Instant Gambler (IRE)
Instant Gambler is a 4-11 gelding with all wins at Class 5 level, three of them at Fontwell and three over 3m. He won three handicaps in Sep and Oct 2024 on good to soft and soft ground, the last of them at Fontwell in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 85. His last run, at Fontwell in Dec 2024, was his first off a career-high mark of 96 when he finished second of six as the beaten favourite. All four wins came on turf.
- 4–11Wins / Runs
- 36.4%Strike rate
- 5 (45.5%)Placed
- +22.08£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 2.05Fair A/E n=11 · 1.81 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 101dAvg 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 108
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 93A | 77 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 108B | 89 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 115B | 101 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 4 | 115B | 97.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 93A | 91.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 61C | 42.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 11 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 11 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 5 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Mid-division 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Held up 2 (40%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (20%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,931 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 23.3% from 133.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 133 | 31 | 23.3% | +12 | — |
| Good | 3,871 | 508 | 13.1% | +1.8 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 2,386 | 263 | 11% | −0.3 | 2 from 2 |
| Soft | 3,162 | 291 | 9.2% | −2.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 1,250 | 126 | 10.1% | −1.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 128 | 13 | 10.2% | −1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −7.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 78 | 7 | 9% | −2.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,400 | 371 | 10.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,102 | 469 | 11.4% | +0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,708 | 311 | 11.5% | +0.2 | 1 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 615 | 73 | 11.9% | +0.6 | 3 from 4 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Can Happen (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–2m5f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can Happen (IRE) | 13 | 2 | 2m–2m5f | — |
| Jonny Carrol (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Cocco Madonna (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.80 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.50 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 2 | 100% | +26.38 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 4 | 57% | +26.08 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 4 | 3 | 75% | +26.88 |
| Taunton | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.20 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3m | 4 | 3 | 75% | +26.88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.20 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wedge | 5 | 3 | 60% | +25.88 |
| Richie McLernon | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.80 |
| Jack Tudor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 67% | +27.08 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 6 | 4 | 67% | +27.08 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 24+57d | Fontwell | Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap Chase Held up in the pack - moved up to challenge at the front 3 out - locked in a prolonged battle from 2 out until the last - stuck on along the run-in before collared near the line - went down by a length | 2/6 | 1 | 11-10 | 96 | 70A | 120B | Jack Tudor | 15/8F |
| 30 Oct 24+7d | Fakenham | Greene King Novices' Handicap Chase Settled at the back early - urged forward after 3 out - met 2 out well and moved into second - clipped last fence - edged out of the places close home to finish third | 3/6 | nk | 11-6 | 85 | 93A | 107B | Richie McLernon | EvensF |
| 23 Oct 24+19d | Fontwell | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap Chase Settled off the pace early - improved to sit close to the front around the 13th - scrappy jump next - kicked on before 2 out and opened daylight at the last - ran out impressive winner | 1/8 | 10-12 | 85 | 108B | 111B | Adam Wedge | 6/4F | |
| 04 Oct 24+10d | Hexham | Bet Calculator At Oddsmetrik.Com Novices' Handicap Chase Up with the pace - clipped left and made contact with a neighbour at the 4th - moved smoothly into contention approaching 3 out and was outpaced at that fence - in front before the last with plenty in hand - driven through the run-in - kept on with determination to win | 1/12 | 10-6 | 71 | 90A | 108A | Richie McLernon | 6/5F | |
| 24 Sep 24+16d | Fontwell | AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Novices' Handicap Chase Settled well within self early on - moved through field before 3 out - hit front 2 out - shaken up approaching last - drew away up the run-in for a comfortable win | 1/7 | 10-2 | 71 | 87A | 105B | Adam Wedge | 11/8F | |
| 08 Sep 24+565d | Fontwell | BetGoodwin New UK Betting Site Handicap Chase Held up towards the back early - clipped one at the opener - upsides in the pack from the 8th - improved into contention approaching 14th - moved into second before 3 out - checked slightly nearing the last - rallied on the run-in to score late | 1/10 | 10-3 | 64 | 115B | 105A | Adam Wedge | 25/1 | |
| 2023 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 21 Feb 23+43d | Taunton | Racing To School Blackbrook Primary Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 9/12 | 3¾ | 10-2 | 73 | 77C | 72C | Adam Wedge | 50/1 |
| 09 Jan 23+32d | Taunton | Broadway & Horton Cricket Club Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | PU/12 | — | 11-5 | — | — | — | Richie McLernon | 200/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Dec 22+14d | Taunton | Taunton Rotary Centenary Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) | 10/14 | 2½ | 11-0 | — | 61C | 96C | Adam Wedge | 250/1 |
| 24 Nov 22+248d | Taunton | Join Racing TV Now 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 8/10 | 12 | 11-0 | — | 24C | 96C | Richie McLernon | 125/1 |
| 21 Mar 22 | Wincanton | Use The racingtv.com Tracker Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) | UR/12 | — | 11-6 | — | — | — | Tom O'Brien | 66/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Instant Gambler won?
- Instant Gambler (IRE) won 4 of 11 archived starts between 2022 and 2024, a strike rate of 36.4%. Placed 5 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trained Instant Gambler?
- Instant Gambler (IRE) was trained by Alexandra Dunn on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 26 December 2024.
- Who is Instant Gambler's sire?
- Instant Gambler (IRE) is by Getaway (GER) out of Ostarakov (GER), whose sire is Sholokhov.
- What going does Instant Gambler prefer?
- Instant Gambler (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Instant Gambler's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 26 December 2024. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Instant Gambler's sire's record?
- Getaway (GER)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.3% of 10,931 runs since Jan 2008 (1,028 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 23.3% from 133.
- Who are Instant Gambler's siblings?
- Out of Ostarakov (GER), Instant Gambler (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Can Happen (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.