Take Stock (IRE)
Take Stock is a gelding who has one win from seven starts on turf. He won the Sean & Margaret McManus Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle at Bellewstown in Apr 2026 over 2m1f – 2m4f on soft ground off an official rating of 106. All his wins have come at that trip and on soft going. He last ran at Bellewstown in Apr 2026.
- 1–7Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 2 (28.6%)Placed
- +1.00£1 level staken=7 at SP
- 1.77Fair A/E n=7 · 1.40 incl. margin
- 109Highest OR
- 25dAvg 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 95
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 | 3 | 95A | 80 | 3 runs · 95 / 80 |
| Heavy | 2 | 72B | 71.5 | 2 runs · 72 / 71.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 95A | 72 | 3 runs · 95 / 72 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
Of 7 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: did not complete (1) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 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.
Run style from 7 analysed runs since Nov 2025
- Held up 3 (43%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 2 (29%) · 1 win
- Prominent 2 (29%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,131 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| Good to Firm | 117 | 9 | 7.7% | 0 | — |
| Good | 966 | 88 | 9.1% | +1.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 509 | 33 | 6.5% | −1.2 | — |
| Soft | 895 | 66 | 7.4% | −0.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 394 | 24 | 6.1% | −1.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 248 | 20 | 8.1% | +0.4 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 21 | 0 | 0% | −7.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 208 | 20 | 9.6% | +1.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 315 | 28 | 8.9% | +1.2 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 303 | 15 | 5% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 980 | 71 | 7.2% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 853 | 60 | 7% | −0.7 | 1 from 5 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 381 | 40 | 10.5% | +2.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 70 | 6 | 8.6% | +0.9 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Strong Link (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Link (IRE) | 7 | 3 | 2m4f–2m4½f | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Naas | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Bellewstown | 1 | 1 | 100% | +7.00 |
| Downpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eoin Staples | 2 | 1 | 50% | +6.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Stone-Walsh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Alix Balfe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +4.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Apr 26+20d | Bellewstown | Sean & Margaret McManus Memorial 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - still around 8th at halfway - found running blocked for a moment approaching 2 out - up to 5th at that point - urged into 3rd soon after - hit the front near the last - drifted left on the run-in but kept going strongly to score | 1/12 | 11-3 | 106 | 95A | 126A | Eoin Staples | 7/1 | |
| 29 Mar 26+53d | Downpatrick | Kevin Ross Bloodstock 110 Series Final Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - moved into 6th 3 out - pressed for effort but made no further gain into 4th before the last - stayed on same speed to finish 5th | 5/10 | 1¼ | 11-10 | 108 | 80B | 115B | Keith Donoghue | 7/1 |
| 04 Feb 26+26d | Punchestown | ThatPrizeGuy.co.uk Novice Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - 6th at halfway - bumped after the second-last - into 5th early in the straight and pushed along before falling at the last while in 4th | F/7 | — | 11-3 | 109 | — | — | Conor Stone-Walsh | 16/1 |
| 09 Jan 26+25d | Naas | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group early - pressed the prominent runner after the 2nd - 5th and struggling at halfway - pushed along into 2nd 2f out and unable to make any inroads - plugged on at one tempo to take 3rd near the line | 3/11 | ½ | 11-10 | 108 | — | 123A | Eoin Staples | 9/2 |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Dec 25+16d | Naas | BAR 1 Casino Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - urged into 4th two out then driven but couldn't find extra - held to finish well beaten | 8/16 | nk | 11-12 | — | 71B | 107A | Keith Donoghue | 6/1 |
| 29 Nov 25+7d | Fairyhouse | Kettles Country House Hotel Maiden Hurdle Held up towards the back - moved into contention 3f out - couldn't find more 2f out - well held at the finish | 12/24 | nk | 11-12 | — | 40C | 105C | Conor Stone-Walsh | 50/1 |
| 22 Nov 25 | Punchestown | Sebden Steel Maiden Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved into contention 3 out and pushed into 4th turning for home - dropped to 5th inside the final furlong - held on for the rest without finding more | 5/24 | 2¼ | 11-0 | — | 72B | 109A | Alix Balfe | 16/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Take Stock won?
- Take Stock (IRE) won 1 of 7 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 2 times in total (28.6% of starts).
- Who trains Take Stock?
- Take Stock (IRE) is trained by Gavin Cromwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 18 April 2026.
- Who is Take Stock's sire?
- Take Stock (IRE) is by Elusive Pimpernel (USA) out of Miss Illusion (IRE), whose sire is Oscar.
- What going does Take Stock prefer?
- Take Stock (IRE) has the best record on soft 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 Take Stock's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 18 April 2026. The highest on record is 109.
- What is Take Stock's sire's record?
- Elusive Pimpernel (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.7% of 3,131 runs since Jan 2008 (315 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Take Stock's siblings?
- Out of Miss Illusion (IRE), Take Stock (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Strong Link (IRE) (3). The wins came over 2m4f–2m4½f. As at Oct 2026.