Formidableopponent (IRE)
Formidableopponent (IRE) is 8 from 50. Hasn't won since Oct 2016. 3 of 5 starts at Hexham have ended in wins. Last raced off 96, 38lb below the career-high mark.
- 8–50Wins / Runs
- 16%Strike rate
- 13 (26%)Placed
- −8.20£1 level staken=50 at SP
- 1.66Fair A/E n=50 · 1.36 incl. margin
- 134Highest OR
- 53dAvg 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 104
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 | 10 | 141A | 92.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 120B | 95.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 141A | 86 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 15 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 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses).
Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | +3.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 290 | 24 | 8.3% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,035 | 113 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 5 from 24 |
| Good to Soft | 439 | 48 | 10.9% | +1.7 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 768 | 54 | 7% | −2.2 | 1 from 11 |
| Heavy | 378 | 34 | 9% | −0.2 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 541 | 43 | 7.9% | −1.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 134 | 6 | 4.5% | −4.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 631 | 56 | 8.9% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 397 | 46 | 11.6% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 242 | 15 | 6.2% | −3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 967 | 91 | 9.4% | +0.2 | 2 from 18 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 747 | 68 | 9.1% | −0.1 | 5 from 26 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 298 | 33 | 11.1% | +1.9 | 1 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 51 | 3 | 5.9% | −3.3 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Inside Story (IRE) (10 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Inside Story (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside Story (IRE) | 74 | 10 | 7f–1m3f | Class 4 |
| Dharori (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Myprideandjoy (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 24 | 5 | 21% | +7.75 |
| Soft | 11 | 1 | 9% | −9.33 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 20 | 3 | 15% | −7.25 |
| Class 5 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +11.00 |
| Class 3 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Musselburgh | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ayr | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.50 |
| Hexham | 5 | 3 | 60% | +10.25 |
| Kelso | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.05 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 26 | 5 | 19% | +8.25 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 18 | 2 | 11% | −13.95 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Quinlan | 12 | 4 | 33% | +14.50 |
| Derek Fox | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.75 |
| Paul Carberry | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.62 |
| Mark Walsh | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| Mr John Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Daragh Bourke | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| A P McCoy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
| Andrew Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sam Coltherd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkers | 25 | 5 | 20% | +4.75 |
| None | 22 | 3 | 14% | −9.95 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2016 | 20 | 5 | 25% | +9.75 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +2.00 |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.05 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 41 | 6 | 15% | −3.25 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.62 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.33 |
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 Formidableopponent (IRE) won?
- Formidableopponent (IRE) won 8 of 50 archived starts between 2011 and 2018, a strike rate of 16%. Placed 13 times in total (26% of starts).
- Who trained Formidableopponent (IRE)?
- Formidableopponent (IRE) was trained by William Young Jnr on the most recent run on record, at Ayr on 3 November 2018.
- Who is Formidableopponent (IRE)'s sire?
- Formidableopponent (IRE) is by Arakan (USA) out of Sliding (GB), whose sire is Formidable I.
- What going does Formidableopponent (IRE) prefer?
- Formidableopponent (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Formidableopponent (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 3 November 2018. The highest on record is 134.
- What is Formidableopponent (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Arakan (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 3,467 runs since Jan 2008 (266 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest at trips under 6f (all codes): 4.5% from 134.
- Who are Formidableopponent (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sliding (GB), Formidableopponent (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Inside Story (IRE) (10). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Inside Story (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Oct 2026.