Picking Up Pieces (IRE)
Picking Up Pieces (IRE) is 1 from 18. Hasn't won since Apr 2013.
- 1–18Wins / Runs
- 5.6%Strike rate
- 3 (16.7%)Placed
- −3.80£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 0.80Fair A/E n=15 · 0.55 incl. margin
- 140dAvg 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 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 57 | 4 | 7% | −5.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,242 | 159 | 12.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 2,141 | 262 | 12.2% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,110 | 148 | 13.3% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| Soft | 1,682 | 194 | 11.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 686 | 112 | 16.3% | +4 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,053 | 100 | 9.5% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −12.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 330 | 31 | 9.4% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 813 | 97 | 11.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 14 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,724 | 360 | 13.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,426 | 313 | 12.9% | +0.6 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,157 | 122 | 10.5% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 414 | 45 | 10.9% | −1.4 | — |
| Over 3m | 101 | 11 | 10.9% | −1.4 | — |
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
8 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Minaun (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–7f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Minaun (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minaun (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 6f | Group 3 |
| Leafcutter (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Poet's Song (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Desert Explorer (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Sweet Marwell (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Beescatty (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Dom's Angel (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Tosen Puissance (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +9.20 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longchamp (FR) | 9 | 1 | 11% | +5.20 |
| Chantilly (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Deauville (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Saint-Cloud (FR) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fontainebleau | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| La Teste De Buch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Moulins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 14 | 1 | 7% | +0.20 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Auge | 6 | 1 | 17% | +8.20 |
| Mickael Barzalona | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mickael Forest | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tony Piccone | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Maxime Guyon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gabriel Bon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jean-Bernard Eyquem | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe-Patrice Lemaire | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cesar Passerat | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Antoine Hamelin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thomas Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 17 | 1 | 6% | −2.80 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +9.20 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2011 | 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
Quick answers
- How many races has Picking Up Pieces won?
- Picking Up Pieces (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2011 and 2018, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trained Picking Up Pieces?
- Picking Up Pieces (IRE) was trained by L Larrigade on the most recent run on record, at Longchamp (FR) on 28 June 2018.
- Who is Picking Up Pieces's sire?
- Picking Up Pieces (IRE) is by Montjeu (IRE) out of Bee Eater (IRE), whose sire is Green Desert.
- What going does Picking Up Pieces prefer?
- Picking Up Pieces (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Picking Up Pieces's sire's record?
- Montjeu (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.3% of 7,971 runs since Jan 2008 (665 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 16.3% from 686.
- Who are Picking Up Pieces's siblings?
- Out of Bee Eater (IRE), Picking Up Pieces (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Minaun (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Minaun (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–7f. As at Oct 2026.