New Direction (IRE)
New Direction (IRE) is 5 from 31. Hasn't won since Jun 2017.
- 5–31Wins / Runs
- 16.1%Strike rate
- 13 (41.9%)Placed
- +9.25£1 level staken=31 at SP
- 1.41Fair A/E n=31 · 1.12 incl. margin
- 82Highest OR
- 50dAvg 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 105
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 107B | 96 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 138A | 99 | — |
| Good to Firm | 4 | 118A | 85.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 104C | 91.5 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 103C | 102.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 80A | 79 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 22 | 138A | 94.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 23 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 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,085 | 166 | 15.3% | +2.7 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 1,629 | 200 | 12.3% | −0.3 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 799 | 110 | 13.8% | +1.2 | 0 from 4 |
| Soft | 957 | 107 | 11.2% | −1.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 283 | 28 | 9.9% | −2.7 | 1 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,010 | 241 | 12% | −0.6 | 2 from 10 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 98 | 9 | 9.2% | −3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,207 | 156 | 12.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,665 | 234 | 14.1% | +1.5 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,324 | 303 | 13% | +0.4 | 4 from 24 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,064 | 113 | 10.6% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 320 | 33 | 10.3% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 101 | 8 | 7.9% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 0 | 0% | −12.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Gear Up (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 7f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Group 1 (Gear Up (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gear Up (IRE) | 14 | 5 | 7f–1m4f | Group 1 |
| Guaranteed (IRE) | 17 | 3 | 7f–1m2f | Group 3 |
| Meagher's Flag (IRE) | 19 | 1 | 1m1½f | — |
| Guildmaster (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m | Class 5 |
| Assurance (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Parish Green (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Theodotus (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Heavy | 7 | 1 | 14% | +8.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 10 | 2 | 20% | −2.75 |
| Curragh | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Gowran Park | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +12.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 24 | 4 | 17% | +1.25 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 18 | 4 | 22% | +9.25 |
| Rory Cleary | 6 | 1 | 17% | +7.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Luke McAteer | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr J P Dowling | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gavin Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms H Mooney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D M Hannigan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 5 | 19% | +14.25 |
| Cheekpieces | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +13.00 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +13.25 |
| 2015 | 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 New Direction (IRE) won?
- New Direction (IRE) won 5 of 31 archived starts between 2015 and 2019, a strike rate of 16.1%. Placed 13 times in total (41.9% of starts).
- Who trained New Direction (IRE)?
- New Direction (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 13 May 2019.
- Who is New Direction (IRE)'s sire?
- New Direction (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Gearanai (USA), whose sire is Toccet.
- What going does New Direction (IRE) prefer?
- New Direction (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is New Direction (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 75, from the run on 13 May 2019. The highest on record is 82.
- What is New Direction (IRE)'s sire's record?
- New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
- Who are New Direction (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Gearanai (USA), New Direction (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Gear Up (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Group 1 (Gear Up (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.