Sports Express (GB)
Sports Express (GB) is 2 from 18, both wins coming at Class 4 level. Hasn't won since Oct 2007. Both wins came on good or faster ground (0 from 13 on softer). Last raced off 90, 9lb below the career-high mark.
Progeny in our archive
As a dam, Sports Express (GB) has 2 produce in the archive, 1 winner — most wins Bracing (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 3m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Bracing (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracing (GB) | 16 | 1 | 3m | Class 4 |
| Just Brooke (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
- 2–18Wins / Runs
- 11.1%Strike rate
- 5 (27.8%)Placed
- +13.50£1 level staken=18 at SP
- 1.43Fair A/E n=18 · 1.24 incl. margin
- 99Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 12.5% of 48 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| Good | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 0 | 2 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 10 | 2 | 20% | +7.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 16 | 1 | 6.3% | −6.2 | 0 from 7 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | +7.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 2 | 16.7% | +4.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 0 | 1 from 7 |
| Over 3m | 19 | 2 | 10.5% | −2 | 1 from 4 |
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 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 5 | 2 | 40% | +26.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 12 | 2 | 17% | +19.50 |
| Class 5 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Kelso | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hexham | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| Over 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +22.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Buchanan | 12 | 1 | 8% | +14.00 |
| Mr D J Oakden | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Richard Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jimmy McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 1 | 11% | +17.00 |
| Visor | 7 | 1 | 14% | −1.50 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2007 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +25.50 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 15 | 2 | 13% | +16.50 |
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 Sports Express won?
- Sports Express (GB) won 2 of 18 archived starts between 2006 and 2008, a strike rate of 11.1%. Placed 5 times in total (27.8% of starts).
- Who trained Sports Express?
- Sports Express (GB) was trained by Lucinda Russell on the most recent run on record, at Kelso on 14 February 2008.
- Who is Sports Express's sire?
- Sports Express (GB) is by Then Again (GB) out of Lady St Lawrence (USA), whose sire is Bering.
- What going does Sports Express prefer?
- Sports Express (GB) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Sports Express's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 90, from the run on 14 February 2008. The highest on record is 99.
- What is Sports Express's sire's record?
- Then Again (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.5% of 48 runs since Jan 2008 (5 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Has Sports Express produced winners?
- As a dam, Sports Express (GB) has 2 produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Bracing (GB) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Bracing (GB)). The wins came over 3m. As at Oct 2026.