Strange Notions (IRE)
Strange Notions won two of 29 starts on turf, both on heavy ground. She took a maiden hurdle at Thurles over 1m5f – 2m in Mar 2020 and a mares handicap hurdle at Ballinrobe over 2m1f – 2m4f in May 2021 off an official rating of 116. Her highest ever mark was 123. The mare, by High Chaparral out of Silirisa, finished 10 of 11 at Wexford in Nov 2023 in a beginners chase.
- 2–29Wins / Runs
- 6.9%Strike rate
- 10 (34.5%)Placed
- −18.50£1 level staken=29 at SP
- 0.97Fair A/E n=29 · 0.76 incl. margin
- 123Highest OR
- 92dAvg 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
Best recent Speed 109
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 8 | 126B | 99.5 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 109A | 95 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 126B | 102 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 100B | 93 | — |
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 105C | 77.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 76C | 73 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 105C | 86 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 74C | 66.5 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 59C | 51 | — |
Of 29 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (4) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 29 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 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 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 48 | 7 | 14.6% | +4.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,254 | 135 | 10.8% | +0.5 | — |
| Good | 2,216 | 224 | 10.1% | −0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 1,076 | 123 | 11.4% | +1.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,678 | 154 | 9.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 16 |
| Heavy | 630 | 70 | 11.1% | +0.8 | 2 from 9 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,828 | 188 | 10.3% | 0 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 38 | 10 | 26.3% | +16 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 726 | 72 | 9.9% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,440 | 154 | 10.7% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,865 | 323 | 11.3% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,226 | 221 | 9.9% | −0.4 | 1 from 14 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 956 | 88 | 9.2% | −1.1 | 1 from 11 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 419 | 26 | 6.2% | −4.1 | — |
| Over 3m | 60 | 7 | 11.7% | +1.4 | — |
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
5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Balaythous (FR) (6 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Balaythous (FR)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balaythous (FR) | 30 | 6 | 1m2f–1m6f | Listed |
| Saphirside (IRE) | 51 | 5 | 1m–1m1f | — |
| Blame The Farrier (IRE) | 17 | 0 | — | — |
| Doris Marie (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Irishia (FR) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| Heavy | 9 | 2 | 22% | +1.50 |
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Thurles | 4 | 1 | 25% | −2.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.50 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −12.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 11 | 1 | 9% | −2.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Enright | 7 | 1 | 14% | −5.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Declan McDonogh | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Sean Flanagan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| E Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jack Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Paul Townend | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 17 | 1 | 6% | −15.00 |
| None | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Tongue tie | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.50 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 11% | −0.50 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −3.00 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 2 | 10% | −9.50 |
| Flat | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 Notions won?
- Strange Notions (IRE) won 2 of 29 archived starts between 2016 and 2023, a strike rate of 6.9%. Placed 10 times in total (34.5% of starts).
- Who trained Strange Notions?
- Strange Notions (IRE) was trained by Charles O'Brien on the most recent run on record, at Wexford on 17 November 2023.
- Who is Strange Notions's sire?
- Strange Notions (IRE) is by High Chaparral (IRE) out of Silirisa (FR), whose sire is Sillery.
- What going does Strange Notions prefer?
- Strange Notions (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 2 wins from 9 starts (22.2%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Strange Notions's official rating?
- Strange Notions (IRE)'s highest official rating on record is 123.
- What is Strange Notions's sire's record?
- High Chaparral (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.3% of 8,730 runs since Jan 2008 (682 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.2% from 419.
- Who are Strange Notions's siblings?
- Out of Silirisa (FR), Strange Notions (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Balaythous (FR) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Balaythous (FR)). The wins came over 1m–1m6f. As at Oct 2026.