Gunship (IRE)
Gunship won two of seven starts. Both wins came on the all-weather at Newcastle, one in a Class 5 novice over 1m to 1m1f in Dec 2024 and the other in a Class 3 handicap over 1m2f to 1m4f in May 2025 off an official rating of 83. He has never won on turf from four starts. Aged 3 at his last run in Sep 2025 he finished 7 of 9 in a Class 3 handicap at Pontefract off a mark of 88.
- 2–7Wins / Runs
- 28.6%Strike rate
- 4 (57.1%)Placed
- +18.62£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.90Fair A/E n=7 · 1.60 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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 91
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 91A | 84 | — |
| Good | 2 | 85A | 74.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 91A | 80 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 91A | 87.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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 15.7% of 9,926 runs since Jan 2008 (1,107 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 452. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,503 | 284 | 18.9% | +3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 2,644 | 421 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 1,235 | 205 | 16.6% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,524 | 186 | 12.2% | −3.5 | — |
| Heavy | 452 | 42 | 9.3% | −6.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,549 | 420 | 16.5% | +0.8 | 2 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | −0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 772 | 113 | 14.6% | −1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,088 | 333 | 15.9% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4,408 | 757 | 17.2% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,888 | 262 | 13.9% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 583 | 73 | 12.5% | −3.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 139 | 16 | 11.5% | −4.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | −1.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
10 siblings in the archive, 9 winners — best of them Lucky Beggar (IRE) (9 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Beggar (IRE) | 131 | 9 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 7f–1m | Group 1 |
| Central Square (IRE) | 15 | 3 | 1m2f | Class 2 |
| Game Player (IRE) | 13 | 3 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Kingsdesire (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Class 3 |
| War Of Art (IRE) | 3 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Aldeenaary (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 5 |
| Karisma (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Fortuity (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 7f | — |
| El Ray (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 2 | 67% | +22.62 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.38 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 2 | 100% | +23.62 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.38 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +21.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 4 | 2 | 50% | +21.62 |
| Oisin Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 5 | 2 | 40% | +20.62 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.38 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +22.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 25+18d | Pontefract | Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled midpack early - driven for effort with 2f left - unable to challenge and finished 7th | 7/9 | nk | 9-2 | 88 | 91A | 81A | Daniel Muscutt | 16/1 |
| 07 Sep 25+80d | York | Sky Bet Extra Places Middle Distance Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Held a spot in the pack early - asked for effort 3f out - moved left approaching the furlong marker - dropped away late to finish tenth | 10/12 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 89 | 64A | 72A | Daniel Muscutt | 9/1 |
| 19 Jun 25+39d | Ascot | King George V Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) Sat close to front pack early - pushed along with over 2f left and found little room approaching final furlong - dropped away near the finish to end 15th | 15/19 | ½ | 9-3 | 89 | 80C | 79A | Oisin Murphy | 13/2 |
| 11 May 25+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Michael John Hrycko Handicap (GBBPlus Race) Settled off the pace early - pushed through to hit the front inside the final furlong - drew clear and slowed up close home | 1/6 | 9-7 | 83 | 70A | 89B | Daniel Muscutt | 13/8F | |
| 25 Apr 25+35d | Sandown | Nordoff & Robbins Jeff Beck Memorial Handicap Settled towards the back - urged into contention 2f out - angled right for a run over 1f out - grabbed 3rd late on - closest at the line | 3/12 | ½ | 9-6 | 82 | 85A | 90A | Oisin Murphy | 5/2F |
| 21 Mar 25+108d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Sluggish start - held up towards the back - made progress wide of the pack approaching 2f out - pushed along to move into second inside the final furlong - kept on but couldn't get to the winner | 2/10 | 1¼ | 9-6 | — | 91A | 92A | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 |
| 03 Dec 24 | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Tracked front group early - urged forward two out then closed on pacesetter approaching final furlong - driven and stayed on approaching the final stages - got up close home to win | 1/10 | 9-7 | — | 84A | 91A | Daniel Muscutt | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Gunship (IRE) won?
- Gunship (IRE) won 2 of 7 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 28.6%. Placed 4 times in total (57.1% of starts).
- Who trained Gunship (IRE)?
- Gunship (IRE) was trained by James Ferguson on the most recent run on record, at Pontefract on 25 September 2025.
- Who is Gunship (IRE)'s sire?
- Gunship (IRE) is by Sea The Stars (IRE) out of Lucky Clio (IRE), whose sire is Key Of Luck.
- What going does Gunship (IRE) prefer?
- Gunship (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Gunship (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 25 September 2025. The highest on record is 89.
- What is Gunship (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sea The Stars (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 15.7% of 9,926 runs since Jan 2008 (1,107 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 18.9% from 1,503. Weakest on heavy going: 9.3% from 452. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 11.5% from 139.
- Who are Gunship (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lucky Clio (IRE), Gunship (IRE) has 10 other produce in our archive, 9 of them winners. Most wins: Lucky Beggar (IRE) (9). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.