First Post (IRE)
First Post (IRE) is 9 from 78. Hasn't won since Sep 2014. All 9 wins have come over 1m – 1m1f. Last raced off 109, 9lb below the career-high mark.
- 9–78Wins / Runs
- 11.5%Strike rate
- 26 (33.3%)Placed
- +54.00£1 level staken=78 at SP
- 1.32Fair A/E n=78 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 118Highest OR
- 31dAvg 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 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +18 | — |
| Good to Firm | 389 | 31 | 8% | −1.3 | 2 from 18 |
| Good | 557 | 63 | 11.3% | +2 | 2 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 275 | 23 | 8.4% | −0.9 | 1 from 7 |
| Soft | 416 | 38 | 9.1% | −0.2 | 3 from 16 |
| Heavy | 157 | 12 | 7.6% | −1.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 443 | 39 | 8.8% | −0.5 | 1 from 13 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 32 | 1 | 3.1% | −6.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 425 | 35 | 8.2% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 438 | 40 | 9.1% | −0.2 | 9 from 54 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 544 | 59 | 10.8% | +1.5 | 0 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 432 | 37 | 8.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 8 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 281 | 32 | 11.4% | +2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 3 | 3.3% | −6 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | +24 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Putin (IRE) (12 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 1 (Jungle Junction (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Putin (IRE) | 137 | 12 | 5f–1m4f | Class 5 |
| Westwood (GB) | 36 | 4 | 6f | Class 4 |
| Jungle Junction (IRE) | 20 | 3 | 2m–2m½f | Class 1 |
| Pepin (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 6f | Class 6 |
| Catflap (IRE) | 21 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Just Fred (IRE) | 28 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Tail Gunner (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 2 | 11% | −6.50 |
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11% | +16.00 |
| Soft | 16 | 3 | 19% | +13.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 13 | 1 | 8% | +38.00 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Heavy | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 42 | 7 | 17% | +18.00 |
| Class 3 | 16 | 1 | 6% | +5.00 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +45.00 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandown | 14 | 4 | 29% | +27.50 |
| Windsor | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Newbury | 8 | 1 | 13% | +5.00 |
| Ascot | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Haydock | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +47.00 |
| Nottingham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Goodwood | 3 | 2 | 67% | +20.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 54 | 9 | 17% | +78.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane O'Neill | 24 | 4 | 17% | +56.00 |
| Andrea Atzeni | 7 | 2 | 29% | +19.50 |
| Harry Bentley | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Hayley Turner | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Adam Kirby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cathy Gannon | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke Morris | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Carson | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Robert Winston | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ger Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colm O'Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jamie Spencer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Kingscote | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Liam Keniry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Frederik Tylicki | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rosie Jessop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy Fortune | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Darryll Holland | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Michael Hills | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 64 | 8 | 13% | +62.00 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hood | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1 | 7% | −6.00 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.00 |
| 2012 | 16 | 1 | 6% | +1.00 |
| 2011 | 12 | 2 | 17% | −3.00 |
| 2010 | 10 | 3 | 30% | +75.00 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 70 | 9 | 13% | +62.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
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 First Post (IRE) won?
- First Post (IRE) won 9 of 78 archived starts between 2009 and 2016, a strike rate of 11.5%. Placed 26 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained First Post (IRE)?
- First Post (IRE) was trained by Adrian McGuinness on the most recent run on record, at Down Royal on 27 May 2016.
- Who is First Post (IRE)'s sire?
- First Post (IRE) is by Celtic Swing (GB) out of Consignia (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What going does First Post (IRE) prefer?
- First Post (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 16 starts (18.8%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is First Post (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 27 May 2016. The highest on record is 118.
- What is First Post (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Celtic Swing (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,248 runs since Jan 2008 (160 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are First Post (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Consignia (IRE), First Post (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Putin (IRE) (12). Highest grade won: Class 1 (Jungle Junction (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.