Strong Challenge (IRE)
Strong Challenge (IRE) is 1 from 8, the win coming at Class 5 level. Hasn't won since Jun 2015. Last raced off 84, 11lb below the career-high mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 2 (25%)Placed
- −5.12£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.69Fair A/E n=8 · 0.58 incl. margin
- 95Highest OR
- 89dAvg 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 102
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 102B | 95.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 14 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 2 | 102B | 95.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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 11.8% of 16,019 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% | +8.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 3,251 | 399 | 12.3% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 3,146 | 328 | 10.4% | −1.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 1,309 | 130 | 9.9% | −1.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,194 | 94 | 7.9% | −3.9 | — |
| Heavy | 273 | 25 | 9.2% | −2.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6,648 | 881 | 13.3% | +1.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 3,860 | 521 | 13.5% | +1.7 | 0 from 1 |
| 6f – 7f | 8,001 | 950 | 11.9% | +0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,750 | 289 | 10.5% | −1.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,024 | 101 | 9.9% | −1.9 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 273 | 26 | 9.5% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 102 | 10 | 9.8% | −2 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | −0.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
8 siblings in the archive, 6 winners — best of them Patontheback (IRE) (6 wins).
The wins came over 5f–2m; the highest grade won is Listed (Riskit Fora Biskit (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patontheback (IRE) | 61 | 6 | 6f–7f | Class 6 |
| Riskit Fora Biskit (IRE) | 15 | 5 | 5f–6f | Listed |
| Bullish Champion (IRE) | 5 | 2 | 6f | Class 2 |
| Fox Trotter (IRE) | 33 | 2 | 6f–7f | Class 3 |
| Double Paddy (IRE) | 16 | 1 | 2m | — |
| Mur Hiba (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 5f | — |
| Continue Apace (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Ban Og (IRE) | 7 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | −1.12 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 5 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.88 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwood | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Newmarket | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −4.12 |
| Under 6f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Doyle | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
| Adam Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Probert | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Martin Lane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| William Buick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.12 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −0.12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 17+13d | Lingfield (AW) | Sun Bets Bet 10 Get 20 Free Handicap | 13/13 | 1½ | 9-6 | 84 | 102B | 61A | Adam Kirby | 15/8F |
| 05 Jan 17+159d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Totepool Betting On All Uk Racing Handicap | 4/9 | ¾ | 9-7 | 85 | 89B | 81A | David Probert | 3/1 |
| 30 Jul 16+23d | Newmarket | Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Handicap | 11/11 | 9 | 9-7 | 90 | — | 43C | Martin Lane | 10/1 |
| 07 Jul 16+47d | Newmarket | Betfred Mobile Stakes (Heritage Handicap) | 13/20 | nse | 8-12 | 92 | — | 74A | James Doyle | 16/1 |
| 21 May 16+298d | Goodwood | Al Basti Equiworld Supporting Greatwood Stakes (Handicap) | 11/14 | ½ | 8-12 | 95 | — | 73A | Kevin Stott | 14/1 |
| 28 Jul 15+53d | Goodwood | Qatar Vintage Stakes (Group 2) | 8/8 | 8 | 9-1 | — | — | 50A | James Doyle | 7/2 |
| 05 Jun 15+27d | Goodwood | Breeders Backing Racing Ebf Stallions Maiden Stakes | 1/10 | 9-5 | — | — | 102A | James Doyle | 15/8F | |
| 09 May 15 | Lingfield | Betfred Tv Scoop6/british Stallion Studs Ebf Maiden Stakes | 2/6 | 1¾ | 9-5 | — | — | 78B | William Buick | 2/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Strong Challenge (IRE) won?
- Strong Challenge (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2015 and 2017, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 2 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trained Strong Challenge (IRE)?
- Strong Challenge (IRE) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor on the most recent run on record, at Lingfield (AW) on 18 January 2017.
- Who is Strong Challenge (IRE)'s sire?
- Strong Challenge (IRE) is by Exceed and Excel (AUS) out of Miss Brief (IRE), whose sire is Brief Truce.
- What going does Strong Challenge (IRE) prefer?
- Strong Challenge (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Strong Challenge (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 84, from the run on 18 January 2017. The highest on record is 95.
- What is Strong Challenge (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Exceed and Excel (AUS)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.8% of 16,019 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 Strong Challenge (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Miss Brief (IRE), Strong Challenge (IRE) has 8 other produce in our archive, 6 of them winners. Most wins: Patontheback (IRE) (6). Highest grade won: Listed (Riskit Fora Biskit (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–2m. As at Oct 2026.