Leading Article (IRE)
Leading Article (IRE) is 3 from 27. Hasn't won since Oct 2008. Last raced off a career-high mark of 104.
- 3–27Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 8 (29.6%)Placed
- −15.20£1 level staken=27 at SP
- 1.02Fair A/E n=27 · 0.81 incl. margin
- 104Highest OR
- 47dAvg 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 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 2 from 6 |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | — |
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 Leroy Parker (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 7½f–2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Parker (IRE) | 36 | 3 | 1m2f–2m | — |
| Dersean (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 7½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.00 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.20 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +7.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontwell | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Chepstow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.80 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.20 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 6 | 2 | 33% | +4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Moloney | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| Pat Smullen | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.20 |
| D P Fahy | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| D T Evans | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P Shanahan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr J P Flavin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gorey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 18 | 2 | 11% | −11.20 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16 | 2 | 13% | −6.00 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −4.20 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 12 | 2 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Flat | 8 | 1 | 13% | −6.20 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −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 Leading Article (IRE) won?
- Leading Article (IRE) won 3 of 27 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 8 times in total (29.6% of starts).
- Who trained Leading Article (IRE)?
- Leading Article (IRE) was trained by Evan Williams on the most recent run on record, at Fontwell on 19 October 2008.
- Who is Leading Article (IRE)'s sire?
- Leading Article (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Jameela (IRE), whose sire is Danehill.
- What going does Leading Article (IRE) prefer?
- Leading Article (IRE) has the best record on good to firm 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 Leading Article (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 104, from the run on 19 October 2008. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Leading Article (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
- Who are Leading Article (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Jameela (IRE), Leading Article (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Leroy Parker (IRE) (3). The wins came over 7½f–2m. As at Oct 2026.