First Class Return (IRE)
First Class Return (IRE) is 3 from 38, all wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2023. Last raced off 94, 23lb below the career-high mark.
- 3–38Wins / Runs
- 7.9%Strike rate
- 8 (21.1%)Placed
- −24.34£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 0.71Fair A/E n=38 · 0.61 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 55dAvg 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 98
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 10 | 138A | 70 | — |
| Good to Soft | 9 | 152C | 86 | — |
| Heavy | 6 | 119B | 96 | — |
| Good | 3 | 68A | 62 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 152C | 94 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 138A | 70 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 92A | 74.5 | — |
Of 38 runs looked at, 10 have no figure: did not complete (6) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 38 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 9.7% of 371 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 130.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 118 | 14 | 11.9% | +2.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 79 | 7 | 8.9% | −0.8 | 2 from 10 |
| Soft | 114 | 8 | 7% | −2.7 | 0 from 12 |
| Heavy | 44 | 5 | 11.4% | +1.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +4.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | −4.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 119 | 10 | 8.4% | −1.3 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 130 | 17 | 13.1% | +3.4 | 2 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | +7 | 0 from 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
2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreva Alfie (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Out By Eleven (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −8.09 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | +1.75 |
| Heavy | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +1.66 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.16 |
| Market Rasen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Leicester | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Tramore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Exeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.50 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −10.84 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 14 | 1 | 7% | −4.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh Meyler | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| B J Cooper | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Andrew Ring | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Katie O'Farrell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Harry Skelton | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.16 |
| Kevin Brouder | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Lewis Stones | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David England | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alice Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fergus Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Patrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donal McInerney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ger Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.84 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.50 |
| Hood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.50 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.84 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 20 | 2 | 10% | −15.84 |
| Hurdle | 18 | 1 | 6% | −8.50 |
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 First Class Return (IRE) won?
- First Class Return (IRE) won 3 of 38 archived starts between 2017 and 2023, a strike rate of 7.9%. Placed 8 times in total (21.1% of starts).
- Who trained First Class Return (IRE)?
- First Class Return (IRE) was trained by Olly Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 1 June 2023.
- Who is First Class Return (IRE)'s sire?
- First Class Return (IRE) is by Let The Lion Roar (GB) out of Chitty Bang Bang (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does First Class Return (IRE) prefer?
- First Class Return (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is First Class Return (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 94, from the run on 1 June 2023. The highest on record is 117.
- What is First Class Return (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Let The Lion Roar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 371 runs since Jan 2008 (35 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 13.1% from 130.
- Who are First Class Return (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Chitty Bang Bang (IRE), First Class Return (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.