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Horse profile

He's A Striker (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer Michael Blake · Last owner B Dunn J Pierce
by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Aiming Upwards (GB) (Blushing Flame)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Jul 2012
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Apr 2014 — 4,594 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2014 · 3rd of 13 Won at Windsor Last raced off OR 70
KTB Profile

He's A Striker (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since May 2013. The win came on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer). Last raced off 70, 8lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Won on turf, 0 on AW Wins on good or faster Win at Class 4 OR ↓ 8lb off peak
Official rating70↓ 8lb off peak
70 69–78

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Windsor, 7 Apr 2014 Official rating 70 at the last run, 7 Apr 2014

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 12 figures · best 96A · median 68
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft596A81—
Standard (AW)478A60.5—
Good281A70—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f681A65—
6f – 7f496A82—
1m – 1m1f261A57.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,804 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses).

Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm721622.2%+120 from 1
Good to Firm1,91122011.5%+1.3—
Good2,9462689.1%−1.11 from 2
Good to Soft1,2401088.7%−1.5—
Soft1,7781458.2%−20 from 5
Heavy5456211.4%+1.2—
Standard (AW)4,31148611.3%+1.10 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1,12714212.6%+2.4—
6f – 7f5,04652910.5%+0.30 from 4
1m – 1m1f3,33533610.1%−0.10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f2,1031969.3%−0.91 from 6
1m5f – 2m839809.5%−0.7—
2m1f – 2m4f320226.9%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m3113.2%−7—
Over 3m300%−10.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2009 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Aiming Upwards (GB) (Blushing Flame)

6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Playa Blanca (IRE) (5 wins).

The wins came over 5f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Gertmegalush (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Playa Blanca (IRE)2752m–2m3fClass 4
Gertmegalush (IRE)3235f–6fClass 3
Easy Gold (IRE)813m—
Do The Strand (IRE)311m2fClass 5
Top Level (IRE)917fClass 7
Spinaimanwin (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 5 0 0% −5.00
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Good 2 1 50% +9.00
Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 0 0% −8.00
Class 4 3 1 33% +8.00
Class 6 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Windsor 3 1 33% +8.00
Southwell (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Beverley 2 0 0% −2.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00
Sandown 1 0 0% −1.00
Redcar 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 6 1 17% +5.00
6f – 7f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Barry McHugh 6 0 0% −6.00
Ryan Clark 4 1 25% +7.00
Richard Kingscote 1 0 0% −1.00
Dale Swift 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 1 9% +0.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2014 2 0 0% −2.00
2013 7 1 14% +4.00
2012 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2014 · 2 runs
07 Apr 14+20d Windsor Unibet - By Players For Players Handicap Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 2 9-3 7081A Richard Kingscote 5/1
18 Mar 14+174d Southwell (AW) Coral App Download From The App Store Handicap Class 5 · 1m3f · Standard · 8 ran 4/8 11 9-3 7160C Dale Swift 3/1J
2013 · 7 runs
25 Sep 13+12d Goodwood Hildon Natural Mineral Water Handicap Class 4 · 1m3f · Good · 12 ran 10/12 1½ 8-11 7359C Ryan Clark 20/1
13 Sep 13+123d Sandown Inkerman London Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Soft · 13 ran 11/13 6 8-12 7560C Ryan Clark 8/1
13 May 13+28d Windsor Coral.co.uk Handicap Class 4 · 1m2f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 8-8 6981A Ryan Clark 10/1
15 Apr 13+27d Windsor Windsor Vehicle Leasing wvl.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m2f · Soft · 8 ran 3/8 2¾ 9-2 7370A Ryan Clark 12/1
19 Mar 13+22d Southwell (AW) 32redbingo.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes Class 6 · 1m · Standard · 8 ran 3/8 7 8-11 7561A Barry McHugh 5/1
25 Feb 13+10d Wolverhampton (AW) Poker At Coral.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 1m1½f · Standard · 4 ran 3/4 13 9-5 7854B Barry McHugh 5/2
15 Feb 13+132d Wolverhampton (AW) Free Sports Betting At Bookmakers.co.uk Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 7 ran 2/7 1½ 8-9 7878A Barry McHugh 1/4F
2012 · 3 runs
06 Oct 12+11d Redcar British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Soft · 14 ran 3/14 hd 9-3 —86A Barry McHugh 4/1
25 Sep 12+56d Beverley British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Soft · 8 ran 2/8 hd 9-3 —96A Barry McHugh 28/1
31 Jul 12 Beverley E.b.f. Holderness Pony Club Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7½f · Firm · 9 ran 4/9 1¼ 9-3 —66A Barry McHugh 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has He's A Striker won?
He's A Striker (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts between 2012 and 2014, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 7 times in total (58.3% of starts).
Who trained He's A Striker?
He's A Striker (IRE) was trained by Michael Blake on the most recent run on record, at Windsor on 7 April 2014.
Who is He's A Striker's sire?
He's A Striker (IRE) is by Footstepsinthesand (GB) out of Aiming Upwards (GB), whose sire is Blushing Flame.
What is He's A Striker's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 70, from the run on 7 April 2014. The highest on record is 78.
What is He's A Striker's sire's record?
Footstepsinthesand (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.2% of 12,804 runs since Apr 2009 (937 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.9% from 320.
Who are He's A Striker's siblings?
Out of Aiming Upwards (GB), He's A Striker (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Playa Blanca (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Gertmegalush (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–3m. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from July 2012. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.