Initiation (IRE)
Initiation (IRE) is 1 from 17. Hasn't won since Jul 2010. The win came on turf — 0 from 7 on the all-weather, and the win came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 3 (17.6%)Placed
- −11.50£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.76Fair A/E n=17 · 0.57 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 Sep 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 9.8% of 11,562 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 90 | 11 | 12.2% | +2.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,839 | 201 | 10.9% | +1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 2,762 | 277 | 10% | +0.2 | 1 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,375 | 135 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,851 | 183 | 9.9% | +0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 709 | 68 | 9.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,936 | 258 | 8.8% | −1 | 0 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 632 | 63 | 10% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,582 | 241 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 1 from 6 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,783 | 272 | 9.8% | 0 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,105 | 350 | 11.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,547 | 131 | 8.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 692 | 59 | 8.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 197 | 14 | 7.1% | −2.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 24 | 3 | 12.5% | +2.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 8 winners — best of them Was (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m6f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Was (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Was (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Amhran Na Bhfiann (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 1m4f–1m6f | Group 2 |
| Douglas Macarthur (IRE) | 11 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Park Bloom (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m–1m2f | — |
| Janood (IRE) | 8 | 2 | 6f–7f | Listed |
| Classic Speed (IRE) | 24 | 2 | 1m | Class 6 |
| Al Naamah (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Express Way (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Laytown (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 6 | 1 | 17% | −0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Lordan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Keagan Latham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Emmet McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J J Codd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Danny Grant | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2008 | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Sep 10+22d | Laytown (AW) | Hibernia Steel (Q.R.) Race | 8/10 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 74 | 64A | Mr J J Codd | 9/1 |
| 16 Aug 10+4d | Roscommon | I.F.A. Race Day Handicap (60-90) | 6/7 | ¾ | 9-1 | 75 | 69A | Pat Smullen | 5/1 |
| 12 Aug 10+16d | Leopardstown | ''Sharon Shannon Big Band'' Handicap (50-85) | 8/13 | shd | 9-2 | 75 | 69A | Joseph O'Brien | 9/1 |
| 27 Jul 10+16d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Athlone Handicap (55-80) | 15/16 | nk | 9-2 | 75 | 43C | Joseph O'Brien | 11/2 |
| 11 Jul 10+4d | Tipperary | Knockanglass Stables Handicap (50-70) | 1/14 | 9-13 | 69 | 101A | Pat Smullen | 9/2 | |
| 07 Jul 10+20d | Naas | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 4/12 | ¾ | 9-8 | 69 | 78A | Joseph O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 17 Jun 10+53d | Leopardstown | Mundy Handicap (50-75) | 7/14 | nk | 9-9 | 70 | 72A | Wayne Lordan | 10/1 |
| 25 Apr 10+16d | Gowran Park | Open Singles Every Thursday At Gowran Park Golf Club Maiden | 5/15 | 4 | 9-7 | 70 | 71A | Danny Grant | 6/1 |
| 09 Apr 10+134d | Dundalk (AW) | Dundalk Stadium On Facebook Handicap (60-90) | 4/14 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 70 | 81A | Wayne Lordan | 12/1 |
| 26 Nov 09+8d | Dundalk (AW) | Fairways Race, Stay & Golf Package Maiden | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-5 | 70 | 84A | Wayne Lordan | 25/1 |
| 18 Nov 09+23d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Handicap (50-70) | 13/14 | hd | 9-10 | 68 | 46C | W J Lee | 16/1 |
| 26 Oct 09+175d | Leopardstown | Elmwood Handicap (55-85) | 15/22 | ¾ | 8-11 | 73 | 56C | Wayne Lordan | 25/1 |
| 04 May 09+23d | Curragh | Ad Valorem Handicap (50-80) | 25/28 | 5 | 8-7 | 76 | 52C | Emmet McNamara | 14/1 |
| 11 Apr 09+176d | Dundalk (AW) | Www.dundalkstadium.com Maiden | 7/7 | 9 | 9-5 | 76 | 47C | Keagan Latham | 8/1 |
| 17 Oct 08+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 5/14 | 2½ | 8-9 | 77 | 65A | Emmet McNamara | 8/1 |
| 19 Sep 08+45d | Dundalk (AW) | Collon (C & G) Maiden | 5/14 | dht | 9-0 | 77 | 78A | Keagan Latham | 9/2 |
| 05 Aug 08 | Gowran Park | Hurry Harriet 13th August (C&G) Maiden | 2/8 | 4½ | 9-0 | 77 | 80A | Keagan Latham | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Initiation (IRE) won?
- Initiation (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
- Who trained Initiation (IRE)?
- Initiation (IRE) was trained by Joseph G Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Laytown (AW) on 7 September 2010.
- Who is Initiation (IRE)'s sire?
- Initiation (IRE) is by Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) out of Alluring Park (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What going does Initiation (IRE) prefer?
- Initiation (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Initiation (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 7 September 2010. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Initiation (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 11,562 runs since Jan 2008 (871 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Initiation (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Alluring Park (IRE), Initiation (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 8 of them winners. Most wins: Was (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Was (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.