Ironically (IRE)
Ironically (IRE) is 2 from 17, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Apr 2013. Both wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather. Each win came on a first visit to the course. Last raced off a career-high mark of 109.
- 2–17Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 7 (41.2%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.89Fair A/E n=17 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 58 | 4 | 6.9% | −2.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 952 | 89 | 9.3% | −0.5 | 1 from 1 |
| Good | 1,094 | 109 | 10% | +0.2 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 555 | 56 | 10.1% | +0.3 | — |
| Soft | 715 | 70 | 9.8% | 0 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 245 | 20 | 8.2% | −1.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,249 | 129 | 10.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 290 | 31 | 10.7% | +0.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,529 | 143 | 9.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,041 | 106 | 10.2% | +0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 944 | 87 | 9.2% | −0.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 671 | 61 | 9.1% | −0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 297 | 34 | 11.4% | +1.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 90 | 15 | 16.7% | +6.9 | — |
| Over 3m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Warwick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Windsor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newmarket | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Whelan | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.00 |
| Ted Durcan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Richard Mullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Alex Merriam | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dane O'Neill | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 2 | 13% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.00 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +4.00 |
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 Ironically (IRE) won?
- Ironically (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2011 and 2013, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 7 times in total (41.2% of starts).
- Who trained Ironically (IRE)?
- Ironically (IRE) was trained by Neil King on the most recent run on record, at Plumpton on 12 May 2013.
- Who is Ironically (IRE)'s sire?
- Ironically (IRE) is by Refuse To Bend (IRE) out of Dutch Auction (USA), whose sire is Mr Greeley.
- What going does Ironically (IRE) prefer?
- Ironically (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Ironically (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 12 May 2013. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Ironically (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Refuse To Bend (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 4,868 runs since Jan 2008 (320 horses), Flat and jumps together.