Struck Oil (IRE)
Struck Oil is a maiden who has run nine times without a win and placed twice. He showed his best effort when second of 16 at Bellewstown in Apr 2026. The gelding, by Poet's Word out of a mare by Arcadio, has raced exclusively on turf and is yet to score over trips from 1m5f to 2m4f on soft, good or good to soft ground. He last ran at Roscommon in Jun 2026, where he raced prominently off an official rating of 96, his career-high mark.
- 0–9Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (22.2%)Placed
- −9.00£1 level staken=9 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=9 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 96Highest OR
- 52dAvg 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 76
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 78B | 71 | 2 runs · 72 / 71.5 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 77B | 53 | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 78B | 60 | 2 runs · 77 / 74 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 76A | 74 | 2 runs · 76 / 74 |
Of 9 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 9 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 from 9 analysed runs since Apr 2025
- Held up 5 (56%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (22%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (22%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 702 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +5.1 | — |
| Good | 201 | 15 | 7.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 126 | 11 | 8.7% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 159 | 12 | 7.5% | −2.3 | 0 from 6 |
| Heavy | 61 | 9 | 14.8% | +5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 106 | 15 | 14.2% | +4.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 78 | 8 | 10.3% | +0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.5 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 9 | 9.4% | −0.4 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 239 | 23 | 9.6% | −0.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 181 | 17 | 9.4% | −0.4 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | −1.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +40.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 24 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 Aj's Diamond (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 2m; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Aj's Diamond (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aj's Diamond (IRE) | 9 | 1 | 2m | Class 4 |
| Tollymore (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alix Balfe | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Eoghan Finegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Tongue tie | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 08 Jun 26+31d | Roscommon | Sweeney Oil Handicap Chase Sat close up early - lost ground under pressure to 8th before 3 out - back in 6th and down at the final fence | F/14 | — | 10-6 | 96 | — | — | Eoghan Finegan | 6/1 |
| 08 May 26+20d | Downpatrick | Peter Fitzpatrick & Sons Estate Agents And Chartered Surveyors Handicap Chase (0-100) Held up towards the back - still 7th at halfway - moved into 4th three out - into 3rd approaching two out under pressure - stayed on same speed to finish 3rd | 3/10 | 1¾ | 11-10 | 96 | 76A | 110A | Keith Donoghue | 5/2F |
| 18 Apr 26+149d | Bellewstown | Tony Marmion Memorial Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards the back early - still 12th with three to jump - improved into contention approaching two out - driven into 3rd before the last - chased the leader home after jumping last - unable to get closer but stayed on to finish 2nd beaten a length and a quarter | 2/16 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 94 | 72B | 114A | Keith Donoghue | 5/1 |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 25+21d | Thurles | Racing Again On The 27th November Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Sat behind front pack on inner - back in 7th at halfway - asked for effort after two out and stayed on steadily to snatch 5th near the line | 5/17 | 3¼ | 11-9 | 95 | 71B | 114A | Keith Donoghue | 85/40F |
| 30 Oct 25+19d | Thurles | Two-Mile Borris Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards back of the pack - pushed along with little to show turning for home - stayed on same speed from before the final flight - finished seventh | 7/18 | 1¼ | 11-9 | 95 | 77B | 114A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 28/1 |
| 11 Oct 25+14d | Fairyhouse | FLC Frank Lynch & Co. Supporting Louth GAA Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up in midfield - stumbled at the 3rd - down in 12th by halfway - blundered three out while towards the back - driven on after that error - hit hard two out and no impression made thereafter | 11/16 | 3½ | 11-9 | 96 | 78B | 92A | Conor Stone-Walsh | 40/1 |
| 27 Sep 25+148d | Listowel | John Lynch Memorial Maiden Hurdle Held up early - dropped away before two out - well held throughout | 16/17 | 4 | 11-7 | — | 29C | 98C | Keith Donoghue | 33/1 |
| 02 May 25+12d | Punchestown | Uniquely Novice Hurdle Held up towards the back - clipped the first - 9th at the midpoint - driven on from 3 out but had nothing more and dropped away from 2 out | 12/12 | 2¾ | 10-6 | — | 33C | 92C | Alix Balfe | 125/1 |
| 20 Apr 25 | Cork | Dermot Casey Tree Care Maiden Hurdle Settled midfield - hit the third-last and driven to keep tabs - unable to close and held to the line - finished seventh | 7/15 | ½ | 11-0 | — | 49B | 95A | Alix Balfe | 7/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Struck Oil won?
- Struck Oil (IRE) has yet to win, from 9 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 2 times in total (22.2% of starts).
- Who trains Struck Oil?
- Struck Oil (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 June 2026.
- Who is Struck Oil's sire?
- Struck Oil (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Pearl Diamond (IRE), whose sire is Arcadio.
- What is Struck Oil's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 96, from the run on 8 June 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Struck Oil's sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.8% of 702 runs since Jan 2008 (133 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.
- Who are Struck Oil's siblings?
- Out of Pearl Diamond (IRE), Struck Oil (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Aj's Diamond (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Aj's Diamond (IRE)). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.