Selection Box (IRE)
Selection Box (IRE) is 7 from 55. Hasn't won since Oct 2012. Last raced off 113, 22lb below the career-high mark.
- 7–55Wins / Runs
- 12.7%Strike rate
- 17 (30.9%)Placed
- −1.52£1 level staken=55 at SP
- 1.59Fair A/E n=55 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 135Highest OR
- 39dAvg 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 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).
Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 2 | 8% | −1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 173 | 7 | 4% | −5.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 651 | 54 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 1 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 396 | 36 | 9.1% | 0 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 768 | 78 | 10.2% | +1.1 | 3 from 18 |
| Heavy | 653 | 66 | 10.1% | +1 | 3 from 23 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 491 | 40 | 8.1% | −1 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 867 | 77 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 3 from 16 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,020 | 100 | 9.8% | +0.7 | 3 from 24 |
| Over 3m | 284 | 26 | 9.2% | +0.1 | 0 from 10 |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Witness (IRE) | 16 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 23 | 3 | 13% | +0.75 |
| Soft | 18 | 3 | 17% | −1.27 |
| Good | 9 | 1 | 11% | +4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.60 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down Royal | 9 | 2 | 22% | +4.33 |
| Downpatrick | 8 | 2 | 25% | +8.25 |
| Perth | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.60 |
| Navan | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Punchestown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Gowran Park | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Galway | 2 | 1 | 50% | +13.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hexham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 24 | 3 | 13% | +3.40 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 16 | 3 | 19% | +4.58 |
| Over 3m | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Bolger | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| E J O'Connell | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| P W Flood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Davy Condon | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| M P Butler | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Brian Harding | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Paul Carberry | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A P Heskin | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.25 |
| Stephen Gray | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Mr D A Fitzsimmons | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam McKenna | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick Mangan | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Brian Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jason Maguire | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.40 |
| P J Benson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Graham Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Denis O'Regan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Niki O'Shea | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr M J O'Hare | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Flanagan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James O'Farrell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gerard Tumelty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Johnny Farrelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 52 | 7 | 13% | +1.48 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | 10% | +5.00 |
| 2011 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +6.65 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −3.50 |
| 2008 | 16 | 2 | 13% | +1.33 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 35 | 4 | 11% | +2.83 |
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | −4.35 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Selection Box (IRE) won?
- Selection Box (IRE) won 7 of 55 archived starts between 2007 and 2012, a strike rate of 12.7%. Placed 17 times in total (30.9% of starts).
- Who trained Selection Box (IRE)?
- Selection Box (IRE) was trained by C A McBratney on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 24 November 2012.
- Who is Selection Box (IRE)'s sire?
- Selection Box (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Challenging Times (IRE), whose sire is Kemal.
- What going does Selection Box (IRE) prefer?
- Selection Box (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 18 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Selection Box (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 113, from the run on 24 November 2012. The highest on record is 135.
- What is Selection Box (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
- Who are Selection Box (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Challenging Times (IRE), Selection Box (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.