Need To Know (IRE)
Need To Know (IRE) is 2 from 20. Hasn't won since May 2017. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 9 on softer). Last raced off a career-high mark of 131.
- 2–20Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 6 (30%)Placed
- −7.20£1 level staken=20 at SP
- 0.95Fair A/E n=20 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 131Highest OR
- 70dAvg 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 67
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 2 | 67B | 54 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 67B | 54 | — |
Of 4 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 4 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 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 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 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 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 2 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | 0 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Mousey Brown (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Mousey Brown (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mousey Brown (IRE) | 31 | 6 | 2m4f–3m | Listed |
| I Just Know (IRE) | 29 | 4 | 3m–3m6f | Class 3 |
| Just Don't Know (IRE) | 22 | 4 | 2m4f–3m | Class 3 |
| Hidden Diva (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Desperado Genie (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.20 |
| Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 2 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Cheltenham | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cork | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Le Lion-D'Angers (FR) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.80 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −2.20 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr B O'Neill | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Mr B O Walsh | 2 | 2 | 100% | +10.80 |
| Mr D G Lavery | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J J Slevin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H D Dunne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr Derek O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr S Clements | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P D Collins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| None | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.80 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.80 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 Need To Know won?
- Need To Know (IRE) won 2 of 20 archived starts between 2014 and 2017, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 6 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Need To Know?
- Need To Know (IRE) was trained by John Paul Brennan on the most recent run on record, at Cheltenham on 17 November 2017.
- Who is Need To Know's sire?
- Need To Know (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Desperado Queen (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
- What going does Need To Know prefer?
- Need To Know (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Need To Know's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 131, from the run on 17 November 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Need To Know'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 Need To Know's siblings?
- Out of Desperado Queen (IRE), Need To Know (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Mousey Brown (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Mousey Brown (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m6f. As at Oct 2026.