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Speed Check (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2015) · Last trainer Don Cantillon · Last owner D Mcgrath
by Kris Kin (USA) out of Zaola (IRE) (Alzao)
11 runs · 7 courses · from May 2014
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 5 Jul 2015 — 4,133 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2015 · 5th of 10 3 wins · Sedgefield, Newton Abbot & Stratford Last raced off OR 93
KTB Profile

Speed Check (IRE) is 3 from 11, all wins coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Sep 2014. All 3 wins have come over 2m5f – 3m. Last raced off a career-high mark of 93.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins at Class 5 OR at career high
Official rating93At career-high mark
93 67–93

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

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

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 112A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Stratford, 30 Oct 2014 Official rating 93 at the last run, 5 Jul 2015

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 119B · median 97.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good7119B102—
Good to Firm298A97.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m6119B104—
1m5f – 2m495A89.5—

Of 11 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 11 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Kris Kin (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 7% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses).

Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 141. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.7% from 219.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm400%−7—
Good to Firm9155.5%−1.52 from 2
Good19394.7%−2.31 from 7
Good to Soft10265.9%−1.10 from 2
Soft150128%+1—
Heavy123129.8%+2.8—
Standard (AW)69710.1%+3.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
6f – 7f1100%−7—
1m – 1m1f3625.6%−1.4—
1m2f – 1m4f114108.8%+1.8—
1m5f – 2m21983.7%−3.30 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f17195.3%−1.70 from 1
2m5f – 3m1411812.8%+5.83 from 6
Over 3m40410%+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

Dam
Zaola (IRE) (Alzao)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Emily's Pet (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 7 1 14% −5.20
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 2 2 100% +35.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 5 8 3 38% +30.80
Class 4 3 0 0% −3.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Stratford 4 1 25% +30.00
Market Rasen 2 0 0% −2.00
Sedgefield 1 1 100% +0.80
Worcester 1 0 0% −1.00
Huntingdon 1 0 0% −1.00
Newton Abbot 1 1 100% +2.00
Kempton 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 3 50% +32.80
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Conor Shoemark 5 2 40% +32.00
Dominic Elsworth 3 0 0% −3.00
Miss A Galliers-Pratt 1 0 0% −1.00
Miss E Bushe 1 0 0% −1.00
Mikey Hamill 1 1 100% +0.80

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Cheekpieces 6 3 50% +32.80
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2015 1 0 0% −1.00
2014 10 3 30% +28.80

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORKTB Jockey SP
2015 · 1 run
05 Jul 15+248d Market Rasen Don Noble Betting Lady Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 16.5f · Good · 10 ran 5/10 ½ 10-12 9395A Miss A Galliers-Pratt 6/1
2014 · 10 runs
30 Oct 14+24d Stratford Amateur Jockeys' Association Fegentri Handicap Hurdle (Amateur Riders) Class 5 · 22f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 4 11-9 93112A Miss E Bushe 9/4F
06 Oct 14+6d Stratford George Pragnell Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good · 11 ran 3/11 hd 11-3 88106A Conor Shoemark 9/4F
30 Sep 14+11d Sedgefield Sedgefield Racecourse Bookmakers 'Hands And Heels' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Conditional/Amateur) Class 5 · 21f · Good · 6 ran 1/6 11-5 88119B Mikey Hamill 4/5F
19 Sep 14+25d Worcester Westlands Worcester, Driven By You Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 23f · Good · 10 ran 2/10 5 10-8 85102A Conor Shoemark 5/1
25 Aug 14+12d Huntingdon Event Company With 300 Attractions Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 7 ran RO/7 — 10-11 86— Conor Shoemark 7/4F
13 Aug 14+13d Newton Abbot Happy 70th Birthday David Hales Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 21.5f · Good To Firm · 9 ran 1/9 10-8 7997B Conor Shoemark 2/1F
31 Jul 14+12d Stratford Bidvest 3663 Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class 5 · 22f · Good To Firm · 8 ran 1/8 9-9 6798A Conor Shoemark 33/1
19 Jul 14+62d Market Rasen B Eyre & Son Ltd Ford Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran 5/6 45 10-12 —86C Dominic Elsworth 40/1
18 May 14+13d Stratford Stratfordcaravans.co.uk Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 8 10-12 —90C Dominic Elsworth 50/1
05 May 14 Kempton Family Fun Day At Kempton Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 13 ran 12/13 13 10-12 —89C Dominic Elsworth 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Speed Check won?
Speed Check (IRE) won 3 of 11 archived starts between 2014 and 2015, a strike rate of 27.3%. Placed 6 times in total (54.5% of starts).
Who trained Speed Check?
Speed Check (IRE) was trained by Don Cantillon on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 5 July 2015.
Who is Speed Check's sire?
Speed Check (IRE) is by Kris Kin (USA) out of Zaola (IRE), whose sire is Alzao.
What going does Speed Check prefer?
Speed Check (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Speed Check's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 93, from the run on 5 July 2015. That is also the highest on record.
What is Speed Check's sire's record?
Kris Kin (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7% of 732 runs since Jan 2008 (89 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 12.8% from 141. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.7% from 219.
Who are Speed Check's siblings?
Out of Zaola (IRE), Speed Check (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2014. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.