Protection Act (IRE)
Protection Act is a lightly raced colt with two wins from two starts since Jul 2025. He won the Class 3 Galloping Guardsman EBF Novice Stakes at Haydock over 6f – 7f on good going in Jul 2025 and the Class 2 British Stallion Studs John Dunlop EBF Conditions Stakes at Goodwood over 1m – 1m1f on good going in May 2026, both from a held position. By Starspangledbanner, whose progeny in the archive have won 11.1% of 7,017 runs since Jan 2008. His dam has produced six winners from eight runners to date, including Private Matter with four wins. His last run at Goodwood in May 2026 was a win.
- 2–2Wins / Runs
- 100%Strike rate
- 2 (100%)Placed
- +10.50£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 302dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 107C | 94.5 | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
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 | 2 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 770 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,062 | 120 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,213 | 237 | 10.7% | −0.4 | — |
| 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 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,379 | 135 | 9.8% | −1.3 | 1 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | — |
| 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
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Private Matter (GB) (4 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Private Matter (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Matter (GB) | 42 | 4 | 5f–7f | Listed |
| City Tour (GB) | 33 | 4 | 7f–1m3½f | Class 4 |
| Mon Choix (GB) | 11 | 2 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Lord Chamberlain (GB) | 12 | 1 | 2m | Class 5 |
| Touted Plan (IRE) | 11 | 1 | 1m | — |
| Small Print (GB) | 5 | 1 | 7f | Class 6 |
| Pivotal Man (GB) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Sabah Al Ward (GB) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May 26+302d | Goodwood | British Stallion Studs John Dunlop EBF Conditions Stakes (GBB Race) Held up at rear - given a squeeze approaching final furlong - kept on well through the closing stages - hit the front close home to score | 1/4 | 9-2 | 107C | 95B | Pat Cosgrave | 11/2 | |
| 03 Jul 25 | Haydock | Galloping Guardsman EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race) Settled in sixth just off the rail - shifted out approaching the final furlong after finding little room - powered through late to hit the front near the line | 1/9 | 9-7 | 82B | 103A | Billy Loughnane | 5/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Protection Act (IRE) won?
- Protection Act (IRE) won 2 of 2 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 100%. Placed 2 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Protection Act (IRE)?
- Protection Act (IRE) is trained by George Boughey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 1 May 2026.
- Who is Protection Act (IRE)'s sire?
- Protection Act (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Privacy Order (GB), whose sire is Azamour.
- What is Protection Act (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 Protection Act (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Privacy Order (GB), Protection Act (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Private Matter (GB) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Private Matter (GB)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.