Forward Thinking (IRE)
Forward Thinking is a gelding by Elusive Pimpernel out of a Definite Article mare who has yet to win from three starts on turf. All three runs came over 1m5f to 2m on good to soft going at three different courses. His best effort came when third of seven at Market Rasen in Feb 2025. He last ran in the Angela Nettlefold Memorial National Hunt Maiden Hurdle at Chepstow in Nov 2025.
- 0–3Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=3 at SP
- 164dAvg between runs
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 2 | 111A | 104.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 111A | 104.5 | — |
Of 3 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,131 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 117 | 9 | 7.7% | 0 | — |
| Good | 966 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 509 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 895 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 980 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 853 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 381 | 40 | 10.5% | +2.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +0.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them A Definite Getaway (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (A Definite Getaway (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Definite Getaway (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 2m4f–3m1f | Class 4 |
| Run Suzie Run (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hurdle | 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+260d | Chepstow | Angela Nettlefold Memorial 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) Fell at the 1st | F/13 | — | 11-4 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 22/1 |
| 18 Feb 25+68d | Market Rasen | Racing TV Profits Returned To Racing Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled midpack early - moved into 3rd with a lap left - driven on with 3f remaining and kept on at an even effort to finish 3rd | 3/7 | 3½ | 11-7 | 111A | 127B | Sean Bowen | EvensF |
| 2024 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 24 | Warwick | Wrights Of Campden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) Settled towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - finished full of running in the closing stages to take 4th | 4/12 | nk | 11-2 | 98A | 126A | Sean Bowen | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Forward Thinking won?
- Forward Thinking (IRE) has yet to win, from 3 archived starts between 2024 and 2025.
- Who trains Forward Thinking?
- Forward Thinking (IRE) is trained by Olly Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 5 November 2025.
- Who is Forward Thinking's sire?
- Forward Thinking (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Def It Vic (IRE), whose sire is Definite Article.
- What is Forward Thinking's sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,131 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Forward Thinking's siblings?
- Out of Def It Vic (IRE), Forward Thinking (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: A Definite Getaway (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (A Definite Getaway (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.