Only Witness (IRE)
Only Witness (IRE) is 4 from 26. Hasn't won since Feb 2012. Last raced off 115, 10lb below the career-high mark.
- 4–26Wins / Runs
- 15.4%Strike rate
- 8 (30.8%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=26 at SP
- 1.45Fair A/E n=26 · 1.27 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 18dBetween runs (median)longest 242 d
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 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).
Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 2 | 8% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 173 | 7 | 4% | −5.1 | 1 from 3 |
| Good | 651 | 54 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 1 from 11 |
| Good to Soft | 396 | 36 | 9.1% | 0 | 2 from 8 |
| Soft | 768 | 78 | 10.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 653 | 66 | 10.1% | +1 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 491 | 40 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 867 | 77 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,020 | 100 | 9.8% | +0.7 | 3 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 284 | 26 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 1 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 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 Shininstar (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Shininstar (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shininstar (IRE) | 25 | 3 | 2m3½f–2m4f | Class 4 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 11 | 1 | 9% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 17 | 3 | 18% | −0.50 |
| Class 3 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| Kempton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fontwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Worcester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ludlow | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Towcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 3 | 21% | +5.00 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Powell | 11 | 2 | 18% | +2.00 |
| Sam Jones | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Noel Fehily | 4 | 2 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Daryl Jacob | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dougie Costello | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leighton Aspell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jake Greenall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Siddall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 15 | 4 | 27% | +7.00 |
| None | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +1.50 |
| 2011 | 15 | 3 | 20% | −0.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 2 | 15% | +0.00 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 2 | 15% | −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
Quick answers
- How many races has Only Witness won?
- Only Witness (IRE) won 4 of 26 archived starts between 2011 and 2014, a strike rate of 15.4%. Placed 8 times in total (30.8% of starts).
- Who trained Only Witness?
- Only Witness (IRE) was trained by Brendan Powell on the most recent run on record, at Warwick on 23 January 2014.
- Who is Only Witness's sire?
- Only Witness (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Shiny Button (GB), whose sire is Bob's Return.
- What going does Only Witness prefer?
- Only Witness (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 Only Witness's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 115, from the run on 23 January 2014. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Only Witness's sire's record?
- Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
- Who are Only Witness's siblings?
- Out of Shiny Button (GB), Only Witness (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shininstar (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Shininstar (IRE)). The wins came over 2m3½f–2m4f. As at Nov 2026.