Special Catch (IRE)
Special Catch (IRE) is 8 from 38. Hasn't won since Jan 2017. 3 of 4 starts at Catterick have ended in wins. Last raced off 123, 16lb below the career-high mark.
- 8–38Wins / Runs
- 21.1%Strike rate
- 18 (47.4%)Placed
- −12.80£1 level staken=38 at SP
- 1.20Fair A/E n=38 · 1.05 incl. margin
- 139Highest OR
- 82dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 104
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 104A | 92.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 88C | 87 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 86C | 72.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 104A | 87 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 97A | 84.5 | — |
Of 15 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (4) · did not complete (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 15 runs · as at 3 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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 16 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 298 | 24 | 8.1% | −0.8 | — |
| Good | 644 | 64 | 9.9% | +1 | 1 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 298 | 27 | 9.1% | +0.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Soft | 544 | 46 | 8.5% | −0.4 | 5 from 11 |
| Heavy | 320 | 22 | 6.9% | −2 | 1 from 7 |
| Standard (AW) | 449 | 45 | 10% | +1.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 44 | 4 | 9.1% | +0.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 303 | 23 | 7.6% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 300 | 18 | 6% | −2.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 415 | 34 | 8.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 665 | 64 | 9.6% | +0.7 | 3 from 11 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 563 | 57 | 10.1% | +1.2 | 5 from 26 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 251 | 26 | 10.4% | +1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 29 | 2 | 6.9% | −2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Miss Tynte (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Miss Tynte (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Tynte (IRE) | 21 | 3 | 2m4f–3m1f | Class 3 |
| Beatthebullet (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 3m–3m1½f | Class 3 |
| Nice To Have (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Shoot Champagne (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| Mizz Monroe (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| Pointwelltaken (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 11 | 5 | 45% | +6.75 |
| Good | 10 | 1 | 10% | −6.75 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 1 | 10% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.80 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 19 | 4 | 21% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −6.62 |
| Class 4 | 5 | 2 | 40% | −1.18 |
| Class 6 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| Wetherby | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ayr | 4 | 2 | 50% | +4.25 |
| Haydock | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.62 |
| Catterick | 4 | 3 | 75% | +3.82 |
| Doncaster | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Kelso | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 26 | 5 | 19% | −13.05 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 11 | 3 | 27% | +1.25 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Reveley | 17 | 5 | 29% | −1.80 |
| Brian Hughes | 5 | 1 | 20% | −2.00 |
| Jamie Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Mr John Dawson | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.25 |
| Sean Quinlan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Harry Challoner | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| Graham Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Derek Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paddy Brennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Ennis | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +3.00 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2013 | 7 | 2 | 29% | −3.42 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.62 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 23 | 4 | 17% | −8.00 |
| Hurdle | 11 | 3 | 27% | −4.80 |
| NH Flat | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Catch (IRE) won?
- Special Catch (IRE) won 8 of 38 archived starts between 2011 and 2019, a strike rate of 21.1%. Placed 18 times in total (47.4% of starts).
- Who trained Special Catch (IRE)?
- Special Catch (IRE) was trained by Barbara Butterworth on the most recent run on record, at Cartmel on 27 May 2019.
- Who is Special Catch (IRE)'s sire?
- Special Catch (IRE) is by Catcher In The Rye (IRE) out of Top Quality (GB), whose sire is Simply Great.
- What going does Special Catch (IRE) prefer?
- Special Catch (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 5 wins from 11 starts (45.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Special Catch (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 123, from the run on 27 May 2019. The highest on record is 139.
- What is Special Catch (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Catcher In The Rye (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 2,570 runs since Jan 2008 (239 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Special Catch (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Top Quality (GB), Special Catch (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Miss Tynte (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Miss Tynte (IRE)). The wins came over 2m4f–3m1½f. As at Oct 2026.