Sir Ernest (IRE)
Sir Ernest (IRE) is 1 from 12, the win coming at Class 6 level. Hasn't won since Feb 2005. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. Last raced off 55, 13lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–12Wins / Runs
- 8.3%Strike rate
- 1 (8.3%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.93Fair A/E n=12 · 1.63 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 15dAvg 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 8.3% of 1,030 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 2.3% from 132.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −0.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 188 | 19 | 10.1% | +1.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 209 | 20 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 96 | 7 | 7.3% | −1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 132 | 3 | 2.3% | −6 | — |
| Heavy | 39 | 1 | 2.6% | −5.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 353 | 34 | 9.6% | +1.3 | 1 from 7 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 104 | 11 | 10.6% | +2.3 | 1 from 12 |
| 6f – 7f | 266 | 26 | 9.8% | +1.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 184 | 10 | 5.4% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 206 | 23 | 11.2% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 172 | 13 | 7.6% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 79 | 2 | 2.5% | −5.8 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
| Over 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −8.3 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Hamburg Springer (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f–6½f; the highest grade won is Class 7 (Hamburg Springer (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamburg Springer (IRE) | 23 | 1 | 6f | Class 7 |
| Ciara Mo Gra (IRE) | 1 | 1 | 6½f | — |
| Fox's Field (IRE) | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| Paint For Pleasure (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| James's Lass (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 6 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +9.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thirsk | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nottingham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Mullen | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Kevin Ghunowa | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Darren Williams | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Paul Hanagan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Franny Norton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Luke Fletcher | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | +2.00 |
| Visor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 · 12 runs | |||||||||
| 23 Jun 05+18d | Thirsk | Jack Calvert Handicap | 12/15 | 1¼ | 8-9 | 55 | 22C | Darren Williams | 66/1 |
| 05 Jun 05+4d | Bath | Totesport.com Classified Stakes | 14/14 | ½ | 9-3 | 59 | 8C | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 01 Jun 05+18d | Newcastle | Benfield Motors Renault Claiming Stakes | 9/14 | nk | 8-12 | 59 | 2C | Luke Fletcher | 20/1 |
| 14 May 05+18d | Nottingham | Toteplacepot Handicap | 15/17 | ½ | 9-0 | 62 | 0C | Darren Williams | 66/1 |
| 26 Apr 05+22d | Warwick | Wolverton Handicap | 12/12 | 7 | 8-12 | 62 | 6C | Paul Hanagan | 33/1 |
| 04 Apr 05+27d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Selling Stakes | 11/12 | ½ | 8-11 | 57 | -4C | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 08 Mar 05+8d | Southwell (AW) | Handicap (Div 2) | 14/14 | 2 | 8-3 | 60 | 3C | Kevin Ghunowa | 25/1 |
| 28 Feb 05+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Handicap (Div 2) | 7/11 | ¾ | 8-4 | 60 | 32C | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 |
| 11 Feb 05+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Selling Stakes | 1/13 | 8-7 | 60 | 24C | Andrew Mullen | 12/1 | |
| 19 Jan 05+7d | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Direct Handicap (Div 1) | 7/10 | nk | 8-8 | 65 | 46C | Kevin Ghunowa | 33/1 |
| 12 Jan 05+8d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Apprentice Claimimg Stakes (Div 1) | 8/9 | ¾ | 7-11 | 68 | — | Kevin Ghunowa | 13/2 |
| 04 Jan 05 | Lingfield (AW) | Bet Direct Handicap | 10/10 | 1 | 9-13 | 68 | 53C | Paul Hanagan | 28/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Sir Ernest won?
- Sir Ernest (IRE) won 1 of 12 archived starts in 2005, a strike rate of 8.3%. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
- Who trained Sir Ernest?
- Sir Ernest (IRE) was trained by Derek Shaw on the most recent run on record, at Thirsk on 23 June 2005.
- Who is Sir Ernest's sire?
- Sir Ernest (IRE) is by Daggers Drawn (USA) out of Kyra Crown (IRE), whose sire is Astronef.
- What going does Sir Ernest prefer?
- Sir Ernest (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sir Ernest's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 55, from the run on 23 June 2005. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Sir Ernest's sire's record?
- Daggers Drawn (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.3% of 1,030 runs since Jan 2008 (97 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 2.3% from 132.
- Who are Sir Ernest's siblings?
- Out of Kyra Crown (IRE), Sir Ernest (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Hamburg Springer (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 7 (Hamburg Springer (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–6½f. As at Oct 2026.