Strive (IRE)
Strive won a Class 4 restricted maiden at Newcastle over 1m to 1m1f on standard going in Feb 2024. The gelding has one win and two places from seven starts overall, with the success on all-weather and all other runs on turf or different trips ending in defeat. He finished second of six as a prominent runner in a Class 6 handicap at Brighton in Sep 2024. The son of Exceed and Excel last ran off an official rating of 60.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- −1.50£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.61Fair A/E n=7 · 1.39 incl. margin
- 67Highest OR
- 41dAvg 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 104
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 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 78A | 73.5 | — |
| Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 104A | 77 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 56B | 46 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 7 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses).
Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 198 | 41 | 20.7% | +8.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.4 | — |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 1,310 | 130 | 9.9% | −2 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −4 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,653 | 882 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 8,004 | 950 | 11.9% | 0 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,752 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,025 | 102 | 10% | −1.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.8 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Indigo Desert (GB) (1 win).
The wins came over 1m2½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Desert (GB) | 8 | 1 | 1m2½f | — |
| Blueblood (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Epsom Downs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wetherby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Turner | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Georgia Dobie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Connor Planas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| None | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Sep 24+18d | Brighton | AceOdds Bonus Codes Apprentice Handicap Handy early - pressed for effort with 2f left - still holding claims a furlong out before losing place to winner - stayed on to snatch second late | 2/6 | 4¾ | 9-8 | 60 | 104A | 75B | Georgia Dobie | 25/1 |
| 22 Aug 24+42d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap Settled at back of field - pushed along with 3f left - unable to quicken and beaten from there - finished sixth | 6/7 | 1 | 9-4 | 63 | 69B | 42A | Connor Planas | 9/1 |
| 11 Jul 24+38d | Epsom Downs | Summer Evening Racing Massaoke Book Now Handicap | 5/6 | ½ | 9-7 | 66 | 36B | 61B | Georgia Dobie | 20/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+116d | Wetherby | Flint Design Supporting Wetherby Races - Teamspinal Handicap | 7/8 | ¾ | 9-11 | 67 | 56B | 64A | Hayley Turner | 12/1 |
| 08 Feb 24+16d | Newcastle (AW) | Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/8 | 8-7 | — | 77B | 71A | Hayley Turner | 9/2 | |
| 23 Jan 24+18d | Southwell (AW) | Bet MGM: It's Showtime Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) | 5/9 | 2½ | 8-6 | — | 78A | 57A | Hayley Turner | 7/2 |
| 05 Jan 24 | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2) | 8/11 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 70A | 64A | Hayley Turner | 18/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Strive (IRE) won?
- Strive (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts in 2024, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trained Strive (IRE)?
- Strive (IRE) was trained by David Simcock on the most recent run on record, at Brighton on 9 September 2024.
- Who is Strive (IRE)'s sire?
- Strive (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Ghany (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
- What going does Strive (IRE) prefer?
- Strive (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Strive (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 60, from the run on 9 September 2024. The highest on record is 67.
- What is Strive (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 16,025 runs since Jan 2008 (1,161 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 20.7% from 198. Weakest on soft going: 7.9% from 1,194.
- Who are Strive (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Ghany (IRE), Strive (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Indigo Desert (GB) (1). The wins came over 1m2½f. As at Oct 2026.