Special Rate (IRE)
Special Rate (IRE) is 1 from 7, the win coming at Class 3 level. Won last time out at Bangor-on-Dee (Class 3).
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 1 (14.3%)Placed
- +27.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 2.95Fair A/E n=7 · 2.53 incl. margin
- 128Highest OR
- 122dAvg 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 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +11.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 27 | 2 | 7.4% | −1.2 | — |
| Good | 93 | 6 | 6.5% | −2.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 66 | 6 | 9.1% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 73 | 8 | 11% | +2.4 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 37 | 3 | 8.1% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | −2.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 92 | 5 | 5.4% | −3.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 120 | 11 | 9.2% | +0.6 | 1 from 5 |
| Over 3m | 42 | 7 | 16.7% | +8.1 | 0 from 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +31.00 |
| Class 2 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +29.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Thornton | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| William Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 100% | +33.00 |
| Wayne Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +32.00 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 6 | 1 | 17% | +28.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 29 Dec 07+322d | Bangor-on-Dee | Anderson & Co Solicitors (Wirral) Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 10-8 | 117 | 128C | William Kennedy | 33/1 | |
| 10 Feb 07+46d | Newbury | totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle | PU/16 | — | 11-5 | 123 | — | Robert Thornton | 25/1 |
| 2006 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 26 Dec 06+283d | Wincanton | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | 5/9 | 11 | 10-4 | 123 | 106C | Wayne Hutchinson | 16/1 |
| 18 Mar 06+42d | Uttoxeter | Totescoop6 Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 11-2 | 123 | — | Robert Thornton | 12/1 |
| 04 Feb 06+21d | Sandown | Sandown Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) | 7/18 | 8 | 10-5 | 125 | 108C | Robert Thornton | 50/1 |
| 14 Jan 06+18d | Warwick | Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier) | 11/15 | nk | 10-1 | 128 | 79C | Robert Thornton | 20/1 |
| 2005 · 1 run | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 05 | Chepstow | Jim Neville Memorial Beginners' Chase | PU/10 | — | 11-4 | — | — | Robert Thornton | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Special Rate won?
- Special Rate (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2005 and 2007, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 1 time in total (14.3% of starts).
- Who trained Special Rate?
- Special Rate (IRE) was trained by Alex Hales on the most recent run on record, at Bangor-on-Dee on 29 December 2007.
- Who is Special Rate's sire?
- Special Rate (IRE) is by Grand Plaisir (IRE) out of Clerical Artist (IRE), whose sire is The Parson.
- What going does Special Rate prefer?
- Special Rate (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Special Rate's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 29 December 2007. The highest on record is 128.
- What is Special Rate's sire's record?
- Grand Plaisir (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.6% of 301 runs since Jan 2008 (33 horses), Flat and jumps together.