Instant Appeal (GB)
Instant Appeal is a gelding with four wins from 15 starts, three of them at Dundalk on the AW. He won three handicaps there between Nov 2025 and Dec 2025, two over 1m – 1m1f on standard going and one over 6f – 7f, and took a maiden at Gowran Park over 6f – 7f on good ground in Sep 2023. His last run, at Dundalk in Mar 2026, saw him finish second of six off an official rating of 93 with headgear reapplied. He usually races in mid division.
- 4–15Wins / Runs
- 26.7%Strike rate
- 11 (73.3%)Placed
- −2.70£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.50Fair A/E n=15 · 1.23 incl. margin
- 94Highest OR
- 73dAvg 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 99
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) | 7 | 123A | 106 | 6 · 123 / 103.5 |
| Good | 7 | 104C | 96 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 123A | 102 | 4 · 123 / 100.5 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 109A | 99 | 2 · 109 / 104 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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 7 analysed runs
- Midfield 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Held up 3 (43%) · 2 wins
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,539 runs since Jan 2008 (151 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 225 | 16 | 7.1% | −2.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 316 | 29 | 9.2% | −0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 127 | 9 | 7.1% | −2.6 | — |
| Soft | 165 | 16 | 9.7% | 0 | — |
| Heavy | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 650 | 76 | 11.7% | +2 | 3 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 117 | 9 | 7.7% | −2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 748 | 68 | 9.1% | −0.6 | 2 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 399 | 45 | 11.3% | +1.6 | 2 from 9 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 200 | 18 | 9% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 63 | 10 | 15.9% | +6.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.7 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Chief Ironside (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m2½f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Chief Ironside (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Ironside (GB) | 13 | 2 | 1m2f–1m2½f | Class 2 |
| Security Code (GB) | 4 | 1 | 1m½f | Class 5 |
| All You Wish (GB) | 15 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Emotional Moment (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.30 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 7 | 3 | 43% | +0.30 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −3.90 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +2.20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Kearney | 5 | 2 | 40% | +0.20 |
| Shane Foley | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.90 |
| Scott McCullagh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| David Egan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Keithen Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 4 | 33% | +0.30 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 33% | −1.70 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Mar 26+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Put The Fun Into Fundraising At Dundalk Race Settled midfield around 5th - asked for effort with 2f left and still 5th early in final furlong - moved into second inside the last - stayed on but couldn't reach winner for second | 2/6 | 2¼ | 9-2 | 93 | 88A | 87B | Jack Kearney | 9/2 |
| 20 Feb 26+35d | Dundalk (AW) | New Saddle Bar At Dundalk Stadium Handicap Settled in the pack - 9th at halfway - pushed along with 2f left - unable to close and finished 7th one-paced | 7/13 | nk | 9-8 | 94 | 93B | 92A | Jack Kearney | 11/2 |
| 16 Jan 26+30d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Deals Available At Dundalk Stadium Rated Race Settled in touch in 5th - urged to chase leaders 2f out - couldn't gain ground under pressure and finished 5th beaten 6 lengths | 5/7 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 94 | 99A | 83A | Jack Kearney | 2/1F |
| 17 Dec 25+12d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting Gift Vouchers Available In Shop Handicap Sat just behind the front group early - dropped through the pack and towards the back after a furlong and a half - urged forward on the far flank approaching 2f out - fighting for the advantage 1 1/2f out - edged in front a furlong from home - stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/10 | 8-13 | 88 | 109A | 93A | Jack Kearney | 6/5F | |
| 05 Dec 25+30d | Dundalk (AW) | BAR 1 Betting New App Out Now Handicap Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into contention turning for home - urged into 3rd with a furlong and a half left - hit the front inside the final furlong - kept finding under pressure to score | 1/8 | 8-12 | 83 | 108A | 96A | Jack Kearney | 2/1J | |
| 05 Nov 25+26d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap Settled towards the back early - moved into contention two out and up to second entering the last furlong - shot clear close home to score | 1/9 | 9-11 | 75 | 123A | 103A | Shane Foley | 11/10F | |
| 10 Oct 25+92d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing Now Streaming Every Race Live Handicap Settled second behind the front-runner - still there at halfway - urged into the straight - improved position with a furlong left - hit the front for a moment around 150 yards out then unable to hold on late finishing third | 3/13 | 2½ | 8-13 | 75 | 106B | 88A | David Egan | 4/1F |
| 10 Jul 25+13d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nasrullah Handicap Shared the front early - dropped to third by halfway - given encouragement into the straight but couldn't find more in the closing stages | 8/12 | 1 | 8-3 | 78 | 107A | 71A | Keithen Kennedy | 13/2 |
| 27 Jun 25+22d | Curragh | James Nolan's Bar Kildare Town Handicap Settled in the pack early - up to 6th by halfway and asked for effort with 2f left - improved to 4th and driven inside final furlong - stayed on same speed to finish 4th beaten two and a half lengths | 4/20 | 1½ | 9-12 | 78 | 102C | 98A | Shane Foley | 9/2 |
| 05 Jun 25+18d | Leopardstown | Bulmers Live At Leopardstown Handicap (Div 2) Went forward early then yielded advantage while staying handy - moved into contention turning for home - up to second inside final furlong - eased back to third at the finish unable to threaten the front pair | 3/18 | 2½ | 9-12 | 78 | 88C | 94A | Shane Foley | 6/1 |
| 18 May 25+39d | Naas | Nursery Of Champions Handicap Held a midfield spot and 6th at the midway point - urged forward past the 2f marker to move into 4th - unable to reach the leading pair but stayed on for 3rd near the line | 3/8 | 1¾ | 9-6 | 82 | 96A | 85A | Shane Foley | 11/2 |
| 09 Apr 25+581d | Leopardstown | 'Domin OH HOO HOO' Handicap Settled in the pack - urged forward with over 2f remaining - faded inside the final furlong | 10/15 | nse | 9-12 | 84 | 100C | 78A | Shane Foley | 5/1J |
| 06 Sep 23+67d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | 66A | 87A | Scott McCullagh | 4/1 | |
| 01 Jul 23+43d | Curragh | Barronstown Stud Irish European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 3/13 | 1¼ | 9-2 | — | 104C | 90A | Scott McCullagh | 17/2 |
| 19 May 23 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 2/14 | 2½ | 9-4 | — | 69C | 84A | Scott McCullagh | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Instant Appeal (GB) won?
- Instant Appeal (GB) won 4 of 15 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 26.7%. Placed 11 times in total (73.3% of starts).
- Who trains Instant Appeal (GB)?
- Instant Appeal (GB) is trained by Stephen Thorne, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 6 March 2026.
- Who is Instant Appeal (GB)'s sire?
- Instant Appeal (GB) is by Advertise (GB) out of Moment Of Time (GB), whose sire is Rainbow Quest.
- What going does Instant Appeal (GB) prefer?
- Instant Appeal (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Instant Appeal (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 6 March 2026. The highest on record is 94.
- What is Instant Appeal (GB)'s sire's record?
- Advertise (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.7% of 1,539 runs since Jan 2008 (151 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Instant Appeal (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Moment Of Time (GB), Instant Appeal (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Chief Ironside (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Chief Ironside (GB)). The wins came over 7f–1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.