Grand Strategy (IRE)
Grand Strategy (IRE) is 2 from 6. Hasn't won since Jan 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −1.37£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 1.52Fair A/E n=6 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 38dAvg 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 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 45 | 9 | 20% | +8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 868 | 119 | 13.7% | +1.7 | — |
| Good | 1,054 | 108 | 10.2% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 442 | 51 | 11.5% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 524 | 51 | 9.7% | −2.3 | — |
| Heavy | 172 | 23 | 13.4% | +1.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,269 | 165 | 13% | +1 | 2 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 79 | 17 | 21.5% | +9.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 461 | 60 | 13% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 973 | 116 | 11.9% | −0.1 | 2 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,613 | 202 | 12.5% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 788 | 91 | 11.5% | −0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 318 | 30 | 9.4% | −2.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 118 | 10 | 8.5% | −3.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 26 | 1 | 3.8% | −8.2 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Backgammon (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m5f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Backgammon (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backgammon (GB) | 11 | 1 | 1m5f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.63 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.25 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.38 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.25 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.63 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Matthew Henry | 2 | 2 | 100% | +2.63 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +0.63 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Apr 08+21d | Newmarket | Curragh 'Home Of Irish Classics' Handicap | 12/14 | 9 | 8-13 | 82 | 69C | Philip Robinson | 25/1 |
| 27 Mar 08+56d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Dine In Style In Horizons Handicap | 3/4 | ¾ | 9-3 | 82 | 77B | Philip Robinson | 2/1 |
| 31 Jan 08+26d | Wolverhampton (AW) | pontins.com Handicap | 1/6 | 9-4 | 78 | 77B | Matthew Henry | 11/8F | |
| 05 Jan 08+73d | Kempton (AW) | Digibet Maiden Stakes | 1/10 | 9-3 | 78 | 83A | Matthew Henry | 5/4F | |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 07+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Racing Ahead Weekend At All Newsagents Maiden Stakes | 4/14 | 3½ | 9-0 | — | 71C | Philip Robinson | 6/1 |
| 11 Oct 07 | Newbury | Fairfax Properties Maiden Stakes (Str) (Div 2) | 8/13 | ¾ | 9-3 | — | 65C | Neil Callan | 11/2 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Grand Strategy won?
- Grand Strategy (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2007 and 2008, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained Grand Strategy?
- Grand Strategy (IRE) was trained by Michael Jarvis on the most recent run on record, at Newmarket on 17 April 2008.
- Who is Grand Strategy's sire?
- Grand Strategy (IRE) is by Singspiel (IRE) out of Game Plan (GB), whose sire is Darshaan.
- What going does Grand Strategy prefer?
- Grand Strategy (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 4 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Grand Strategy's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 17 April 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Grand Strategy's sire's record?
- Singspiel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12% of 4,376 runs since Jan 2008 (378 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 8.5% from 118.
- Who are Grand Strategy's siblings?
- Out of Game Plan (GB), Grand Strategy (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Backgammon (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Backgammon (GB)). The wins came over 1m5f. As at Oct 2026.