Spirit Is Needed (IRE)
Spirit Is Needed (IRE) is 6 from 33. Hasn't won since Aug 2011. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 6 on softer).
- 6–33Wins / Runs
- 18.2%Strike rate
- 15 (45.5%)Placed
- −1.24£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 1.17Fair A/E n=33 · 1.02 incl. margin
- 119Highest OR
- 20dBetween runs (median)longest 605 d
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 7.9% of 240 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | +1.9 | 3 from 14 |
| Good | 51 | 7 | 13.7% | +5.8 | 3 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 23 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | −5.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 57 | 5 | 8.8% | +0.9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −4.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 75 | 8 | 10.7% | +2.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 43 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 41 | 5 | 12.2% | +4.3 | 4 from 14 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 18 | 3 | 16.7% | +8.8 | 2 from 9 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −7.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Wicked Spirit (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Wicked Spirit (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicked Spirit (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Paramythi (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Spiritorio (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 14 | 3 | 21% | +10.00 |
| Good | 13 | 3 | 23% | −5.24 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 14 | 4 | 29% | −0.24 |
| Class 3 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −4.00 |
| Class 2 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 5 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Ascot | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 2 | 67% | +5.88 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.00 |
| Leicester | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Maisons-Laffitte (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Southwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sedgefield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Market Rasen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hereford | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.00 |
| Wincanton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Taunton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Pontefract | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| York | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 14 | 4 | 29% | +12.88 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 2 | 22% | −4.12 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Fairley | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.00 |
| Richard Johnson | 6 | 2 | 33% | −1.12 |
| Paddy Brennan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Warren Marston | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Michael Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Royston Ffrench | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| J-P Guillambert | 2 | 1 | 50% | +10.00 |
| Mr Patrick Deno | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Killoran | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Joe Fanning | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Umberto Rispoli | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Mulrennan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms N Carberry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 2 | 18% | +7.00 |
| Blinkers | 9 | 2 | 22% | −0.12 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 7 | 2 | 29% | −2.12 |
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2011 | 10 | 2 | 20% | −5.12 |
| 2010 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +1.88 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +9.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 17 | 2 | 12% | −12.12 |
| Flat | 16 | 4 | 25% | +10.88 |
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 Spirit Is Needed won?
- Spirit Is Needed (IRE) won 6 of 33 archived starts between 2009 and 2014, a strike rate of 18.2%. Placed 15 times in total (45.5% of starts).
- Who trained Spirit Is Needed?
- Spirit Is Needed (IRE) was trained by Ecurie'T Heyveld on the most recent run on record, at Maisons-Laffitte (FR) on 10 July 2014.
- Who is Spirit Is Needed's sire?
- Spirit Is Needed (IRE) is by No Excuse Needed (GB) out of The Spirit Of Pace (IRE), whose sire is In The Wings.
- What going does Spirit Is Needed prefer?
- Spirit Is Needed (IRE) has the best record on good going: 3 wins from 13 starts (23.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Spirit Is Needed's official rating?
- Spirit Is Needed (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 119.
- What is Spirit Is Needed's sire's record?
- No Excuse Needed (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.9% of 240 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Spirit Is Needed's siblings?
- Out of The Spirit Of Pace (IRE), Spirit Is Needed (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Wicked Spirit (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Wicked Spirit (IRE)). The wins came over 1m4f. As at Nov 2026.