Start The Party (IRE)
Start The Party (IRE) is 1 from 8. Hasn't won since Nov 2009. The win came on the all-weather — 0 from 5 on turf. Last raced off a career-high mark of 84.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 5 (62.5%)Placed
- −3.67£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=8 · 0.90 incl. margin
- 84Highest 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 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses).
Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 141 | 22 | 15.6% | +2.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2,367 | 353 | 14.9% | +1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 2,866 | 382 | 13.3% | 0 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,378 | 135 | 9.8% | −3.5 | — |
| Soft | 1,618 | 172 | 10.6% | −2.7 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 477 | 40 | 8.4% | −4.9 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,905 | 588 | 15.1% | +1.8 | 1 from 3 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 245 | 31 | 12.7% | −0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,817 | 357 | 12.7% | −0.6 | 1 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3,292 | 455 | 13.8% | +0.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3,812 | 544 | 14.3% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,699 | 224 | 13.2% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 629 | 61 | 9.7% | −3.6 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 230 | 18 | 7.8% | −5.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 30 | 3 | 10% | −3.3 | — |
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
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them South Wing (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m6f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (South Wing (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wing (IRE) | 49 | 6 | 1m2f–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Clare Glen (IRE) | 30 | 4 | 1m4f | Class 6 |
| Bat Masterson (IRE) | 20 | 3 | 1m4f–2m6f | — |
| Ramsay (GB) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.33 |
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.33 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Manning | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
| Pat Smullen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fran Berry | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.33 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 08 Jul 10+13d | Leopardstown | ''bulmers Original'' Handicap | 5/6 | hd | 9-6 | 84 | 82B | Kevin Manning | 4/1 |
| 25 Jun 10+8d | Curragh | ladbrokes.com Handicap (60-100) | 4/11 | ¾ | 9-3 | 84 | 83A | Pat Smullen | 5/1 |
| 17 Jun 10+26d | Leopardstown | Foxrock Handicap (60-100) | 3/9 | 1½ | 8-13 | 83 | 81A | Fran Berry | 4/1 |
| 22 May 10+176d | Curragh | Saadiyat Handicap (60-90) | 2/12 | 1¼ | 9-0 | 80 | 90A | Kevin Manning | 10/1 |
| 2009 · 4 runs | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 09+2d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Maiden | 1/12 | 9-3 | — | 87A | Kevin Manning | 10/3 | |
| 25 Nov 09+35d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 3/12 | nk | 9-0 | — | 79A | Kevin Manning | 8/1 |
| 21 Oct 09+17d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Maiden | 7/18 | nk | 9-3 | — | 70A | Pat Smullen | 16/1 |
| 04 Oct 09 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden | 3/10 | ¾ | 9-0 | — | 79A | Chris Hayes | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Start The Party won?
- Start The Party (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2009 and 2010, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 5 times in total (62.5% of starts).
- Who trained Start The Party?
- Start The Party (IRE) was trained by A Oliver on the most recent run on record, at Leopardstown on 8 July 2010.
- Who is Start The Party's sire?
- Start The Party (IRE) is by Cape Cross (IRE) out of Desert Grouse (USA), whose sire is Gulch.
- What going does Start The Party prefer?
- Start The Party (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Start The Party's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 8 July 2010. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Start The Party's sire's record?
- Cape Cross (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.3% of 12,754 runs since Jan 2008 (988 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on heavy going: 8.4% from 477. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.8% from 230.
- Who are Start The Party's siblings?
- Out of Desert Grouse (USA), Start The Party (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: South Wing (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (South Wing (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m6f. As at Oct 2026.