Intense Debate (IRE)
Intense Debate (IRE) is yet to win from 14 starts, though has placed twice. Best effort: 2nd of 9 at Navan (Oct 2013). Last raced off 63, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–14Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (14.3%)Placed
- −14.00£1 level staken=14 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=14 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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 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
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 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 0 | — |
| Good to Firm | 514 | 39 | 7.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 811 | 65 | 8% | −0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 349 | 40 | 11.5% | +3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 686 | 39 | 5.7% | −2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 240 | 21 | 8.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,017 | 97 | 9.5% | +1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 384 | 44 | 11.5% | +3.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,388 | 122 | 8.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 780 | 61 | 7.8% | −0.5 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 621 | 48 | 7.7% | −0.6 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 328 | 21 | 6.4% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 93 | 4 | 4.3% | −4 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 30 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 2 | 33.3% | +25 | — |
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 Beart (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beart (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Magno Clamore (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Gifted Dreamer (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Killian Hennessy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Rory Cleary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2013 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Intense Debate won?
- Intense Debate (IRE) has yet to win, from 14 archived starts between 2013 and 2014. Placed 2 times in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Intense Debate?
- Intense Debate (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 21 November 2014.
- Who is Intense Debate's sire?
- Intense Debate (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Bronntanas (IRE), whose sire is Spectrum.
- What is Intense Debate's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 21 November 2014. The highest on record is 82.
- What is Intense Debate's sire's record?
- Intense Focus (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 3,630 runs since Jan 2008 (218 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.5% from 349. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 11.5% from 384.
- Who are Intense Debate's siblings?
- Out of Bronntanas (IRE), Intense Debate (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Beart (IRE) (1). The wins came over 1m. As at Oct 2026.