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Horse profile

Strong Pursuit (IRE)

11yo gelding (at last run, Mar 2021) · Last trainer Philip Hobbs · Last owner Tim Syder
by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Loughaderra (IRE) (Strong Gale)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Nov 2016
As at 28 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 Mar 2021 — 2,062 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Mar 2021 3 wins · Newbury, Hereford & Wincanton Last raced off OR 130
KTB Profile

Strong Pursuit (IRE) is 3 from 12. Hasn't won since Nov 2017. Last raced off 130, 9lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 28 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 9lb off peak
Official rating130↓ 9lb off peak
130 130–139

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 94 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Hereford, 4 Jan 2017

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 →

Jumps 8 figures · best 132C · median 93
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5132C98—
Soft394B72—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m498B82—
2m1f – 2m4f3132C110—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 141A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Sandown, 15 Feb 2019 Official rating 130 at the last run, 6 Mar 2021

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 8 figures · best 141A · median 130.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
Good to Soft5137C129—
Soft3141A139—
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 28 Oct 2025
2m5f – 3m4141A130—
2m1f – 2m4f3139A132—
Over 3m1———

Of 12 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 12 runs · as at 4 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

Sire
Flemensfirth (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm3800%−11.9—
Good to Firm522509.6%−2.3—
Good4,05444210.9%−10 from 2
Good to Soft2,93335412.1%+0.22 from 6
Soft5,87675112.8%+0.91 from 4
Heavy3,81744911.8%−0.1—
Standard (AW)4224.8%−7.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f200%−11.9—
1m2f – 1m4f2514%−7.9—
1m5f – 2m4,48454712.2%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6,08172411.9%02 from 3
2m5f – 3m5,25862311.8%−0.11 from 6
Over 3m1,43215310.7%−1.20 from 3

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

Dam
Loughaderra (IRE) (Strong Gale)

5 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Loughaderra Dame (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m2½f–2m4f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Loughaderra Dame (IRE)1212m2½f—
Look Who's Back (IRE)2312m4f—
Minellaforlunch (IRE)140——
Thomas Do (IRE)60——
In The Circle (IRE)60——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Soft 6 2 33% +8.00
Soft 4 1 25% −2.56
Good 2 0 0% −2.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 3 5 1 20% +0.00
Class 2 4 0 0% −4.00
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 4 1 1 100% +0.44
Class 5 1 1 100% +8.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Newbury 5 1 20% +0.00
Sandown 2 0 0% −2.00
Warwick 1 0 0% −1.00
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Hereford 1 1 100% +0.44
Wincanton 1 1 100% +8.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m5f – 3m 6 1 17% −1.00
Over 3m 3 0 0% −3.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 2 67% +7.44

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Richard Johnson 9 3 33% +6.44
Tom O'Brien 3 0 0% −3.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 3 27% +4.44
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2021 2 0 0% −2.00
2020 1 0 0% −1.00
2019 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 4 2 50% +2.44
2016 2 1 50% +7.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% −2.00
Hurdle 5 2 40% +5.44

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2021 · 2 runs
06 Mar 21+63d Newbury BetVictor Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 26f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 10-11 130—— Tom O'Brien 8/1
02 Jan 21+45d Sandown Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Soft · 15 ran PU/15 — 10-8 132—— Richard Johnson 13/2
2020 · 1 run
18 Nov 20+326d Warwick racingtv.com Veterans' Handicap Chase Class 2 · 24f · Good To Soft · 7 ran 3/7 2½ 10-10 13259A123A Richard Johnson 9/2
2019 · 3 runs
28 Dec 19+280d Newbury Betway Mandarin Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Soft · 10 ran 6/10 hd 11-12 13555C114C Richard Johnson 10/1
23 Mar 19+36d Newbury Insure With Be Wiser Handicap Chase Class 3 · 26f · Good To Soft · 11 ran PU/11 — 11-8 136—— Richard Johnson 7/2F
15 Feb 19+463d Sandown starsports.bet Handicap Chase (For The Alanbrooke Challenge Cup) Class 3 · 24f · Soft · 12 ran 3/12 8 11-13 13672A141A Richard Johnson 5/1
2017 · 4 runs
09 Nov 17+230d Newbury Kka-highpoint Beginners' Chase Class 3 · 22.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 1/4 11-5 13992C137C Richard Johnson 4/1
24 Mar 17+55d Newbury Be Wiser Insurance Novices' Hurdle Class 3 · 20.5f · Good To Soft · 4 ran 2/4 1 11-12 139132C129B Richard Johnson 11/4
28 Jan 17+24d Doncaster Albert Bartlett River Don Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2) Class 1 · 24.5f · Good · 9 ran PU/9 — 11-2 139—— Tom O'Brien 7/1
04 Jan 17+22d Hereford Weatherbys General Stud Book Novices' Hurdle (Div 2) Class 4 · 19.5f · Soft · 14 ran 1/14 11-4 —94B139A Richard Johnson 4/9F
2016 · 2 runs
13 Dec 16+24d Wincanton Jockey Club Ownership Syndicate Maiden Hurdle Class 5 · 20f · Good To Soft · 16 ran 1/16 11-8 —110B132A Richard Johnson 8/1
19 Nov 16 Ascot Mitie Events & Leisure Novices' Hurdle Class 2 · 21.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran 6/8 9 10-12 —98B101B Tom O'Brien 14/1

Quick answers

How many races has Strong Pursuit won?
Strong Pursuit (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2016 and 2021, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 4 times in total (33.3% of starts).
Who trained Strong Pursuit?
Strong Pursuit (IRE) was trained by Philip Hobbs on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 6 March 2021.
Who is Strong Pursuit's sire?
Strong Pursuit (IRE) is by Flemensfirth (USA) out of Loughaderra (IRE), whose sire is Strong Gale.
What going does Strong Pursuit prefer?
Strong Pursuit (IRE) has the best record on good to soft going: 2 wins from 6 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Strong Pursuit's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 130, from the run on 6 March 2021. The highest on record is 139.
What is Strong Pursuit's sire's record?
Flemensfirth (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 17,282 runs since Jan 2008 (1,594 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Strong Pursuit's siblings?
Out of Loughaderra (IRE), Strong Pursuit (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Loughaderra Dame (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m2½f–2m4f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2016. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.