Ides Of March (IRE)
Ides Of March won two of ten starts on turf, both at Curragh over 6f – 7f on good or good to firm ground. His biggest success came in the Group 3 Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes at Curragh in Aug 2024. The colt, by Wootton Bassett out of a Scat Daddy mare, reached an official rating of 108. He finished eighth of 11 in the Renaissance Stakes at Curragh in Sep 2025.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 5 (50%)Placed
- −6.60£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.83Fair A/E n=10 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 22dBetween runs (median)longest 238 d
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 102
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 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 102A | 94 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 106C | 95 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 98A | 97 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 10 | 106C | 97 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 from 8 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 3 (38%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 2 (25%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (25%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (13%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,687 runs since May 2015 (790 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −13 | — |
| Good to Firm | 556 | 73 | 13.1% | +0.1 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 1,301 | 191 | 14.7% | +1.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 843 | 99 | 11.7% | −1.3 | — |
| Soft | 1,028 | 154 | 15% | +2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 358 | 48 | 13.4% | +0.4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,599 | 175 | 10.9% | −2.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 162 | 26 | 16% | +3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,944 | 303 | 15.6% | +2.6 | 2 from 10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,917 | 219 | 11.4% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,279 | 153 | 12% | −1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 282 | 36 | 12.8% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 94 | 3 | 3.2% | −9.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −13 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2015 · as at 4 Nov 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 Starry Eyed (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starry Eyed (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m2f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.60 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 6 | 2 | 33% | −2.60 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ryan Moore | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.60 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.60 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 28 Sep 25+50d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee, Never Beaten By SP Renaissance Stakes (Group 3) Sat close to the pace early - 4th at halfway - driven approaching final 2f then lost touch from 1f out | 8/11 | ½ | 9-5 | 103 | 96A | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 12/1 |
| 09 Aug 25+28d | Curragh | FBD Hotels And Resorts Phoenix Sprint Stakes (Group 3) Sluggish start - settled in midfield - pressed for effort 2f out and dropped away late | 11/12 | 1¾ | 9-3 | 104 | 87A | 81A | Ryan Moore | 5/2F |
| 12 Jul 25+22d | Newmarket | Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes (Group 1) Held clear spot among midfield rivals early - pushed along and lost front spot inside final furlong - fading and caught up in bumping soon after - well held at the finish | 10/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 105 | 106C | 93A | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| 20 Jun 25+34d | Ascot | Commonwealth Cup (Group 1) Settled up with the pace on the near rail - stayed handy until past the 2f marker - drifted right and dropped away in a hurry - finished well beaten in 16th | 16/21 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 107 | 69C | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 16/1 |
| 17 May 25+21d | Newbury | Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes (Listed) Slow to get going - held up at back - moved left approaching 2f out - progress inside final 2f - shifted right to take second spot close home but couldn't land a blow on winner | 2/10 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 108 | 102A | 103A | Ryan Moore | EvensF |
| 26 Apr 25+238d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Committed Stakes (Listed) Hesitant start - regained stride to hit the front after 1f - urged forward with 2f left - opened a two-length advantage a furlong out - stayed on gamely but caught in the shadow of the line | 2/6 | ½ | 9-8 | 108 | 98A | 102B | Wayne Lordan | 4/1 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Aug 24+21d | Curragh | Heider Family Stables Round Tower Stakes (Group 3) Sat just behind the front group early - moved through to take control after 2f - eased away impressively in the closing stages to win comfortably | 1/7 | 9-5 | — | 102A | 101A | Ryan Moore | 2/5F | |
| 10 Aug 24+21d | Curragh | Revamp Conservation And Restoration Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Set off in front from the start - urged forward with a furlong left while holding a strong advantage - edged off a straight line approaching the finish - driven out to win comfortably | 1/19 | 9-7 | — | 88C | 114A | Ryan Moore | EvensF | |
| 20 Jul 24+22d | Curragh | Juddmonte Chaldean Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 3/12 | 1 | 9-5 | — | 80A | 91A | Ryan Moore | 5/4F |
| 28 Jun 24 | Curragh | Cunningham's Of Kildare Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden | 4/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 101C | 99A | Wayne Lordan | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Ides Of March won?
- Ides Of March (IRE) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 5 times in total (50% of starts).
- Who trained Ides Of March?
- Ides Of March (IRE) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 28 September 2025.
- Who is Ides Of March's sire?
- Ides Of March (IRE) is by Wootton Bassett (GB) out of Nickname (USA), whose sire is Scat Daddy.
- What going does Ides Of March prefer?
- Ides Of March (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ides Of March's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 28 September 2025. The highest on record is 108.
- What is Ides Of March's sire's record?
- Wootton Bassett (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 13% of 5,687 runs since May 2015 (790 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 16% from 162.
- Who are Ides Of March's siblings?
- Out of Nickname (USA), Ides Of March (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Starry Eyed (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m2f. As at Nov 2026.