Spot The Header (IRE)
Spot The Header (IRE) is yet to win from 13 starts. Last raced off 80, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 0–13Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −13.00£1 level staken=13 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=13 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 91Highest OR
- 40dAvg 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 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses).
Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 158 | 32 | 20.3% | +6.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Good | 2,286 | 310 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 1,430 | 176 | 12.3% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 2,610 | 363 | 13.9% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 1,282 | 178 | 13.9% | +0.3 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 51 | 5 | 9.8% | −3.8 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −13.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 62 | 6 | 9.7% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,030 | 276 | 13.6% | 0 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2,707 | 378 | 14% | +0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,338 | 333 | 14.2% | +0.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 668 | 72 | 10.8% | −2.8 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Shanches (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanches (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Powerful Paddy (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Shantou Bay (IRE) | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Out Of Africa (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Delorean Dynamite (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Galway | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cullen | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| D J Casey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Michael Darcy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| A E Lynch | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Shortall | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Jones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tony Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Flaherty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr P Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tongue tie | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| Flat | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 Spot The Header (IRE) won?
- Spot The Header (IRE) has yet to win, from 13 archived starts between 2013 and 2014.
- Who trained Spot The Header (IRE)?
- Spot The Header (IRE) was trained by K A Heffernan on the most recent run on record, at Tramore on 9 October 2014.
- Who is Spot The Header (IRE)'s sire?
- Spot The Header (IRE) is by Shantou (USA) out of Nairobi (IRE), whose sire is Un Desperado.
- What is Spot The Header (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 9 October 2014. The highest on record is 91.
- What is Spot The Header (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Shantou (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.6% of 7,819 runs since Jan 2008 (539 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on good to firm going: 20.3% from 158.
- Who are Spot The Header (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Nairobi (IRE), Spot The Header (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Shanches (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.