Horse profile
Powerful Response (IRE)
by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Aja (IRE) (Excellent Art)
39 runs · 17 courses · from Sep 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · 4 courses
Off 148 days · 6th of 10
Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile
Powerful Response is a gelding with four wins from 39 starts, all in handicaps. He won the Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap at Pontefract in Apr 2026 over 1m – 1m1f on good off 61, and has also scored over 1m – 1m1f on soft at Hamilton, over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft at Nottingham and over 6f – 7f on standard at Newcastle. Three of his wins came on turf. He finished 6 of 10 at Pontefract in May 2026 off 63.
Based on 39 archived runs · run-style from 11 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
- 4–39Wins / Runs
- 10.3%Strike rate
- 13 (33.3%)Placed
- −16.75£1 level staken=39 at SP
- 0.93Fair A/E n=39 · 0.78 incl. margin
- 69Highest OR
- 35dAvg 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.
Official rating63↓ 6lb off peak
63
58–69
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 109A | 85 | 7 · 109 / 99 |
| Soft | 10 | 93B | 72 | — |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 80B | 63 | 2 · 80 / 69 |
| Good | 7 | 107C | 85 | 2 · 107 / 96 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 104C | 68 | 2 · 72 / 65 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 109A | 93 | 9 · 109 / 99 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 87A | 78 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 39 figures from 39 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 from 11 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (55%) · 0 wins
- Led 3 (27%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (18%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,735 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 1 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | 0 from 7 |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | 2 from 10 |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | 1 from 15 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,186 | 172 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,553 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 2 from 15 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | 1 from 19 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 83 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
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
Dam
Aja (IRE) (Excellent Art)
2 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Drag Race (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Fantom Force (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drag Race (IRE) | 8 | 1 | 1m2f | Class 6 |
| Fantom Force (IRE) | 12 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 15 | 1 | 7% | −8.50 |
| Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | +2.50 |
| Good to Soft | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 23 | 1 | 4% | −15.00 |
| Class 6 | 11 | 3 | 27% | +3.25 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Redcar | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Pontefract | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Nottingham | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Carlisle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Haydock | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Salisbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 1 | 5% | −11.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 15 | 2 | 13% | −7.25 |
| 6f – 7f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +1.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Scott | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Callum Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sam James | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Brandon Wilkie | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Oisin McSweeney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| David Allan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Silvestre De Sousa | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| P J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Kiely-Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warren Fentiman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jack Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Pyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Aiden Brookes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Eaves | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Gray | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.50 |
| Daniel Tudhope | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 27 | 3 | 11% | −8.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Visor | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.75 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 | 8% | −5.00 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.00 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 26+23d | Pontefract | Summer Sutton 18th Birthday Celebration Handicap Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with more than a furlong left - lost ground inside the closing furlong to finish sixth | 6/10 | 2½ | 8-11 | 63 | 80B | 64A | P J McDonald | 7/2J |
| 29 Apr 26+21d | Pontefract | Yorkshire Society Supports The National Horseracing College Handicap Set the pace from the off - urged forward with a furlong left as rider dropped the stick - kept finding more to the line - stayed in command throughout to score | 1/9 | 9-5 | 61 | 85A | 88A | Sam James | 9/4F | |
| 08 Apr 26+11d | Nottingham | 9 Pound Racedays At Nottingham Racecourse Handicap Went straight to the front - pressed hard under pressure in the closing stages - driven out and just edged out close home to finish third | 3/15 | shd | 9-4 | 60 | 107C | 88A | Sam James | 8/1 |
| 28 Mar 26+46d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) Tracked the front group early - pressed for effort approaching 2f out and pushed to close the gap inside the final furlong - soon lost momentum - stayed on without further response near the finish | 4/15 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 58C | 79A | Tom Kiely-Marshall | 11/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+8d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Handy in the pack early - pushed onto winner's quarters over 2f out then dropped away - given up fourth place near the line | 5/9 | dht | 9-0 | 61 | 104A | 74A | Sean Kirrane | 7/1 |
| 02 Feb 26+35d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Midnite: Built For 2026 Not 2006 Handicap Fought for control early - sat close to the pace - pushed along with 2f left before dropping away - weakened late to finish fourth | 4/9 | hd | 9-5 | 61 | 99A | 77A | Sean Kirrane | 6/1 |
| 29 Dec 25+10d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Sat close to the front - pushed along with 2f left - couldn't find extra and stayed behind through the closing stages - finished fourth beaten 2.75 lengths | 4/12 | ½ | 9-4 | 62 | 93A | 82A | Sean Kirrane | 5/1 |
| 19 Dec 25+27d | Newcastle (AW) | Always Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Up with the pace on the far flank - pressed the winner from beyond 1f out and in contention inside the final 110yds - drifted right and found little close home - just failed to hold on | 2/9 | nk | 9-9 | 61 | 99A | 85A | Sean Kirrane | 9/2 |
| 22 Nov 25+15d | Newcastle (AW) | Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Handicap Tracked the front pair - pressed for effort with 2f left - edged in front approaching the final furlong - fought back under pressure but caught right at the line | 2/12 | hd | 9-4 | 60 | 109A | 86A | Oisin McSweeney | 7/1 |
| 07 Nov 25+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Win 250,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap Went straight to front - pressed for effort 2f out then lost command inside final furlong - unable to get back on terms in closing stages - stayed on to finish second | 2/10 | 3¼ | 9-2 | 58 | 85A | 72A | Oisin McSweeney | 28/1 |
| 27 Oct 25+23d | Newcastle (AW) | Join The Midnite Movement Handicap Handy early with front group - dropped back at halfway - urged on with 3f left - found renewed effort late but faded close home | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-2 | 58 | 72B | 71A | Rowan Scott | 20/1 |
| 04 Oct 25+17d | Redcar | Watch Live Racing On Racing TV Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the pack - urged forward approaching final two furlongs - stayed on but outpaced late finishing fifth | 5/10 | hd | 8-12 | 59 | 63A | 66A | Warren Fentiman | 14/1 |
| 17 Sep 25+172d | Beverley | Season Finale Is Next Tuesday Handicap Settled off the pace in the pack - squeezed for space with over 2f left - unable to close from 1f out - eventually finished ninth | 9/11 | 1¼ | 9-5 | 61 | 88A | 61A | Joe Fanning | 12/1 |
| 29 Mar 25+43d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 2) Settled in the leading half of the pack - pushed into 4th with 2f left before edging left approaching the final furlong - kept going without finding extra to finish 5th | 5/18 | 1 | 8-12 | 61 | 80C | 75A | Jack Callan | 16/1 |
| 14 Feb 25+37d | Newcastle (AW) | 30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap Close to the pace early - lost ground from 2f out - dropped away in the closing stages - finished well held in 12th | 12/12 | hd | 9-7 | 62 | 62A | 59A | Rowan Scott | 14/1 |
| 08 Jan 25+11d | Newcastle (AW) | Weekly 5 Free Bet With BetUK Handicap Sat close to the front early - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find more in the closing stages finishing sixth | 6/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 62 | 45A | 70A | Rowan Scott | 5/1 |
| 28 Dec 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1) Went forward early on wide of rivals - settled into second spot - nudged in front two out - pressed for the advantage under pressure in the final furlong - hit the front close home - caught right at the line | 2/9 | shd | 9-6 | 62 | 62A | 82A | Rowan Scott | 17/2 |
| 12 Dec 24+48d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (Div 2) Sat behind the front group early - went up along the rail with 2f left - pressed for effort a furlong out - lost the advantage inside final 100 yards but stayed on for second | 2/9 | 1 | 9-9 | 61 | 80A | 82A | Sam James | 10/3 |
| 25 Oct 24+20d | Doncaster | William Hill Keep Your Raceday Positive Handicap Held up towards the back - urged forward 3f out - made smooth progress from 2f out - stayed on under pressure to finish sixth | 6/14 | 1 | 9-1 | 62 | 68C | 71A | David Allan | 15/2 |
| 05 Oct 24+10d | Redcar | Empentis - Training Equine Staff Handicap Settled at back early - pushed along and found room to move into contention 3f out - climbed to third late but couldn't get to the leading two | 3/14 | 1½ | 9-6 | 62 | 53C | 85A | David Allan | 5/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+10d | Redcar | Weatherbys Digital Solutions Handicap (Div 2) Held up towards the back - pushed along with over 2f left - drifted left inside final furlong with little headway - finished sixth beaten 4.25 lengths | 6/10 | nk | 9-1 | 65 | 75A | 68A | Silvestre De Sousa | 4/1 |
| 15 Sep 24+17d | Doncaster | I Love Julie Parkes Handicap Held up behind front pack - made ground 3f out - kept on without gaining inside final furlong - finished fourth | 4/13 | 1½ | 9-3 | 65 | 77C | 77A | Silvestre De Sousa | 18/1 |
| 29 Aug 24+43d | Carlisle | NXT Recruitment Handicap (Div 1) Held up towards the back - pushed for effort with over 3f left - soon left behind and unable to threaten leaders | 7/9 | 1¾ | 9-13 | 67 | 75A | 68A | Rowan Scott | 15/2 |
| 17 Jul 24+53d | Thirsk | Best Price Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap | 7/8 | 2¾ | 8-13 | 68 | 23A | 56A | Brandon Wilkie | 8/1 |
| 25 May 24+10d | Haydock | Costello Florida Handicap | 6/9 | 4¼ | 9-4 | 69 | 49A | 62A | Rowan Scott | 17/2 |
| 15 May 24+16d | York | Stuey Weston & Friends Getting Out Handicap | 9/20 | nk | 8-7 | 69 | 77C | 67A | Joe Fanning | 14/1 |
| 29 Apr 24+9d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Every Saturday Money Back Handicap | 4/14 | ¾ | 8-9 | 69 | 104C | 74A | Brandon Wilkie | 11/2 |
| 20 Apr 24+28d | Nottingham | Follow Rhino.Bet On Instagram Handicap | 1/8 | 9-4 | 68 | 75A | 81A | Brandon Wilkie | 7/1 | |
| 23 Mar 24+166d | Doncaster | William Hill NRMB On The Grand National Apprentice Handicap (Div 1) | 4/12 | 2¼ | 9-12 | 68 | 58A | 82A | William Pyle | 14/1 |
| 09 Oct 23+20d | Pontefract | Napoleons Casino Bradford Handicap | 12/16 | 7 | 9-4 | 69 | 64C | 52A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/1 |
| 19 Sep 23+30d | Redcar | Selwyn Hedgley Apprentice Handicap | 2/11 | 2 | 9-12 | 68 | 102A | 84A | Aiden Brookes | 10/3 |
| 20 Aug 23+29d | Southwell (AW) | Ambitions Personnel Handicap | 4/12 | 1 | 9-5 | 68 | 107A | 79A | Callum Rodriguez | 7/2 |
| 22 Jul 23+7d | Doncaster | Hird Group Handicap (Rnd) | 2/11 | nk | 9-10 | 66 | 93B | 92A | Tom Eaves | 9/2J |
| 15 Jul 23+16d | Hamilton | JFM Electrical Handicap | 1/8 | 9-7 | 62 | 69B | 84A | Shane Gray | 7/2 | |
| 29 Jun 23+44d | Newcastle (AW) | JenningsBet In Goole Handicap | 1/11 | 9-2 | 58 | 87A | 77A | Daniel Tudhope | 11/2 | |
| 16 May 23+42d | Wetherby | 13th June Is Ladies Evening Handicap | 9/10 | ¾ | 9-4 | 60 | 83A | 54A | Callum Rodriguez | 9/4F |
| 04 Apr 23+167d | Southwell (AW) | Its Time To Turn To Talksport Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 9/11 | 9½ | 9-4 | — | 31A | 49A | Callum Rodriguez | 100/1 |
| 19 Oct 22+20d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 6/12 | 1¾ | 9-7 | — | 78A | 73A | David Probert | 22/1 |
| 29 Sep 22 | Salisbury | Radcliffe & Co British EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 9/12 | 3½ | 9-7 | — | 47A | 55A | Sean Levey | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Powerful Response (IRE) won?
- Powerful Response (IRE) won 4 of 39 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 10.3%. Placed 13 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Powerful Response (IRE)?
- Powerful Response (IRE) is trained by Geoffrey Harker, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 22 May 2026.
- Who is Powerful Response (IRE)'s sire?
- Powerful Response (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Aja (IRE), whose sire is Excellent Art.
- What going does Powerful Response (IRE) prefer?
- Powerful Response (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 10 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 Powerful Response (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 22 May 2026. The highest on record is 69.
- What is Powerful Response (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,129 runs since Jan 2008 (659 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,186.
- Who are Powerful Response (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Aja (IRE), Powerful Response (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Drag Race (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Fantom Force (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.