Positive Event (IRE)
Positive Event (IRE) is yet to win from 16 starts, though has placed 3 times. Best effort: 2nd of 18 at Fairyhouse (Sep 2009). Last raced off 52, 15lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–16Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 3 (18.8%)Placed
- −16.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=16 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 69dAvg 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 7.8% of 1,605 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses).
Strongest on good to soft going: 11.2% from 143.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 20 | 3 | 15% | +7.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 284 | 20 | 7% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 389 | 33 | 8.5% | +0.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 16 | 11.2% | +3.4 | — |
| Soft | 256 | 16 | 6.3% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| Heavy | 122 | 12 | 9.8% | +2 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 391 | 25 | 6.4% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 87 | 3 | 3.4% | −4.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 460 | 45 | 9.8% | +2 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 394 | 34 | 8.6% | +0.8 | 0 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 259 | 19 | 7.3% | −0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 255 | 15 | 5.9% | −1.9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 117 | 7 | 6% | −1.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −1.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.8 | — |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| M A Carr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Parkes | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Martin Harley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Danny Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| D J Moran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 16 Apr 11+141d | Naas | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-60) | 12/18 | 1½ | 8-13 | 52 | 53A | M A Carr | 12/1 |
| 2010 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 10+14d | Dundalk (AW) | www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 3/14 | hd | 8-6 | 53 | 70A | Conor Walsh | 14/1 |
| 12 Nov 10+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Crowne Plaza Race & Stay Package Handicap (47-65) | 9/14 | 1¾ | 8-9 | 56 | 49A | David Parkes | 20/1 |
| 29 Oct 10+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Group Bookings At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) | 7/13 | 1½ | 8-13 | 60 | 54A | M A Carr | 10/1 |
| 24 Sep 10+117d | Dundalk (AW) | Bookings at dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) | 9/14 | ½ | 9-2 | 63 | 56A | Conor Walsh | 25/1 |
| 30 May 10+219d | Leopardstown | Y.i.t.b.a. Racing Club Apprentice Handicap (50-70) | 14/17 | ¾ | 9-0 | 63 | 46A | David Parkes | 11/1 |
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Oct 09+31d | Dundalk (AW) | '3 For Free' - Wednesday Nights In November At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (50-70) | 12/14 | 25 | 9-5 | 67 | 46C | Kevin Manning | 7/1 |
| 22 Sep 09+22d | Fairyhouse | Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (47-70) | 2/18 | nk | 8-10 | 61 | 83A | Ronan Whelan | 10/1 |
| 31 Aug 09+9d | Galway | James P. Cunningham Electrical Handicap (50-70) | 4/13 | 2 | 8-11 | 63 | 62A | Ronan Whelan | 9/1 |
| 22 Aug 09+123d | Fairyhouse | Blanchardstown Handicap (47-70) | 4/11 | 4½ | 9-6 | 64 | 71A | Kevin Manning | 6/1 |
| 21 Apr 09+176d | Limerick | Spin Southwest Handicap (47-65) | 6/16 | 1 | 9-4 | 64 | 65A | Martin Harley | 4/1F |
| 2008 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 08+5d | Leopardstown | J.R.A. Nursery (50-70) | 5/18 | ½ | 8-12 | 67 | 66A | Danny Mullins | 6/1 |
| 22 Oct 08+49d | Navan | Dick Horton Navan Golf Captain Nursery (50-80) | 5/11 | shd | 8-11 | 67 | 62A | Martin Harley | 4/1 |
| 03 Sep 08+17d | Down Royal | Ulster Bank U First Gold Claiming Race | 3/12 | 1 | 8-11 | 67 | 69A | Kevin Manning | 5/1 |
| 17 Aug 08+63d | Leopardstown | Korean Racing Authority EBF (C&G) Maiden | 7/14 | nk | 8-11 | 67 | 66A | D J Moran | 50/1 |
| 15 Jun 08 | Cork | Cheestrings Auction Maiden | 9/13 | 16 | 8-11 | 67 | 40C | Kevin Manning | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Positive Event won?
- Positive Event (IRE) has yet to win, from 16 archived starts between 2008 and 2011. Placed 3 times in total (18.8% of starts).
- Who trained Positive Event?
- Positive Event (IRE) was trained by J S Bolger on the most recent run on record, at Naas on 16 April 2011.
- Who is Positive Event's sire?
- Positive Event (IRE) is by Bachelor Duke (USA) out of Les Affaires (IRE), whose sire is Belong To Me.
- What is Positive Event's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 52, from the run on 16 April 2011. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Positive Event's sire's record?
- Bachelor Duke (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.8% of 1,605 runs since Jan 2008 (109 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to soft going: 11.2% from 143.