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Recognition (IRE)

5yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2018) · Last trainer Barry Murtagh · Last owner Famous Five Racing
by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Bali Breeze (IRE) (Common Grounds)
23 runs · 18 courses · from Jul 2015
As at 22 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 27 Nov 2018 — 2,885 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Nov 2018 3 wins · Market Rasen, Lingfield (AW) & Wolverhampton (AW) Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 87
KTB Profile

Recognition (IRE) is 3 from 23. Hasn't won since Jul 2016. Last raced off 87, 23lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 23 archived runs · updated 22 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 23lb off peak
Official rating87↓ 23lb off peak
87 59–110

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 45 the best of the last 1 graded (A or B) run · Catterick, 13 Dec 2016

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 2 figures · best 74C · median 59
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f274C59—
Jumps 1 figure · too few for a breakdown

Of 9 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (5) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 3 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 57A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 27 Jun 2016 Official rating 65 at the last flat run, 10 Aug 2017

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 112B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newton Abbot, 10 Aug 2016 Official rating 87 at the last jumps run, 27 Nov 2018

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 14 figures · best 77A · median 57
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)777A57—
Good to Firm571A54—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f677A57—
1m – 1m1f473B59.5—
1m5f – 2m264A58—
6f – 7f271A62.5—
Jumps 4 figures · best 112B · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
Good3112B107—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 22 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m2107B96—
2m1f – 2m4f2112B94.5—

Of 23 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (5).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 23 runs · as at 4 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm19210.5%+0.4—
Good to Firm499499.8%−0.30 from 5
Good901829.1%−11 from 6
Good to Soft440358%−2.10 from 4
Soft5415410%−0.10 from 1
Heavy1822011%+0.9—
Standard (AW)1,36315711.5%+1.42 from 7
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1271511.8%+1.7—
6f – 7f90210111.2%+1.10 from 2
1m – 1m1f976899.1%−10 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f990989.9%−0.22 from 6
1m5f – 2m6366610.4%+0.31 from 7
2m1f – 2m4f258238.9%−1.20 from 4
2m5f – 3m57712.3%+2.2—
Over 3m100%−10.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Bali Breeze (IRE) (Common Grounds)

8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Seventeen O Four (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 7f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Alkimos (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Seventeen O Four (IRE)1831m3f–2mClass 4
Alkimos (IRE)821m2fClass 2
Cosy Club (IRE)1927f–2mClass 5
Storm (IRE)1411mClass 5
Thewaythewindblows (IRE)517fClass 6
Soulside (IRE)4217f—
Madame Montgomery (IRE)90——
Regal Emperor (IRE)80——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 7 2 29% +4.75
Good 6 1 17% −1.50
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good to Soft 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 11 1 9% −6.50
Class 5 6 0 0% −6.00
Class 6 4 2 50% +7.75
Class 3 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Wolverhampton (AW) 3 1 33% +6.50
Catterick 2 0 0% −2.00
Chelmsford City (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 0 0% −1.00
Carlisle 1 0 0% −1.00
Newcastle (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Uttoxeter 1 0 0% −1.00
Hamilton 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Musselburgh 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 0 0% −1.00
Market Rasen 1 1 100% +3.50
Lingfield (AW) 1 1 100% +1.25
Nottingham 1 0 0% −1.00
Yarmouth 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 0 0% −1.00
Goodwood 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 7 1 14% −2.50
1m2f – 1m4f 6 2 33% +5.75
2m1f – 2m4f 4 0 0% −4.00
1m – 1m1f 4 0 0% −4.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Lorcan Murtagh 6 0 0% −6.00
Jack Mitchell 6 2 33% +5.75
Andrea Atzeni 4 0 0% −4.00
Connor Murtagh 2 0 0% −2.00
Nico de Boinville 2 1 50% +2.50
Finian O'Toole 1 0 0% −1.00
Jim Crowley 1 0 0% −1.00
Frederik Tylicki 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 15 3 20% +1.25
Cheekpieces 6 0 0% −6.00
Tongue tie + visor 1 0 0% −1.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2018 2 0 0% −2.00
2017 5 0 0% −5.00
2016 9 3 33% +7.25
2015 7 0 0% −7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 14 2 14% −2.25
Hurdle 9 1 11% −4.50

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
27 Nov 18+23d Sedgefield Sedgefield Racecourse Supports Cash For Kids Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 17f · Good To Soft · 7 ran PU/7 — 10-5 87—— Lorcan Murtagh 80/1
04 Nov 18+451d Carlisle Watch RacingUK On BT TV Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 17f · Good · 19 ran PU/19 — 10-5 92—— Lorcan Murtagh 100/1
10 Aug 17+56d Newcastle (AW) Extra Place Races At 188Bet Handicap Class 5 · 12.5f · Standard · 9 ran 9/9 24 9-2 6574C46C Connor Murtagh 100/1
15 Jun 17+39d Uttoxeter Ashstead Plant Hire Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16f · Good · 12 ran PU/12 — 11-2 100—— Lorcan Murtagh 80/1
07 May 17+65d Hamilton Toteexacta Pick The 1st & 2nd Handicap Class 5 · 11f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 7/7 41 8-11 6644C44C Connor Murtagh 66/1
03 Mar 17+27d Doncaster Betbright Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 12 ran PU/12 — 10-13 105—— Finian O'Toole 20/1
04 Feb 17+53d Musselburgh Bet365.com Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 9 ran F/9 — 10-5 105—— Lorcan Murtagh 28/1
13 Dec 16+13d Catterick Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 4/7 14 10-12 10745B85A Lorcan Murtagh 66/1
30 Nov 16+112d Catterick Racing To School Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Class 4 · 19.5f · Good · 11 ran 9/11 16 10-5 110—77C Lorcan Murtagh 25/1
10 Aug 16+25d Newton Abbot Still Time 80's Gold This Sunday Juvenile Hurdle Class 3 · 17f · Good · 6 ran 3/6 7 11-4 ——112B Nico de Boinville 11/4
16 Jul 16+19d Market Rasen Betfred 1400 Shops Nationwide Juvenile Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 10-12 ——107B Nico de Boinville 7/2
27 Jun 16+11d Wolverhampton (AW) Racing Welfare Stable Staff Week Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard · 8 ran 6/8 2 9-0 70—57A Andrea Atzeni 6/1
16 Jun 16+28d Chelmsford City (AW) Simply Red Here On 1st July Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 2½ 9-4 72—64A Jack Mitchell 5/1
19 May 16+20d Sandown Betvictor Million Pound Goal Young Stayers Handicap Class 4 · 14f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 8/8 10 8-8 72—52C Andrea Atzeni 4/1
29 Apr 16+36d Lingfield (AW) 6th Barry Gurr Memorial Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 6 ran 1/6 9-6 64—73B Jack Mitchell 5/4F
24 Mar 16+119d Wolverhampton (AW) 32RedSport.com Handicap Class 6 · 12f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-4 59—77A Jack Mitchell 17/2
26 Nov 15+12d Chelmsford City (AW) totetrifecta Pick The 1, 2, 3 Nursery Class 6 · 10f · Standard · 7 ran 5/7 4½ 9-6 63—57A Jack Mitchell 16/1
14 Nov 15+31d Wolverhampton (AW) 32Red.com Nursery Class 6 · 8.5f · Standard · 6 ran 4/6 4½ 9-7 65—56B Jim Crowley 5/2
14 Oct 15+29d Nottingham trustatrader.com The UK's Trusted Online Directory Nursery Class 5 · 8.5f · Good To Soft · 14 ran 10/14 ½ 9-4 67—52A Andrea Atzeni 7/1
15 Sep 15+14d Yarmouth Rachael Keatley Memorial Nursery (For The Jack Leader Challenge Trophy) Class 4 · 8f · Good To Firm · 7 ran 4/7 2½ 8-12 69—63A Andrea Atzeni 7/2
01 Sep 15+31d Epsom Downs British Stallion Studs Molson Coors Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8.5f · Soft · 4 ran 3/4 ½ 9-5 ——73B Jack Mitchell 8/1
01 Aug 15+29d Goodwood Qatar EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) Class 2 · 7f · Good To Firm · 17 ran 8/17 2 9-0 ——71A Jack Mitchell 66/1
03 Jul 15 Sandown Irish Champions Weekend Ebf Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Good To Firm · 6 ran 6/6 3¾ 9-5 ——54B Frederik Tylicki 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has Recognition (IRE) won?
Recognition (IRE) won 3 of 23 archived starts between 2015 and 2018, a strike rate of 13%. Placed 3 times in total (13% of starts).
Who trained Recognition (IRE)?
Recognition (IRE) was trained by Barry Murtagh on the most recent run on record, at Sedgefield on 27 November 2018.
Who is Recognition (IRE)'s sire?
Recognition (IRE) is by Rip Van Winkle (IRE) out of Bali Breeze (IRE), whose sire is Common Grounds.
What going does Recognition (IRE) prefer?
Recognition (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 7 starts (28.6%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Recognition (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 87, from the run on 27 November 2018. The highest on record is 110.
What is Recognition (IRE)'s sire's record?
Rip Van Winkle (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.1% of 3,947 runs since Jan 2008 (324 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Recognition (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Bali Breeze (IRE), Recognition (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Seventeen O Four (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Alkimos (IRE)). The wins came over 7f–2m. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from July 2015. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.