How many races has Intense Romance (IRE) won?

Intense Romance (IRE) won 9 of 26 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 34.6%. Placed 13 times in total (50% of starts).

Who trained Intense Romance (IRE)?

Intense Romance (IRE) was trained by Michael Dods on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 5 October 2019.

Who is Intense Romance (IRE)'s sire?

Intense Romance (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Hedera (USA), whose sire is Woodman.

What going does Intense Romance (IRE) prefer?

Intense Romance (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Intense Romance (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 5 October 2019. The highest on record is 104.

What is Intense Romance (IRE)'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 Romance (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Hedera (USA), Intense Romance (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Deia Sunrise (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Deia Sunrise (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.

Has Intense Romance (IRE) produced winners?

As a dam, Intense Romance (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sex On Fire (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sex On Fire (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Intense Romance (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2019) · Last trainer Michael Dods · Last owner Hugh Malcolm Linsley

by Intense Focus (USA) out of Hedera (USA) (Woodman)

26 runs · 15 courses · from Feb 2017

As at 21 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 5 Oct 2019 — 2,573 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Oct 2019 · 11th of 11 9 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 97

KTB Profile

Intense Romance (IRE) is 9 from 26 in our archive, including 2 Listed wins. The biggest win we hold: the Al Maktoum Cup Arran Scottish Fillies' Sprint Stakes at Ayr (Sep 2018). Hasn't won since Oct 2018. 4 of 5 starts at Newcastle (AW) have ended in wins. 4 of 13 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 1 from 7 on quicker.

Based on 26 archived runs · updated 21 Oct 2026

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Intense Romance (IRE) has 3 produce in the archive, 2 winners — most wins Sex On Fire (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Sex On Fire (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Sex On Fire (IRE)	18	3	5f–1m	Class 3
You Sexy Thing (IRE)	10	1	7f	Class 4
Odette's Beau (IRE)	6	0	—	—

9–26Wins / Runs
34.6%Strike rate
13 (50%)Placed
+41.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
2.96Fair A/E n=26 · 2.57 incl. margin
104Highest OR
39dAvg between runs

Official rating97↓ 7lb off peak

97 65–104

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 79 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Beverley, 31 Aug 2019

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 →

Flat 26 figures · best 121^A · median 91

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	6	107^A	83.5	—
Soft	5	113^C	85	—
Good to Soft	5	108^A	101	—
Good to Firm	4	117^A	94	—
Good	3	103^A	79	—
Heavy	3	121^A	101	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f	20	121^A	86	—
6f – 7f	6	107^A	94	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 81^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Haydock, 7 Sep 2019 Official rating 97 at the last run, 5 Oct 2019

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 26 figures · best 113^A · median 80.5

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	6	82^A	79.5	—
Soft	5	113^A	82	—
Good to Soft	5	94^A	84	—
Good to Firm	4	89^A	77.5	—
Good	3	110^A	77	—
Heavy	3	110^A	99	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 21 Oct 2025
Under 6f	20	113^A	82	—
6f – 7f	6	85^A	78	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 26 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Intense Focus (USA)

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 4
Good	811	65	8%	−0.3	1 from 3
Good to Soft	349	40	11.5%	+3.2	1 from 5
Soft	686	39	5.7%	−2.6	1 from 5
Heavy	240	21	8.8%	+0.5	2 from 3
Standard (AW)	1,017	97	9.5%	+1.2	4 from 6

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	384	44	11.5%	+3.2	8 from 20
6f – 7f	1,388	122	8.8%	+0.5	1 from 6
1m – 1m1f	780	61	7.8%	−0.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	621	48	7.7%	−0.6	—
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 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Hedera (USA) (Woodman)

9 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Deia Sunrise (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 6f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Deia Sunrise (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Deia Sunrise (IRE)	18	3	1m–1m2½f	Class 2
Hampstead Heath (IRE)	37	3	2m–2m6f	—
Paddy's Rock (IRE)	45	3	1m½f–1m4f	Class 5
Syann (IRE)	12	2	1m1½f–1m3f	—
Red Ivy (IRE)	13	1	6f	—
Hunters' Glen (USA)	4	1	1m2f	Class 5
Heisse (GB)	16	0	—	—
Shagwa (IRE)	5	0	—	—
Hocus Focus (IRE)	7	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	6	4	67%	+17.50
Soft	5	1	20%	+7.00
Good to Soft	5	1	20%	+1.00
Good to Firm	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good	3	1	33%	+12.00
Heavy	3	2	67%	+7.50

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 1	6	2	33%	+13.00
Class 5	6	3	50%	+11.00
Class 2	5	2	40%	+13.50
Class 4	4	1	25%	+2.00
Class 3	3	0	0%	−3.00
Class 6	1	1	100%	+5.50

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Newcastle (AW)	5	4	80%	+18.50
Ascot	3	2	67%	+15.00
Haydock	3	1	33%	+0.50
Carlisle	2	0	0%	−2.00
Ripon	2	0	0%	−2.00
Pontefract	2	0	0%	−2.00
Beverley	1	0	0%	−1.00
Naas	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ayr	1	1	100%	+6.00
Sandown	1	0	0%	−1.00
Musselburgh	1	0	0%	−1.00
York	1	1	100%	+14.00
Goodwood	1	0	0%	−1.00
Hamilton	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Under 6f	20	8	40%	+38.00
6f – 7f	6	1	17%	+3.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Callum Rodriguez	11	5	45%	+22.00
Connor Beasley	7	2	29%	+8.50
Silvestre De Sousa	1	0	0%	−1.00
Gerald Mosse	1	0	0%	−1.00
Franny Norton	1	1	100%	+2.50
Ben Curtis	1	0	0%	−1.00
Paula Muir	1	0	0%	−1.00
Andrew Mullen	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ben Robinson	1	1	100%	+14.00
Paul Mulrennan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	25	9	36%	+42.00
Cheekpieces	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2019	5	0	0%	−5.00
2018	8	3	38%	+14.50
2017	13	6	46%	+31.50

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
05 Oct 19+28d	Ascot	Uk Hi-Fi Show Live Rous Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Soft · 11 ran	11/11	1	8-9	97	75^B	51^A	Silvestre De Sousa	12/1
07 Sep 19+7d	Haydock	Betfair Exchange Be Friendly Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran	6/8	1½	9-12	100	72^A	81^A	Callum Rodriguez	9/1
31 Aug 19+84d	Beverley	William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good · 10 ran	10/10	1	8-11	102	79^A	68^A	Connor Beasley	22/1
08 Jun 19+40d	Haydock	Betway Achilles Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Heavy · 8 ran	6/8	4½	9-2	104	94^A	72^A	Gerald Mosse	3/1F
29 Apr 19+205d	Naas	Woodlands Stakes (Listed) 5f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran	6/9	hd	9-7	104	69^A	84^A	Connor Beasley	7/1
06 Oct 18+15d	Ascot	Duke Of Edinburgh's Award Rous Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Soft · 10 ran	1/10		8-12	96	111^B	113^A	Callum Rodriguez	11/1
21 Sep 18+13d	Ayr	Al Maktoum Cup Arran Scottish Fillies' Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5.5f · Heavy · 15 ran	1/15		9-0	92	101^C	110^A	Callum Rodriguez	6/1
08 Sep 18+7d	Haydock	Unibet Be Friendly Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Heavy · 6 ran	1/6		8-8	86	121^A	99^B	Franny Norton	5/2F
01 Sep 18+10d	Sandown	188Bet Extra Place Races Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran	2/14	1¾	9-2	86	102^C	94^A	Ben Curtis	8/1
22 Aug 18+54d	Carlisle	Smarkets Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Soft · 13 ran	2/13	2¼	9-8	86	113^C	107^A	Callum Rodriguez	12/1
29 Jun 18+30d	Newcastle (AW)	Stobart Energy Gosforth Park Cup Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	12/14	shd	8-4	88	78^B	62^A	Paula Muir	18/1
30 May 18+37d	Ripon	Directors Cup Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Good To Firm · 9 ran	8/9	2¼	9-0	90	92^B	60^A	Callum Rodriguez	20/1
23 Apr 18+196d	Pontefract	Riu Hotels And Resorts Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran	12/14	½	8-9	91	87^C	61^A	Callum Rodriguez	33/1
09 Oct 17+44d	Musselburgh	EBF Musselburgh Fillies' Sprint Stakes (Listed) Class 1 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	8/9	3	9-0	91	101^A	59^A	Andrew Mullen	8/1
26 Aug 17+23d	York	Betfred Apprentice Handicap Class 2 · 5f · Good · 19 ran	1/19		8-4	86	75^C	110^A	Ben Robinson	14/1
03 Aug 17+6d	Goodwood	Tatler Handicap Class 3 · 5f · Soft · 8 ran	4/8	hd	9-0	80	85^A	82^A	Connor Beasley	9/2
28 Jul 17+14d	Ascot	Chelsea Thoroughbreds October Club Charity Fillies' Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	1/9		8-12	80	108^A	90^A	Callum Rodriguez	5/1
14 Jul 17+14d	Carlisle	Racing UK On BT TV Handicap Class 4 · 5f · Good To Firm · 7 ran	2/7	hd	9-1	79	117^A	89^A	Callum Rodriguez	3/1
30 Jun 17+16d	Newcastle (AW)	Betfred 'Home Of Goals Galore' Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 9 ran	1/9		9-1	75	82^A	80^A	Callum Rodriguez	5/2F
14 Jun 17+22d	Hamilton	Hamilton Audi Rs Performance Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran	4/9	1½	8-11	75	103^A	77^A	Callum Rodriguez	9/2
23 May 17+20d	Newcastle (AW)	Digital Catapult North East & Tees Valley Fillies' Handicap Class 5 · 5f · Standard · 7 ran	1/7		8-13	70	85^A	82^A	Callum Rodriguez	7/2
03 May 17+13d	Pontefract	Colonel And Mrs Padgett Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 11 ran	6/11	shd	9-2	70	88^A	70^A	Paul Mulrennan	8/1
20 Apr 17+28d	Ripon	Peter Roberts Memorial Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Good To Firm · 17 ran	3/17	hd	9-2	70	96^C	85^A	Connor Beasley	9/1
23 Mar 17+20d	Wolverhampton (AW)	32red.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran	4/8	1	9-2	70	107^A	79^A	Connor Beasley	13/2
03 Mar 17+21d	Newcastle (AW)	32red.com Handicap Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 6 ran	1/6		9-3	65	90^B	80^B	Connor Beasley	8/1
10 Feb 17	Newcastle (AW)	32Red.com Maiden Auction Stakes Class 6 · 5f · Standard · 4 ran	1/4		9-0	—	38^C	70^B	Connor Beasley	11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Intense Romance (IRE) won?: Intense Romance (IRE) won 9 of 26 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 34.6%. Placed 13 times in total (50% of starts).
Who trained Intense Romance (IRE)?: Intense Romance (IRE) was trained by Michael Dods on the most recent run on record, at Ascot on 5 October 2019.
Who is Intense Romance (IRE)'s sire?: Intense Romance (IRE) is by Intense Focus (USA) out of Hedera (USA), whose sire is Woodman.
What going does Intense Romance (IRE) prefer?: Intense Romance (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 4 wins from 6 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Intense Romance (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 97, from the run on 5 October 2019. The highest on record is 104.
What is Intense Romance (IRE)'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 Romance (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Hedera (USA), Intense Romance (IRE) has 9 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Deia Sunrise (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Deia Sunrise (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.
Has Intense Romance (IRE) produced winners?: As a dam, Intense Romance (IRE) has 3 produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Sex On Fire (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Sex On Fire (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.

Progeny in our archive

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

▾Going

▾Class 25 of 26 runs

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▾Distance

▾Jockey

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Form

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