Obligation (FR)
Obligation (FR) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Oct 2010. Last raced off a career-high mark of 100.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.65Fair A/E n=8 · 0.51 incl. margin
- 100Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses).
Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 72 | 14 | 19.4% | +4.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,765 | 442 | 16% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 5,307 | 790 | 14.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 2,342 | 328 | 14% | −0.5 | — |
| Soft | 3,844 | 575 | 15% | +0.5 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 1,378 | 190 | 13.8% | −0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,482 | 304 | 12.2% | −2.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 14 | 1 | 7.1% | −7.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,383 | 252 | 18.2% | +3.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,021 | 517 | 17.1% | +2.6 | 1 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 6,848 | 1,051 | 15.3% | +0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4,237 | 554 | 13.1% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,649 | 170 | 10.3% | −4.2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 889 | 83 | 9.3% | −5.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 150 | 16 | 10.7% | −3.8 | — |
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
6 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them City of Troy (GB) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (City of Troy (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Troy (GB) | 6 | 2 | 7f | Class 3 |
| Rickrack (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 1m½f–1m2½f | — |
| Milady Eileen (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 5f–6f | Class 5 |
| Helene Spirit (IRE) | 10 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Benalup (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 1m4f | — |
| Alajar (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colm O'Donoghue | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Seamie Heffernan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joseph O'Brien | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.00 |
| Johnny Murtagh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 11+53d | Naas | Naas October Handicap | 4/15 | 1½ | 9-4 | 100 | 97A | Seamie Heffernan | 5/1 |
| 24 Aug 11+26d | Killarney | www.thetote.com Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap | 3/14 | hd | 8-12 | 98 | 88A | Colm O'Donoghue | 12/1 |
| 29 Jul 11+258d | Galway | Guinness Handicap | 11/16 | 4½ | 9-3 | 98 | 71C | Colm O'Donoghue | 6/1 |
| 13 Nov 10+13d | Saint-Cloud (FR) | Criterium De Saint-Cloud (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Turf) | 8/10 | 2½ | 9-0 | — | — | Colm O'Donoghue | 17/1 |
| 31 Oct 10+28d | Leopardstown | Royal College Of Surgeons Race Against Breast Cancer Eyrefield Stakes (Listed) | 2/5 | 1 | 9-1 | — | 97B | Seamie Heffernan | 8/11F |
| 03 Oct 10+8d | Tipperary | Athassel House Stud E.B.F. Maiden | 1/13 | 8-12 | — | 97A | Joseph O'Brien | EvensF | |
| 25 Sep 10+11d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Maiden Div 2 | 3/15 | 1 | 8-12 | — | 95A | Joseph O'Brien | 9/4 |
| 14 Sep 10 | Listowel | Listowel Arms Hotel E.B.F. Maiden | 2/16 | hd | 9-3 | — | 96A | Johnny Murtagh | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Obligation (FR) won?
- Obligation (FR) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2010 and 2011, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Obligation (FR)?
- Obligation (FR) was trained by A P O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 16 October 2011.
- Who is Obligation (FR)'s sire?
- Obligation (FR) is by Galileo (IRE) out of Arazena (USA), whose sire is Woodman.
- What going does Obligation (FR) prefer?
- Obligation (FR) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 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 Obligation (FR)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 100, from the run on 16 October 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Obligation (FR)'s sire's record?
- Galileo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 14.5% of 18,191 runs since Jan 2008 (1,776 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 18.2% from 1,383. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 9.3% from 889.
- Who are Obligation (FR)'s siblings?
- Out of Arazena (USA), Obligation (FR) has 6 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: City of Troy (GB) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (City of Troy (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m4f. As at Oct 2026.