Horse profile
Storm Averted (IRE)
17 runs · 13 courses · from Sep 2024
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Galway
Ran 26 days ago · 9th of 15
Last raced off OR 63
KTB Profile
Storm Averted is 1 from 17 with her sole win in the Ardilaun Hotel Handicap at Galway over 6f-7f on soft ground in Aug 2025 off an official rating of 66. She has raced 10 times over 1m-1m1f without success and has been held up in five of her seven analysed runs. Her last run, at Listowel in Sep 2026, saw her finish 9 of 15 in the GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap off an official rating of 63. She has raced on turf in 16 of her 17 starts.
Based on 17 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
OR ↓ 11lb off peak
- 1–17Wins / Runs
- 5.9%Strike rate
- 6 (35.3%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=17 at SP
- 0.93Fair A/E n=17 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 74Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating63↓ 11lb off peak
63
63–74
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 79
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 105C | 85 | 3 · 103 / 64 |
| Heavy | 4 | 106C | 63.5 | 1 · — |
| Good | 3 | 103A | 93 | 1 · — |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 105C | 82 | 3 · 103 / 64 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 106C | 79 | 2 · 106 / 61 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 17 figures from 17 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · 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 from 7 analysed runs
- Held up 5 (71%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Midfield 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,215 runs since Jan 2008 (230 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 243 | 16 | 6.6% | −2.7 | — |
| Good | 549 | 47 | 8.6% | −0.7 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 217 | 26 | 12% | +2.7 | — |
| Soft | 366 | 35 | 9.6% | +0.3 | 1 from 9 |
| Heavy | 107 | 8 | 7.5% | −1.8 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 729 | 74 | 10.2% | +0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 292 | 33 | 11.3% | +2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,189 | 108 | 9.1% | −0.2 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 518 | 41 | 7.9% | −1.4 | 0 from 10 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 148 | 18 | 12.2% | +2.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | −5.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 3 | 1 | 33.3% | +24 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Influencer Man (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Influencer Man (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influencer Man (IRE) | 6 | 2 | 5f | Class 3 |
| Aussie Stormer (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5f | Class 5 |
| Rage Of Thunder (IRE) | 22 | 2 | 6f | Class 5 |
| Candy Rain (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 9 | 1 | 11% | −1.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 1 | 33% | +5.00 |
| Bellewstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Listowel (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | +1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Joyce | 11 | 1 | 9% | −3.00 |
| Sadhbh Tormey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Adam Browne-Souza | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Crosse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Terry Casey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Tongue tie + visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 13% | +0.00 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 26+12d | Listowel (IRE) | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap Handy early - 5th at halfway - dropped back turning into the straight - ridden along with 1 1/2f left - stayed on at one speed but made no further gain late - finished 9th beaten 7.5 lengths | 9/15 | nse | 9-0 | 63 | 103C | 65A | Sadhbh Tormey | 14/1 |
| 09 Sep 26+39d | Cork (IRE) | Racing Again September 29th Handicap Tracked the pack early - 7th at halfway - pushed along 3f from home - stayed on one-paced to finish 9th | 9/18 | ¾ | 9-3 | 65 | 64C | 73A | Adam Browne-Souza | 33/1 |
| 01 Aug 26+40d | Galway (IRE) | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap Held up towards the back of the field - driven approaching the straight without threatening those ahead - found nothing more and allowed to drop away inside the final furlong - finished well beaten in 13th | 13/13 | 14 | 10-0 | 70 | 16C | 57C | Leigh Roche | 9/1 |
| 22 Jun 26+244d | Ballinrobe | Michael Joyce Memorial Handicap Slow to begin - settled towards the back - 10th at halfway - given a nudge with 2½f left - lost place late and finished well held | 9/10 | 1 | 9-5 | 71 | 64C | 52C | Nathan Crosse | 40/1 |
| 21 Oct 25+13d | Curragh | 1xbet.ie Safer Gambling Handicap Held a spot in the pack early - pushed along with 2f left and dropped away - rallied late to grab 4th near the line but got no closer | 4/17 | nk | 9-4 | 72 | 106C | 91A | Wesley Joyce | 20/1 |
| 08 Oct 25+6d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Held up towards the back - still 6th at halfway - driven but unable to close 2f out and found little in the last furlong - finished 7th | 7/9 | 1 | 9-0 | 73 | 79A | 63A | Wesley Joyce | 12/1 |
| 02 Oct 25+61d | Bellewstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Settled in the pack midfield early - 7th at halfway - urged forward with 3f left - stayed on same pace to finish 8th beaten 9 lengths | 8/9 | 3 | 8-11 | 73 | 70A | 56A | Terry Casey | 15/2 |
| 02 Aug 25+4d | Galway | Ardilaun Hotel Handicap Settled just behind the pace - 4th at halfway - pushed along into 3rd with 2f left - closing in a furlong out - hit the front inside the final 150 yards and stayed on strongly | 1/15 | 9-7 | 66 | 98C | 100A | Wesley Joyce | 7/1 | |
| 29 Jul 25+104d | Galway | Caulfield Industrial Handicap Sat behind the front group early - 4th at halfway - pushed into 3rd 2f out - edged left and slipped back to 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish fourth beaten three quarters of a length | 4/18 | nk | 9-7 | 66 | 105C | 79A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 |
| 16 Apr 25+24d | Gowran Park | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out and dropped to 7th soon after - held no more late finishing 7th | 7/8 | 2¾ | 9-1 | 72 | 85C | 54C | Wesley Joyce | 25/1 |
| 23 Mar 25+23d | Naas | DAR Golf Handicap Settled midpack early travelling keenly - 9th at halfway - pushed along straightening up but couldn't find more inside final 2f - dropped away steadily - finished well beaten in 14th | 14/15 | 4¼ | 8-6 | 73 | -2C | 46C | Wesley Joyce | 12/1 |
| 28 Feb 25+123d | Dundalk (AW) | Book Online At DundalkStadium.com Maiden Held a forward spot early - pushed along in third with 2f left and still there approaching the final furlong - unable to close and finished 6th beaten 5 lengths | 6/13 | shd | 9-11 | 73 | 73B | 77A | Wesley Joyce | 12/1 |
| 28 Oct 24+7d | Galway | Corrib Food Products Maiden Sat close to the front pair - 4th at halfway - driven up to hit the front 2f out - overtaken with a furlong left and unable to threaten the winner - stayed on at one gear to finish 2nd | 2/13 | 4½ | 9-3 | 73 | 79C | 83A | Ben Coen | 18/1 |
| 21 Oct 24+18d | Gowran Park | Gowran Park Racing Club Fillies Maiden Settled with the pack early - 6th at halfway - driven along soon after and dropped away inside the last two furlongs to finish well held | 8/15 | 3¼ | 8-12 | 74 | 48C | 49C | Wesley Joyce | 8/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+10d | Bellewstown | KC Shipping Fillies Maiden Took the lead early - pressed for toe from 2f out and collared - gave way to the winner inside the final furlong and could not close the gap - went down by under 2 lengths in second | 2/5 | 1¾ | 8-12 | — | 94C | 71B | Wesley Joyce | 3/1 |
| 23 Sep 24+6d | Fairyhouse | Kilminfoyle House Stud Fillies Maiden Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - driven approaching the straight - improved to 4th a furlong out before finishing well on the outside to grab 3rd late | 3/11 | 1½ | 8-12 | — | 103A | 73A | Wesley Joyce | 16/1 |
| 17 Sep 24 | Punchestown | William Hill Most Top Price Runners Irish EBF Median Auction Maiden Held up at back - driven into tenth spot with two furlongs left but failed to close the gap - finished without threat in 7th | 7/14 | 1 | 8-12 | — | 93C | 66A | Wesley Joyce | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Storm Averted (IRE) won?
- Storm Averted (IRE) won 1 of 17 archived starts between 2024 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.9%. Placed 6 times in total (35.3% of starts).
- Who trains Storm Averted (IRE)?
- Storm Averted (IRE) is trained by Maurice Andrew Ahern, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 September 2026.
- Who is Storm Averted (IRE)'s sire?
- Storm Averted (IRE) is by Inns Of Court (IRE) out of Stormy Clouds (IRE), whose sire is Sir Prancealot.
- What going does Storm Averted (IRE) prefer?
- Storm Averted (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 9 starts (11.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Storm Averted (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 63, from the run on 21 September 2026. The highest on record is 74.
- What is Storm Averted (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Inns Of Court (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.3% of 2,215 runs since Jan 2008 (230 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Storm Averted (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Stormy Clouds (IRE), Storm Averted (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Influencer Man (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Influencer Man (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.