Got The Urge (IRE)
Got The Urge (IRE) is 2 from 43. Hasn't won since May 2012. Last raced off 98, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–43Wins / Runs
- 4.7%Strike rate
- 18 (41.9%)Placed
- −17.50£1 level staken=43 at SP
- 0.57Fair A/E n=43 · 0.42 incl. margin
- 106Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 8.8% of 1,506 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses).
Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +5.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 111 | 8 | 7.2% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 330 | 27 | 8.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 198 | 20 | 10.1% | +1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 449 | 39 | 8.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 12 |
| Heavy | 409 | 37 | 9% | +0.2 | 2 from 20 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 285 | 18 | 6.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 520 | 30 | 5.8% | −3 | 1 from 25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 524 | 62 | 11.8% | +3 | 1 from 12 |
| Over 3m | 176 | 22 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Herons Heir (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–2m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Herons Heir (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herons Heir (IRE) | 18 | 5 | 1m7½f–2m½f | Class 3 |
| Genies Lamp (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Sadler's Lamp (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Herdeacey (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Finest Hour (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Heidi's Lady (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 20 | 2 | 10% | +5.50 |
| Soft | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Navan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Limerick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +20.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 25 | 1 | 4% | −20.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 1 | 8% | +9.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Jackson | 18 | 0 | 0% | −18.00 |
| D MacAuley | 6 | 1 | 17% | −1.50 |
| Mr Jason Kiely | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| Eoin McCarthy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| S J Hassett | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paddy Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Declan Bates | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr K H Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| A J Donoghue | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 21 | 1 | 5% | −16.50 |
| None | 19 | 1 | 5% | +2.00 |
| Blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.50 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 28 | 0 | 0% | −28.00 |
| Chase | 15 | 2 | 13% | +10.50 |
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 Got The Urge won?
- Got The Urge (IRE) won 2 of 43 archived starts between 2006 and 2012, a strike rate of 4.7%. Placed 18 times in total (41.9% of starts).
- Who trained Got The Urge?
- Got The Urge (IRE) was trained by Tim Vaughan on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 4 July 2012.
- Who is Got The Urge's sire?
- Got The Urge (IRE) is by Snurge (IRE) out of Kyle Lamp (IRE), whose sire is Miner's Lamp.
- What going does Got The Urge prefer?
- Got The Urge (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 20 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Got The Urge's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 98, from the run on 4 July 2012. The highest on record is 106.
- What is Got The Urge's sire's record?
- Snurge (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 1,506 runs since Jan 2008 (135 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 12.5% from 176. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 5.8% from 520.
- Who are Got The Urge's siblings?
- Out of Kyle Lamp (IRE), Got The Urge (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Herons Heir (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Herons Heir (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–2m½f. As at Oct 2026.