Rare Commodity (IRE)
Rare Commodity (IRE) is 2 from 17. Hasn't won since Jun 2010. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 5 on softer).
- 2–17Wins / Runs
- 11.8%Strike rate
- 3 (17.6%)Placed
- −10.88£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 1.04Fair A/E n=17 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 58dAvg 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 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 26 | 5 | 19.2% | +8.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 531 | 69 | 13% | +2.5 | 2 from 3 |
| Good | 2,031 | 224 | 11% | +0.5 | 0 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 835 | 89 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,377 | 122 | 8.9% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 679 | 74 | 10.9% | +0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 138 | 7 | 5.1% | −5.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 11 | 2 | 18.2% | +7.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 49 | 5 | 10.2% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 211 | 9 | 4.3% | −6.2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,811 | 185 | 10.2% | −0.3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1,900 | 204 | 10.7% | +0.2 | 2 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,349 | 156 | 11.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 286 | 29 | 10.1% | −0.4 | — |
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
7 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them The Real Article (IRE) (11 wins).
The wins came over 1m6f–3m; the highest grade won is Grade 2 (The Real Article (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Real Article (IRE) | 30 | 11 | 1m6f–2m4f | Grade 2 |
| Housemartin (IRE) | 17 | 2 | 2m½f–3m | — |
| Bridge Street (IRE) | 6 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Nun's Cross (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Rocconrockall (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| The Girl That Sang (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| Sole Article (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 2 | 67% | +3.12 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.50 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.62 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 2 | 17% | −5.88 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew J McNamara | 8 | 2 | 25% | −1.88 |
| Patrick Mangan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Shane Butler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niall P Madden | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Burke | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 15 | 2 | 13% | −8.88 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | 18% | −4.88 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hurdle | 7 | 2 | 29% | −0.88 |
| NH Flat | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Jul 11+9d | Killarney | Mike Cronin Readymix Ltd. Handicap Chase (0-116) | 10/11 | 30 | 11-1 | 110 | 88C | Patrick Mangan | 14/1 |
| 03 Jul 11+37d | Limerick | 21st July Twilight Racing Beginners Chase | 7/16 | nk | 11-7 | — | 98A | Patrick Mangan | 33/1 |
| 27 May 11+23d | Cork | Mallow Town Summer Bbq Evening July 8th Beginners Chase | 7/14 | 8 | 11-12 | — | 91C | Andrew J McNamara | 14/1 |
| 04 May 11+195d | Punchestown | Martinstown Opportunity Series Final Handicap Hurdle (81-123) | PU/25 | — | 11-0 | 115 | — | Shane Butler | 40/1 |
| 2010 · 11 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Oct 10+12d | Thurles | Welcome Home Liam Mccarthy Beginners Chase | 5/15 | 24 | 11-12 | — | 100C | Andrew J McNamara | 12/1 |
| 09 Oct 10+24d | Fairyhouse | Itba & Gain Horse Feeds Encourage Breeders To Go Racing Handicap Hurdle (88-116) | 8/16 | 2 | 11-12 | 116 | 126A | Andrew J McNamara | 16/1 |
| 15 Sep 10+27d | Listowel | Ballygarry House Hotel Novice Hurdle | 13/13 | 2 | 11-7 | 116 | 104C | Andrew J McNamara | 25/1 |
| 19 Aug 10+16d | Killarney | Killarney Oaks Hotel Beginners Chase | UR/13 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Andrew J McNamara | 4/1 |
| 03 Aug 10+16d | Roscommon | Connaught Beginners Chase | 4/15 | 5 | 11-12 | — | 114A | Andrew J McNamara | 11/10F |
| 18 Jul 10+34d | Tipperary | Family Day Beginners Chase | F/15 | — | 11-7 | — | — | Patrick Mangan | 9/4J |
| 14 Jun 10+18d | Roscommon | Oran Handicap Hurdle (81-109) | 1/15 | 11-12 | 109 | 137A | Andrew J McNamara | 5/2F | |
| 27 May 10+35d | Clonmel | Cashel Maiden Hurdle | 1/18 | 11-4 | 109 | 120A | Andrew J McNamara | 13/8F | |
| 22 Apr 10+16d | Punchestown | AON Insurances Hurdle | 11/22 | 1½ | 10-13 | — | 96C | Patrick Mangan | 33/1 |
| 06 Apr 10+23d | Fairyhouse | Pudsar Toole Memorial (pro/am) Flat Race | 9/16 | 30 | 11-7 | — | 87C | Patrick Mangan | 9/2 |
| 14 Mar 10+392d | Navan | Kells Maiden Hurdle | 4/19 | 5½ | 11-12 | — | 111A | Niall P Madden | 10/1 |
| 2009 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 09+51d | Leopardstown | Frank Ward & Co. Solicitors (Pro/Am) Flat Race | 2/7 | 4 | 11-10 | — | 125A | Robbie McNamara | 4/1 |
| 2008 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 08 | Leopardstown | Irish Foal Levy (c&g) Inh Flat Race | 6/16 | ½ | 11-2 | — | 115A | Martin Burke | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Rare Commodity won?
- Rare Commodity (IRE) won 2 of 17 archived starts between 2008 and 2011, a strike rate of 11.8%. Placed 3 times in total (17.6% of starts).
- Who trained Rare Commodity?
- Rare Commodity (IRE) was trained by E J O'Grady on the most recent run on record, at Killarney on 12 July 2011.
- Who is Rare Commodity's sire?
- Rare Commodity (IRE) is by Definite Article (GB) out of Soul Mate (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
- What going does Rare Commodity prefer?
- Rare Commodity (IRE) has the best record on good to firm going: 2 wins from 3 starts (66.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Rare Commodity's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 12 July 2011. The highest on record is 116.
- What is Rare Commodity's sire's record?
- Definite Article (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.5% of 5,617 runs since Jan 2008 (527 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 5.1% from 138. Weakest over 1m2f – 1m4f (all codes): 4.3% from 211.
- Who are Rare Commodity's siblings?
- Out of Soul Mate (IRE), Rare Commodity (IRE) has 7 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: The Real Article (IRE) (11). Highest grade won: Grade 2 (The Real Article (IRE)). The wins came over 1m6f–3m. As at Oct 2026.