Paying Friends (IRE)
Paying Friends (IRE) is yet to win from 9 starts.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 518 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 9.6% of 146 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 17 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 57 | 2 | 3.5% | −6.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 29 | 6 | 20.7% | +11.1 | — |
| Soft | 25 | 4 | 16% | +6.4 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +2.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 63 | 9 | 14.3% | +4.7 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 57 | 4 | 7% | −2.6 | 0 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.6 | 0 from 1 |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr D Kelly | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roger Loughran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ken Whelan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P W Flood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B M Cash | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| T G M Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J R Barry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Flat | 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 | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 29 May 07+164d | Ballinrobe | Danolla's Fish & Chips Handicap Chase (0-95) | PU/13 | — | 10-5 | 74 | — | Roger Loughran | 33/1 |
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 06+6d | Fairyhouse | Stamullen Beginners Chase | PU/12 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Ken Whelan | 33/1 |
| 10 Dec 06+21d | Punchestown | Buy 07 Punchestown Membership Beginners Chase | 10/18 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 103C | P W Flood | 50/1 |
| 19 Nov 06+518d | Punchestown (IRE) | Dundrum Shopping Centre Beginners Chase | 10/17 | ½ | 11-12 | — | 96C | B M Cash | 100/1 |
| 2005 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 19 Jun 05+22d | Gowran Park | Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle | 16/20 | ¾ | 10-13 | — | 55C | Robbie Colgan | 25/1 |
| 28 May 05+28d | Punchestown | Kildare Nationalist Hurdle | 8/12 | 20 | 10-9 | — | 79C | T G M Ryan | 100/1 |
| 30 Apr 05+56d | Punchestown | RFL Steel Hurdle | 21/25 | 25 | 11-6 | — | 87C | J R Barry | 66/1 |
| 05 Mar 05+49d | Navan | College Proteins & Navan Shopping Centre Pro-Am INH Flat | 12/17 | 5 | 11-0 | — | 90C | Mr D Kelly | 16/1 |
| 15 Jan 05 | Punchestown | Club Fundraising At Punchestown (Pro-am) Flat Race | 7/11 | 3½ | 11-7 | — | 61C | Mr D Kelly | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Paying Friends won?
- Paying Friends (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2005 and 2007.
- Who trained Paying Friends?
- Paying Friends (IRE) was trained by J T Gorman on the most recent run on record, at Ballinrobe on 29 May 2007.
- Who is Paying Friends's sire?
- Paying Friends (IRE) is by Ridgewood Ben (GB) out of Tip Tap And Toe (GB), whose sire is Lord Gayle.
- What is Paying Friends's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 74, from the run on 29 May 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Paying Friends's sire's record?
- Ridgewood Ben (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 146 runs since Jan 2008 (22 horses), Flat and jumps together.