Skippers Brig (IRE)
Skippers Brig (IRE) is 9 from 19. Hasn't won since Mar 2011. Last raced off a career-high mark of 140.
- 9–19Wins / Runs
- 47.4%Strike rate
- 14 (73.7%)Placed
- +15.68£1 level staken=19 at SP
- 1.90Fair A/E n=19 · 1.66 incl. margin
- 140Highest OR
- 114dAvg 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 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 109 | 6 | 5.5% | −3.1 | — |
| Good | 286 | 20 | 7% | −1.6 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 174 | 7 | 4% | −4.6 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 296 | 33 | 11.1% | +2.5 | 1 from 6 |
| Heavy | 209 | 28 | 13.4% | +4.8 | 7 from 8 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | −0.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 137 | 11 | 8% | −0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 377 | 39 | 10.3% | +1.7 | 5 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 406 | 35 | 8.6% | 0 | 4 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 155 | 8 | 5.2% | −3.4 | 0 from 2 |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 8 | 7 | 88% | +20.43 |
| Soft | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.75 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +5.13 |
| Class 2 | 4 | 3 | 75% | +14.91 |
| Class 1 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 4 | 4 | 2 | 50% | −0.27 |
| Class 6 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +0.91 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 3 | 2 | 67% | +0.98 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 3 | 100% | +6.79 |
| Kelso | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 2 | 100% | +13.00 |
| Cheltenham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newcastle | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leicester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 4 | 44% | +14.91 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 5 | 71% | +3.77 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Harding | 7 | 3 | 43% | +12.25 |
| Keith Mercer | 6 | 3 | 50% | −0.36 |
| Wilson Renwick | 4 | 3 | 75% | +5.79 |
| Dominic Elsworth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Dobbin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +13.00 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.84 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 100% | +5.88 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2006 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +0.64 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 11 | 5 | 45% | +5.04 |
| Hurdle | 6 | 3 | 50% | +10.73 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
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 | |||||||||
| 04 Dec 11+239d | Kelso | Monteith Memorial Champion Chase (Handicap) | 2/12 | 2¼ | 11-3 | 140 | 145A | Brian Harding | 17/2 |
| 09 Apr 11+35d | Aintree | John Smith's Grand National Chase (Grade 3 Handicap) | 9/40 | 19 | 10-2 | 138 | 110C | Dominic Elsworth | 33/1 |
| 05 Mar 11+14d | Kelso | Totesport.com Premier Chase | 1/5 | 10-12 | 138 | 128B | Brian Harding | 3/1 | |
| 19 Feb 11+52d | Haydock | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | 1/13 | 11-11 | 134 | 152A | Brian Harding | 12/1 | |
| 2010 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 10+382d | Leopardstown | Paddy Power Chase (0-145) (Grade B) | 14/28 | 3 | 11-4 | 139 | 115C | Brian Harding | 10/1 |
| 2009 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 12 Dec 09+10d | Cheltenham | boylesports.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3) | 3/17 | 3 | 10-11 | 135 | 132A | Brian Harding | 15/2 |
| 02 Dec 09+21d | Ayr | Up To 125 Free Bet At Victorchandler.com Handicap Chase | 1/5 | 11-12 | 135 | 146B | Brian Harding | 5/4F | |
| 11 Nov 09+263d | Bangor-on-Dee | Anne Duchess Of Westminster Memorial Handicap Chase | 3/10 | ¾ | 11-12 | 135 | 137A | Brian Harding | 8/1 |
| 21 Feb 09+21d | Newcastle | Toteswinger Novices' Chase | 1/4 | 11-6 | 140 | 121C | Wilson Renwick | 10/11F | |
| 31 Jan 09+41d | Wetherby | totepool Towton Novices' Chase (Grade 2) | 4/5 | 5 | 11-4 | 135 | 112B | Wilson Renwick | 9/2 |
| 2008 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Dec 08+41d | Carlisle | Pack Horse Inn Celebrating Wilke's 60th Novices' Chase | 1/11 | 11-5 | 135 | 134B | Wilson Renwick | 15/8F | |
| 10 Nov 08+605d | Carlisle | CBS Outdoor Novices' Chase | 1/10 | 11-2 | 135 | 132A | Wilson Renwick | 4/1 | |
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 07+44d | Cheltenham | Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) | 12/20 | 11 | 11-7 | 127 | 106C | Keith Mercer | 66/1 |
| 31 Jan 07+32d | Leicester | E.B.F. 'NH' Novices' Hurdle (Qual) | 2/10 | nk | 11-13 | — | 136C | Keith Mercer | 2/7F |
| 2006 · 5 runs | |||||||||
| 30 Dec 06+19d | Haydock | Red Square Vodka "Fixed Brush" Novices' Hurdle | 1/10 | 11-5 | — | 129C | Keith Mercer | EvensF | |
| 11 Dec 06+16d | Ayr | Come Racing On The 19th December Novices' Hurdle | 1/11 | 10-12 | — | 128C | Keith Mercer | 8/11F | |
| 25 Nov 06+13d | Newcastle | E.B.F. 'NH' Novices' Hurdle | UR/18 | — | 11-0 | — | — | Keith Mercer | 9/4 |
| 12 Nov 06+204d | Carlisle | Book Your Christmas Party Here Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race | 1/16 | 11-0 | — | 119C | Keith Mercer | 10/11F | |
| 22 Apr 06 | Ayr | Ashleybank Standard Open NH Flat Race | 2/13 | 2 | 11-4 | — | 125C | Tony Dobbin | 3/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Skippers Brig won?
- Skippers Brig (IRE) won 9 of 19 archived starts between 2006 and 2011, a strike rate of 47.4%. Placed 14 times in total (73.7% of starts).
- Who trained Skippers Brig?
- Skippers Brig (IRE) was trained by Nicky Richards on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 4 December 2011.
- Who is Skippers Brig's sire?
- Skippers Brig (IRE) is by Zaffaran (USA) out of Mathewsrose (IRE), whose sire is Roselier.
- What going does Skippers Brig prefer?
- Skippers Brig (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 7 wins from 8 starts (87.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Skippers Brig's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 140, from the run on 4 December 2011. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Skippers Brig's sire's record?
- Zaffaran (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 1,087 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 13.4% from 209. Weakest on good to soft going: 4% from 174. Weakest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 5.2% from 155.