Our Friend (IRE)
Our Friend (IRE) is 2 from 16. Hasn't won since Jun 2021. Last raced off 105, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–16Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 4 (25%)Placed
- +4.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=16 · 1.30 incl. margin
- 121Highest OR
- 43dAvg 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 111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 5 | 95B | 26 | — |
| Good | 3 | 130B | 111 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 114A | 83 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 130B | 81 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 111B | 85 | — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 16 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 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | — |
| Good | 2,289 | 311 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,611 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 1,283 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 6 |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,711 | 378 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,339 | 334 | 14.3% | +0.7 | 1 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Defence Witness (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Defence Witness (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defence Witness (IRE) | 21 | 3 | 1m7½f–3m1f | Class 5 |
| Majestic Force (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 2m4f–3m1½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 1 | 17% | +9.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wexford | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | +4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B J Cooper | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jordan Gainford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 8 | 1 | 13% | +7.00 |
| Blinkers | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 13 | 1 | 8% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 1 | 33% | +12.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 Aug 21+27d | Wexford | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Chase | 4/11 | 3¾ | 11-2 | 105 | 81A | 115A | Richard Deegan | 7/2F |
| 10 Jul 21+35d | Limerick | Newcastlewest Handicap Chase | 2/16 | 14 | 10-0 | 104 | 111B | 106A | Richard Deegan | 17/2 |
| 05 Jun 21+18d | Tramore | Tramore AFC Handicap Chase | 1/14 | 9-13 | 98 | 85B | 108A | Jordan Gainford | 4/1F | |
| 18 May 21+11d | Limerick | Broadford Handicap Chase (0-102) | 4/15 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 98 | 130B | 113A | Jordan Gainford | 6/1 |
| 07 May 21+55d | Downpatrick | Molson Coors Handicap Chase (0-102) | UR/12 | — | 11-11 | 98 | — | — | B J Cooper | 11/2 |
| 13 Mar 21+43d | Navan | Proudstown Handicap Chase | 4/9 | hd | 10-7 | 99 | 26A | 109A | Sean O'Keeffe | 5/1 |
| 29 Jan 21+42d | Navan | Gormanlough Handicap Chase (0-102) | 6/12 | 15 | 12-0 | 102 | 54A | 105A | B J Cooper | 12/1 |
| 2020 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Dec 20+27d | Navan | Happy Christmas And New Year To All Our Members Handicap Chase (0-109) | 11/18 | 1 | 11-11 | 106 | 16C | 106C | B J Cooper | 25/1 |
| 21 Nov 20+13d | Naas | Rathbarry & Glenview Studs Novice Handicap Chase (0-116) | 13/16 | 12 | 11-7 | 109 | — | 96C | B J Cooper | 18/1 |
| 08 Nov 20+13d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase | 11/17 | 2¾ | 12-0 | — | -1C | 107C | B J Cooper | 200/1 |
| 26 Oct 20+13d | Wexford | Garry Flood Landscaping Beginners Chase | 8/11 | 10 | 12-0 | — | — | 106C | B J Cooper | 66/1 |
| 13 Oct 20+36d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Watch Racing Online For Free Beginners Chase | 5/9 | 59 | 12-0 | — | -14C | 105C | B J Cooper | 50/1 |
| 07 Sep 20+223d | Galway | Win Big With Tote Beginners Chase | F/11 | — | 12-0 | — | — | — | B J Cooper | 12/1 |
| 28 Jan 20+59d | Down Royal | Molson Coors Rated Novice Hurdle | 6/11 | 28 | 11-4 | 121 | 83C | 102C | B J Cooper | 8/1 |
| 2019 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 30 Nov 19+34d | Fairyhouse | Christmas Party Race Day December 14th Rated Novice Hurdle | 3/9 | 12 | 11-4 | — | 114A | 112A | B J Cooper | 10/1 |
| 27 Oct 19 | Wexford | Casey Concrete Blocks Maiden Hurdle | 1/13 | 11-2 | — | 95B | 129A | Kevin Sexton | 14/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Our Friend won?
- Our Friend (IRE) won 2 of 16 archived starts between 2019 and 2021, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Our Friend?
- Our Friend (IRE) was trained by Paul Nolan on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 6 August 2021.
- Who is Our Friend's sire?
- Our Friend (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Colleen Dubh (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Our Friend prefer?
- Our Friend (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Our Friend's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 105, from the run on 6 August 2021. The highest on record is 121.
- What is Our Friend's sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,824 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Our Friend's siblings?
- Out of Colleen Dubh (IRE), Our Friend (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Defence Witness (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Defence Witness (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7½f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.