Provocative (FR)
Provocative (FR) is 2 from 10. Hasn't won since Mar 2007.
- 2–10Wins / Runs
- 20%Strike rate
- 3 (30%)Placed
- +3.33£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 1.28Fair A/E n=10 · 1.13 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 92dAvg 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 7.5% of 346 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 33 | 1 | 3% | −4.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 126 | 12 | 9.5% | +2 | 1 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 74 | 3 | 4.1% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 63 | 7 | 11.1% | +3.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 44 | 3 | 6.8% | −0.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 3 | 37.5% | +30 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 57 | 5 | 8.8% | +1.3 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 121 | 7 | 5.8% | −1.7 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 129 | 8 | 6.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | +2.5 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Good | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.33 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ayr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | −0.67 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr M Mackley | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Graham Lee | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Richie McGrath | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr C Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Timmy Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.33 |
| Hurdle | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 03 May 07+36d | Hereford | Julian Graves Hunters' Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-13 | 133 | — | Mr C Gordon | 15/8 |
| 28 Mar 07+20d | Kempton | intercasino.co.uk Corinthian Hunters' Chase | 1/8 | 11-5 | 115 | 91C | Mr M Mackley | 10/3 | |
| 08 Mar 07+20d | Wincanton | Dick Woodhouse Hunters' Chase | 3/8 | 14 | 11-7 | 123 | 83C | Mr M Mackley | 3/1 |
| 16 Feb 07+275d | Sandown | G4s Midlands Team 'Ubique' Hunters' Chase | 3/6 | 1½ | 11-8 | 114 | 80C | Mr M Mackley | 8/1 |
| 2006 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 17 May 06+20d | Perth | SIS Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 11-12 | 115 | — | Richie McGrath | 16/1 |
| 27 Apr 06+6d | Perth | betdaqxpress.co.uk Perth Festival Handicap Chase | PU/8 | — | 11-6 | 134 | — | Richie McGrath | 14/1 |
| 21 Apr 06+132d | Ayr | Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase | F/9 | — | 10-2 | 134 | — | Timmy Murphy | 5/1 |
| 2005 · 3 runs | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 05+43d | Cheltenham | Jenny Mould Memorial Handicap Chase | PU/9 | — | 11-2 | 135 | — | Graham Lee | 12/1 |
| 28 Oct 05+275d | Wetherby | White Rose Handicap Chase | 1/10 | 11-9 | 130 | 120C | Graham Lee | 8/1 | |
| 26 Jan 05 | Wetherby | Novices' Chase | F/4 | — | 11-8 | 130 | — | Graham Lee | 15/8 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Provocative won?
- Provocative (FR) won 2 of 10 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 3 times in total (30% of starts).
- Who trained Provocative?
- Provocative (FR) was trained by D J Harding-Jones on the most recent run on record, at Hereford on 3 May 2007.
- Who is Provocative's sire?
- Provocative (FR) is by Useful (FR) out of All Blue (FR), whose sire is Noir Et Or.
- What going does Provocative prefer?
- Provocative (FR) has the best record on 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 Provocative's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 133, from the run on 3 May 2007. The highest on record is 135.
- What is Provocative's sire's record?
- Useful (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.5% of 346 runs since Jan 2008 (34 horses), Flat and jumps together.