Free Expression (IRE)
Free Expression (IRE) is 3 from 9, including a Grade 2 win. The biggest win we hold: the 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle at Navan (Nov 2014). Hasn't won since Nov 2014.
- 3–9Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 5 (55.6%)Placed
- −1.80£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 1.09Fair A/E n=9 · 0.89 incl. margin
- 144Highest OR
- 161dAvg 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 94
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 94A | 72 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 10.8% of 835 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 121.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 49 | 6 | 12.2% | +1.4 | — |
| Good | 244 | 25 | 10.2% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Soft | 121 | 17 | 14% | +3.2 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 271 | 25 | 9.2% | −1.6 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 145 | 17 | 11.7% | +0.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 308 | 42 | 13.6% | +2.8 | 1 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 282 | 28 | 9.9% | −0.9 | 2 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 202 | 19 | 9.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 40 | 1 | 2.5% | −8.3 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.80 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 2 | 33% | −0.90 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Geraghty | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.20 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A P McCoy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 100% | +4.20 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 2 | 67% | +1.20 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 17+364d | Galway | W.b. Gavin & Co. Irish Ebf Beginners Chase | 6/8 | 12 | 11-12 | 142 | 50C | 107C | Barry Geraghty | 13/2 |
| 31 Oct 16+309d | Galway | W.B. Gavin & Co. E.B.F. Beginners Chase | 2/11 | 4 | 11-12 | 142 | 94A | 135A | Barry Geraghty | 5/4F |
| 27 Dec 15+28d | Limerick | Shannon Airport Novice Chase (Grade 2) | 3/4 | 7 | 11-4 | 144 | — | 133B | Kevin Sexton | 11/4 |
| 29 Nov 15+15d | Fairyhouse | Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase (Grade 1) | 3/7 | 8½ | 11-10 | — | — | 132B | Barry Geraghty | 7/4 |
| 14 Nov 15+314d | Punchestown | Gain Supporting Laois GAA Beginners Chase | 2/17 | 1½ | 11-12 | — | — | 144A | Mark Walsh | EvensF |
| 04 Jan 15+42d | Naas | Lawlor's Hotel Novice Hurdle (grade 1) | 3/7 | 1½ | 11-10 | — | — | 131A | A P McCoy | 13/8 |
| 23 Nov 14+15d | Navan | 'Monksfield' Novice Hurdle (Grade 2) | 1/7 | 11-3 | — | — | 136B | Mark Walsh | 11/10F | |
| 08 Nov 14+201d | Naas | www.naasracecourse.com Maiden Hurdle | 1/25 | 11-12 | — | — | 142A | Mark Walsh | 11/10F | |
| 21 Apr 14 | Fairyhouse | Racing Post Champion Point-to-point Flat Race | 1/13 | 12-0 | — | — | 131A | Ms N Carberry | 2/1F |
Quick answers
- How many races has Free Expression (IRE) won?
- Free Expression (IRE) won 3 of 9 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 5 times in total (55.6% of starts).
- Who trained Free Expression (IRE)?
- Free Expression (IRE) was trained by Gordon Elliott on the most recent run on record, at Galway on 30 October 2017.
- Who is Free Expression (IRE)'s sire?
- Free Expression (IRE) is by Germany (USA) out of Create A Storm (IRE), whose sire is Bob Back.
- What going does Free Expression (IRE) prefer?
- Free Expression (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Free Expression (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 142, from the run on 30 October 2017. The highest on record is 144.
- What is Free Expression (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Germany (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 835 runs since Jan 2008 (68 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 14% from 121.