IRE) out of Top Row (GB), whose sire is Observatory.
- What is Firm Handshake (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 66, from the run on 11 November 2023. The highest on record is 75.
- What is Firm Handshake (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Kodi Bear (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 3,934 runs since Jan 2008 (386 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Firm Handshake (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Top Row (GB), Firm Handshake (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Motown Mick (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Motown Mick (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m. As at Oct 2026.