Strange Encounter (IRE)
Strange Encounter (IRE) is 2 from 25. Hasn't won since Dec 2011. Last raced off 95, 8lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–25Wins / Runs
- 8%Strike rate
- 6 (24%)Placed
- −14.75£1 level staken=25 at SP
- 1.06Fair A/E n=25 · 0.77 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 51dAvg 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 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses).
Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 25 | 2 | 8% | −1.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 173 | 7 | 4% | −5.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 651 | 54 | 8.3% | −0.8 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 396 | 36 | 9.1% | 0 | — |
| Soft | 768 | 78 | 10.2% | +1.1 | 0 from 8 |
| Heavy | 653 | 66 | 10.1% | +1 | 2 from 14 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.1 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 491 | 40 | 8.1% | −1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 867 | 77 | 8.9% | −0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1,020 | 100 | 9.8% | +0.7 | 2 from 15 |
| Over 3m | 284 | 26 | 9.2% | +0.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 21 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inch Smile (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 14 | 2 | 14% | −3.75 |
| Soft | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| Cork | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Kilbeggan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 15 | 2 | 13% | −4.75 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian O'Connell | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.50 |
| J R Barry | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Mr R J Kiely | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| S J Hassett | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 0 | 0% | −13.00 |
| Blinkers | 12 | 2 | 17% | −1.75 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 2009 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −5.25 |
| 2008 | 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 Strange Encounter (IRE) won?
- Strange Encounter (IRE) won 2 of 25 archived starts between 2008 and 2012, a strike rate of 8%. Placed 6 times in total (24% of starts).
- Who trained Strange Encounter (IRE)?
- Strange Encounter (IRE) was trained by Philip Fenton on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 19 March 2012.
- Who is Strange Encounter (IRE)'s sire?
- Strange Encounter (IRE) is by Witness Box (USA) out of Lilymare (IRE), whose sire is Montelimar.
- What going does Strange Encounter (IRE) prefer?
- Strange Encounter (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 14 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Strange Encounter (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 95, from the run on 19 March 2012. The highest on record is 103.
- What is Strange Encounter (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Witness Box (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.1% of 2,675 runs since Jan 2008 (194 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to firm going: 4% from 173.
- Who are Strange Encounter (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Lilymare (IRE), Strange Encounter (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.