Optional Necessity (IRE)
Optional Necessity (IRE) is yet to win from 5 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Dundalk (AW) (Nov 2017). Last raced off a career-high mark of 64.
- 0–5Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=5 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=5 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 64Highest OR
- 14dAvg 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 69
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 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 93C | 79 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 69A | 68.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 21 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 79C | 68 | — |
| Under 6f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 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 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 19 | 3 | 15.8% | +7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 665 | 63 | 9.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,046 | 90 | 8.6% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 483 | 52 | 10.8% | +2 | — |
| Soft | 863 | 85 | 9.8% | +1 | — |
| Heavy | 299 | 21 | 7% | −1.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,192 | 90 | 7.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 193 | 18 | 9.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 1,106 | 86 | 7.8% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,084 | 101 | 9.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,033 | 110 | 10.6% | +1.8 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 766 | 58 | 7.6% | −1.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 287 | 22 | 7.7% | −1.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 91 | 8 | 8.8% | 0 | — |
| Over 3m | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +3.7 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them House Island (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Listed (House Island (IRE)).
Family form: Ashdown Forest (IRE) won at Stratford, 17 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Island (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 2m½f–2m5f | Listed |
| Lexington Times (IRE) | 54 | 3 | 6f–7f | Listed |
| Ashdown Forest (IRE) | 16 | 2 | 2m–2m½f | Class 5 |
| Chadlington Lad (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Castlebay (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Mother India (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Golden George (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Whelan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 17+7d | Dundalk (AW) | Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Nursery Handicap (Plus 10) | 9/14 | 1½ | 8-10 | 64 | 68B | 45A | Killian Leonard | 20/1 |
| 03 Nov 17+10d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden | 3/7 | 1¼ | 9-0 | — | 69A | 42A | Ronan Whelan | 8/1 |
| 24 Oct 17+13d | Fairyhouse | Gillian Carey 'AIRO/Irish Field Service To Racing Award Winner' Median Auction Maiden | 7/16 | 2 | 9-0 | — | 79C | 52A | Ronan Whelan | 14/1 |
| 11 Oct 17+26d | Gowran Park | Thomastown Fillies Median Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 9/11 | 9 | 9-0 | — | 93C | 36C | Ronan Whelan | 3/1J |
| 15 Sep 17 | Listowel | Foran Equine Irish EBF Auction Fillies Maiden (Plus 10) | 4/7 | 1¼ | 8-12 | — | 47C | 66A | Ronan Whelan | 6/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Optional Necessity (IRE) won?
- Optional Necessity (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2017.
- Who trained Optional Necessity (IRE)?
- Optional Necessity (IRE) was trained by P J Prendergast on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 10 November 2017.
- Who is Optional Necessity (IRE)'s sire?
- Optional Necessity (IRE) is by Big Bad Bob (IRE) out of Fuaigh Mor (IRE), whose sire is Dubai Destination.
- What is Optional Necessity (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 64, from the run on 10 November 2017. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Optional Necessity (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Big Bad Bob (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 4,568 runs since Jan 2008 (314 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Optional Necessity (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fuaigh Mor (IRE), Optional Necessity (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: House Island (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Listed (House Island (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.