Railgun (IRE)
Railgun is a lightly raced maiden with no wins or places from two starts between Jun 2025 and Aug 2025. By Starspangledbanner out of a dam who has produced five winners from seven runners to date including Bergerac with eight wins the colt showed his best effort when fourth of 10 at Leopardstown in Aug 2025 having raced prominently. His sire’s progeny in the archive have recorded an 11.1% strike rate from 7062 runs since Jan 2008 with their strongest record coming under 6f.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
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- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 55dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 71
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 2 | 71A | 68 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 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 7,152 runs since Jan 2008 (660 horses).
Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,190.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 3 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,032 | 124 | 12% | +0.9 | — |
| Good | 1,737 | 183 | 10.5% | −0.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 772 | 90 | 11.7% | +0.6 | — |
| Soft | 1,072 | 122 | 11.4% | +0.3 | — |
| Heavy | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +0.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2,222 | 238 | 10.7% | −0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,190 | 173 | 14.5% | +3.4 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 3,560 | 394 | 11.1% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,390 | 137 | 9.9% | −1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 648 | 60 | 9.3% | −1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −1.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 84 | 4 | 4.8% | −6.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
7 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Bergerac (IRE) (8 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m5½f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Zihba (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergerac (IRE) | 61 | 8 | 5f–6f | Class 2 |
| Zihba (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 7f–1m | Group 3 |
| Double Fast (IRE) | 34 | 2 | 6½f–7f | — |
| Sheila's Fancy (IRE) | 25 | 1 | 2m5½f | Class 4 |
| Missouri Waltz (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Undercommunication (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Leia Organa (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 25+55d | Leopardstown | BoyleSports Money Back If 2nd To SP Fav Maiden Sat close up early - still third at halfway and into the straight under pressure - held that spot until edging back to fourth and held late | 4/10 | 4½ | 9-8 | 71A | 76A | J M Sheridan | 15/2 |
| 27 Jun 25 | Curragh | Diageo Luxury Spirits Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Settled midfield - 8th at halfway - driven approaching 2f out with no headway made - unable to find more inside final furlong and well held | 12/19 | 3½ | 9-8 | 65C | 60C | J M Sheridan | 22/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Railgun (IRE) won?
- Railgun (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2025.
- Who trained Railgun (IRE)?
- Railgun (IRE) was trained by J A Stack on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 21 August 2025.
- Who is Railgun (IRE)'s sire?
- Railgun (IRE) is by Starspangledbanner (AUS) out of Fancy Vivid (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What is Railgun (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Starspangledbanner (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 7,152 runs since Jan 2008 (660 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 14.5% from 1,190.
- Who are Railgun (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Fancy Vivid (IRE), Railgun (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Bergerac (IRE) (8). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Zihba (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m5½f. As at Oct 2026.