Start From Scratch (IRE)
Start From Scratch (IRE) is 3 from 17. Hasn't won since May 2006. Every win has come on good or faster ground (0 from 4 on softer).
- 3–17Wins / Runs
- 17.6%Strike rate
- 6 (35.3%)Placed
- +17.50£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 2.81Fair A/E n=17 · 2.05 incl. margin
- 98Highest OR
- 76dAvg 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 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses). A small sample.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +38.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 1 | 100% | +88.9 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 13 | 1 | 7.7% | −3.4 | 2 from 10 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | 2 from 12 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +16.2 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −11.1 | — |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 10 | 2 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +19.00 |
| Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tramore | 4 | 1 | 25% | +17.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 12 | 2 | 17% | +16.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Butler | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Mr J P Sullivan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Ian McCarthy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Shane Foley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| I G Grant | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Christopher Geoghegan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 1 | 100% | +6.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 50% | +24.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +20.00 |
| Flat | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| Chase | 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 Start From Scratch (IRE) won?
- Start From Scratch (IRE) won 3 of 17 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 17.6%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trained Start From Scratch (IRE)?
- Start From Scratch (IRE) was trained by Seamus Fahey on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 4 October 2008.
- Who is Start From Scratch (IRE)'s sire?
- Start From Scratch (IRE) is by Distinctly North (USA) out of Sharp Dresser (USA), whose sire is Sharpen Up.
- What going does Start From Scratch (IRE) prefer?
- Start From Scratch (IRE) has the best record on good going: 2 wins from 10 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Start From Scratch (IRE)'s official rating?
- Start From Scratch (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 98.
- What is Start From Scratch (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Distinctly North (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.1% of 27 runs since Jan 2008 (6 horses), Flat and jumps together. A small sample.