Its A Sting (IRE)
Its A Sting (IRE) is 1 from 17, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Mar 2014. The win came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer). Last raced off 101, 19lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 6 (35.3%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.44Fair A/E n=17 · 0.38 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 107dAvg 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 93
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 →
Of 7 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1) · no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 7 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 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 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 141 | 20 | 14.2% | +5 | — |
| Good | 2,303 | 239 | 10.4% | +1.2 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,116 | 100 | 9% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,830 | 139 | 7.6% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 898 | 77 | 8.6% | −0.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 25 | 3 | 12% | +2.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 0 | 0% | −9.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | +1.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,853 | 142 | 7.7% | −1.5 | 1 from 10 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,297 | 224 | 9.8% | +0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,776 | 182 | 10.2% | +1 | — |
| Over 3m | 332 | 26 | 7.8% | −1.4 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Champagne West (IRE) (7 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f; the highest grade won is Listed (Champagne West (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champagne West (IRE) | 29 | 7 | 2m4½f–3m1f | Listed |
| Star Trouper (IRE) | 20 | 1 | 1m7½f | Class 6 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ascot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +10.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 10 | 1 | 10% | +1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Aspell | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Conor Shoemark | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 2 | 1 | 50% | +9.00 |
| Miss M O'Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Hood | 7 | 1 | 14% | +4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +7.00 |
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 Its A Sting (IRE) won?
- Its A Sting (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2013 and 2018, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trained Its A Sting (IRE)?
- Its A Sting (IRE) was trained by Oliver Sherwood on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 30 May 2018.
- Who is Its A Sting (IRE)'s sire?
- Its A Sting (IRE) is by Scorpion (IRE) out of Wyndham Sweetmarie (IRE), whose sire is Mister Lord.
- What going does Its A Sting (IRE) prefer?
- Its A Sting (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Its A Sting (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 101, from the run on 30 May 2018. The highest on record is 120.
- What is Its A Sting (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Scorpion (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.2% of 6,313 runs since Jan 2008 (609 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 14.2% from 141.
- Who are Its A Sting (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Wyndham Sweetmarie (IRE), Its A Sting (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Champagne West (IRE) (7). Highest grade won: Listed (Champagne West (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1f. As at Oct 2026.