Pivotal Attack (GB)
Typically ridden with patience — held up in 4 of 6 analysed runs — Pivotal Attack (GB) is 2 from 11, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Arthur Guinness Irish EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes at Galway (IRE) (Jul 2026). Each win came on a first visit to the course.
- 2–11Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 4 (36.4%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=11 at SP
- 1.80Fair A/E n=11 · 1.48 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 107
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 110C | 94 | 2 · 110 / 102 |
| Good | 5 | 107A | 90 | 4 · 107 / 92 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 110C | 94 | 3 · 110 / 100 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 107A | 92 | 4 · 107 / 92 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 runs · as at 12 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 from 6 analysed runs
- Held up 4 (67%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 1,070 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 10% from 110.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 194 | 28 | 14.4% | +0.6 | — |
| Good | 278 | 38 | 13.7% | −0.1 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 118 | 19 | 16.1% | +2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 110 | 11 | 10% | −3.8 | 2 from 5 |
| Heavy | 34 | 5 | 14.7% | +0.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 334 | 47 | 14.1% | +0.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 73 | 11 | 15.1% | +1.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 541 | 75 | 13.9% | +0.1 | 2 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 282 | 39 | 13.8% | 0 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 143 | 22 | 15.4% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −10.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Flight Plan (GB) (3 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Group 2 (Flight Plan (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Plan (GB) | 24 | 3 | 7f–1m | Group 2 |
| Hot Affair (GB) | 6 | 1 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Heavenly Fire (GB) | 23 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Thin Lizzy (GB) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Secret Alliance (GB) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Curragh (IRE) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.50 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 7 | 2 | 29% | +2.50 |
| G. F. Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Oct 26+22d | Curragh (IRE) | Hailey Equine Irish EBF Brigid's Pastures Stakes (Listed) Raced just behind the front pair - shaken up 2f out and fourth 1 1/2f out - stayed on without quickening to finish 6th | 6/16 | ½ | 9-5 | 102 | 94C | 102A | G. F. Carroll | 7/1 |
| 12 Sep 26+14d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Coolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes (Group 1) Held up in the pack early - driven on entering the straight without threatening leaders - one paced from over a furlong out to finish well held | 9/9 | 1½ | 9-2 | 102 | 94A | 83A | Oisin Murphy | 80/1 |
| 29 Aug 26+30d | Curragh (IRE) | Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes (Group 3) Sat close to the front group early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort 2f out but made no gain in 6th with a furlong left - held to line finishing 8th | 8/14 | nk | 9-0 | 103 | 90C | 79A | Gary Carroll | 6/1 |
| 30 Jul 26+15d | Galway (IRE) | Arthur Guinness Irish EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes (Listed) Sat behind the front-runner in 2nd - pressed for effort 2f out before hitting the front inside the final furlong - stayed on strongly to the line | 1/9 | 9-0 | 98 | 110C | 100A | Gary Carroll | 3/1 | |
| 15 Jul 26+52d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cairn Rouge Stakes (Listed) handy early - 3rd at halfway - shaken up with 3f to run - driven and moved right inside the final 2f then stuck on without a change of gear in the final furlong | 4/10 | ½ | 9-2 | 100 | 107A | 93A | Gary Carroll | 7/2 |
| 24 May 26+42d | Curragh | Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies' Group 1) Settled early in the pack - 5th with 3f left - dropped back and driven approaching final furlong then faded to finish 8th | 8/11 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 102 | 78A | 76A | Gary Carroll | 33/1 |
| 12 Apr 26+196d | Leopardstown | Ballylinch Stud Priory Belle Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Sat behind pace on rail - pushed along 2f out and moved into 2nd with a furlong left - dropped to 3rd close home - held no more late finishing third | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 102 | 100C | 99A | J M Sheridan | 10/1 |
| 28 Sep 25+14d | Curragh | Weld Park Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) Tracked the pace-setter early - third at halfway - urged forward into second with 2f left - eased back to third a furlong out - fought back late to grab second near the line | 2/9 | 2¾ | 9-2 | 100 | 95A | 96A | Gary Carroll | 4/1 |
| 14 Sep 25+47d | Curragh | Moyglare Stud Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) Showed up early - then dropped to the back after 2f - pushed along with little response 2f out - stayed on same gait to finish sixth | 6/7 | 1¾ | 9-2 | — | 38A | 88A | Gary Carroll | 25/1 |
| 29 Jul 25+20d | Galway | COLM QUINN BMW Irish EBF Fillies Maiden Settled in early stages just off the pace - sat second before being asked for effort 2f out - moved up to challenge with 1 1/2f left - hit the front a furlong out - stayed on well to the line | 1/8 | 9-2 | — | 68B | 96A | Gary Carroll | 9/2 | |
| 09 Jul 25 | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden Settled midfield early - began to close in over a furlong out - stayed on late but never got competitive - finished 5th beaten 2½ lengths | 5/15 | nse | 9-2 | — | 80C | 85A | Ben Coen | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Pivotal Attack (GB) won?
- Pivotal Attack (GB) won 2 of 11 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 4 times in total (36.4% of starts).
- Who trains Pivotal Attack (GB)?
- Pivotal Attack (GB) is trained by Joseph G Murphy, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 4 October 2026.
- Who is Pivotal Attack (GB)'s sire?
- Pivotal Attack (GB) is by Pinatubo (IRE) out of Romp (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Pivotal Attack (GB) prefer?
- Pivotal Attack (GB) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Pivotal Attack (GB)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 102, from the run on 4 October 2026. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Pivotal Attack (GB)'s sire's record?
- Pinatubo (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.8% of 1,070 runs since Jan 2008 (180 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 10% from 110.
- Who are Pivotal Attack (GB)'s siblings?
- Out of Romp (GB), Pivotal Attack (GB) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Flight Plan (GB) (3). Highest grade won: Group 2 (Flight Plan (GB)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.