First Connection (FR)
First Connection (FR) is 1 from 5, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since May 2021. Last raced off a career-high mark of 78.
- 1–5Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 1 (20%)Placed
- −1.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=5 · 0.68 incl. margin
- 78Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 111
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 to Firm | 2 | 111A | 90 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 106A | 63 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 111A | 90 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 11.4% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +6.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 497 | 63 | 12.7% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 1,161 | 139 | 12% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 557 | 57 | 10.2% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 745 | 88 | 11.8% | +0.4 | 1 from 1 |
| Heavy | 279 | 48 | 17.2% | +5.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,301 | 122 | 9.4% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 140 | 14 | 10% | −1.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 951 | 107 | 11.3% | −0.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,204 | 149 | 12.4% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,296 | 151 | 11.7% | +0.3 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 591 | 64 | 10.8% | −0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 237 | 22 | 9.3% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 6 | 6.3% | −5.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 36 | 6 | 16.7% | +5.3 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clotven (FR) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Louis Steward | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 21+49d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap | 6/6 | shd | 9-5 | 78 | 63A | 61B | Jamie Spencer | 9/4F |
| 15 Jul 21+55d | Chepstow | aqualityservice.co.uk Handicap | 3/3 | 5 | 9-4 | 78 | 59C | 60C | Tom Marquand | 4/6F |
| 21 May 21+24d | Bath | Signs Express Maiden Stakes (Div 1) | 1/11 | 9-5 | — | 106A | 90A | Adam Kirby | 3/1 | |
| 27 Apr 21+20d | Yarmouth | QuinnBet Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Stakes (Str) | 3/6 | 4¼ | 9-0 | — | 111A | 74B | Jamie Spencer | 11/4 |
| 07 Apr 21 | Nottingham | MansionBet Bet 10 Get 20 Novice Stakes | 6/11 | ½ | 9-5 | — | 69A | 71A | Louis Steward | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has First Connection (FR) won?
- First Connection (FR) won 1 of 5 archived starts in 2021, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 1 time in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained First Connection (FR)?
- First Connection (FR) was trained by Charlie Fellowes on the most recent run on record, at Chelmsford City (AW) on 2 September 2021.
- Who is First Connection (FR)'s sire?
- First Connection (FR) is by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Vendetta (IRE), whose sire is Fastnet Rock.
- What is First Connection (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 78, from the run on 2 September 2021. That is also the highest on record.
- What is First Connection (FR)'s sire's record?
- Gleneagles (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,551 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.
- Who are First Connection (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Vendetta (IRE), First Connection (FR) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.