Letthegamesbegin (GB)
Letthegamesbegin (GB) is yet to win from 6 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 15 at Wexford (May 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 82.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 385 | 37 | 9.6% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,458 | 150 | 10.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 898 | 89 | 9.9% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 1,144 | 126 | 11% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 690 | 87 | 12.6% | +1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 65 | 6 | 9.2% | −1.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 20 | 2 | 10% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −4.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | +6.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,321 | 135 | 10.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,647 | 176 | 10.7% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,258 | 136 | 10.8% | +0.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 356 | 42 | 11.8% | +1.1 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Whispering Jack (GB) (5 wins).
The wins came over 2m5f–3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Whispering Jack (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Jack (GB) | 38 | 5 | 2m5f–3m | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall P Madden | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mark Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor O'Dwyer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 17 Jun 07+23d | Fairyhouse | Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (74-116) | 8/17 | 1 | 10-1 | 82 | 91C | Mark Walsh | 7/1 |
| 25 May 07+163d | Wexford | Traynors (Wexford) Ltd Handicap Hurdle (74-95) | 2/15 | 1½ | 10-10 | 79 | 104C | Niall P Madden | 9/2 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 13 Dec 06+17d | Downpatrick | Healthy Choice Poultry Handicap Hurdle (81-102) | 12/14 | 26 | 10-5 | 81 | 70C | Niall P Madden | 16/1 |
| 26 Nov 06+25d | Navan | I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle | 16/27 | 9 | 11-4 | 81 | 83C | Mark Walsh | 66/1 |
| 01 Nov 06+30d | Punchestown | Tote Sports Lounge Novice Hurdle | 8/11 | 9 | 10-11 | — | 67C | Niall P Madden | 40/1 |
| 02 Oct 06 | Roscommon | Boyle Novice Hurdle | 17/18 | 10 | 11-0 | — | 80C | Conor O'Dwyer | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Letthegamesbegin won?
- Letthegamesbegin (GB) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts between 2006 and 2007. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Letthegamesbegin?
- Letthegamesbegin (GB) was trained by Niall Madden on the most recent run on record, at Fairyhouse on 17 June 2007.
- Who is Letthegamesbegin's sire?
- Letthegamesbegin (GB) is by Overbury (IRE) out of Ski Shot (GB), whose sire is Petoski.
- What is Letthegamesbegin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 82, from the run on 17 June 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Letthegamesbegin's sire's record?
- Overbury (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.7% of 4,657 runs since Jan 2008 (423 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Letthegamesbegin's siblings?
- Out of Ski Shot (GB), Letthegamesbegin (GB) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Whispering Jack (GB) (5). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Whispering Jack (GB)). The wins came over 2m5f–3m. As at Oct 2026.