Grand Introduction (IRE)
Grand Introduction (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2018. Last raced off 103, 12lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 3 (25%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 0.50Fair A/E n=12 · 0.43 incl. margin
- 115Highest OR
- 137dAvg 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 119
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 →
Of 5 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 5 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 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 94 | 18 | 19.1% | +9.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,092 | 101 | 9.2% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 525 | 46 | 8.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 735 | 71 | 9.7% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 333 | 21 | 6.3% | −2.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 719 | 65 | 9% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,105 | 105 | 9.5% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 768 | 68 | 8.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Over 3m | 190 | 20 | 10.5% | +1.3 | — |
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, 6 winners — best of them No More Heroes (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 1 (No More Heroes (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No More Heroes (IRE) | 12 | 7 | 2m3f–3m | Grade 1 |
| Balding Banker (IRE) | 23 | 4 | 2m½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Bridge North (IRE) | 27 | 3 | 2m3½f–2m7½f | Class 3 |
| Escudero (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 2m5½f–3m | Class 4 |
| Sirekoff (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 2m2½f | Class 4 |
| Are You Bidding (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towcester | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Southwell | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Brennan | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Conor Shoemark | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Alain Cawley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Hurdle | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 Grand Introduction won?
- Grand Introduction (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2014 and 2018, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 3 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Grand Introduction?
- Grand Introduction (IRE) was trained by Fergal O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Towcester on 14 May 2018.
- Who is Grand Introduction's sire?
- Grand Introduction (IRE) is by Robin Des Pres (FR) out of What A Breeze (IRE), whose sire is Naheez.
- What going does Grand Introduction prefer?
- Grand Introduction (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grand Introduction's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 14 May 2018. The highest on record is 115.
- What is Grand Introduction's sire's record?
- Robin Des Pres (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 2,800 runs since Jan 2008 (229 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Grand Introduction's siblings?
- Out of What A Breeze (IRE), Grand Introduction (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: No More Heroes (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Grade 1 (No More Heroes (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m. As at Oct 2026.