Takingrisks (IRE)
Takingrisks (IRE) is 9 from 36, including a Grade 3 win. The biggest win we hold: the Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Chase at Ayr (Apr 2019). Hasn't won since Jan 2021.
- 9–36Wins / Runs
- 25%Strike rate
- 16 (44.4%)Placed
- +76.51£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 1.75Fair A/E n=36 · 1.53 incl. margin
- 150Highest OR
- 64dAvg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 105A | 88.5 | — |
| Heavy | 5 | 132B | 86 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 121C | 104 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 107C | 105.5 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 22 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 107C | 94 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 121C | 109 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 83C | 70 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 30 runs looked at, 14 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (9) · did not complete (4) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 16 figures from 30 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 10% of 739 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses).
Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 248. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 157.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Good to Firm | 42 | 4 | 9.5% | −0.5 | — |
| Good | 204 | 21 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 3 from 9 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 7 | 8.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 232 | 24 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 175 | 18 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 5 from 14 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −10 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 157 | 6 | 3.8% | −6.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 22 | 8.1% | −1.9 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 248 | 38 | 15.3% | +5.3 | 7 from 21 |
| Over 3m | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | +3.3 | 2 from 8 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
4 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barely Black (IRE) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| Uptown Rosie (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Takemedowntown (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Cutherloose (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 14 | 5 | 36% | +21.51 |
| Good | 9 | 3 | 33% | +27.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | +33.00 |
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 15 | 4 | 27% | +1.10 |
| Class 1 | 9 | 3 | 33% | +79.00 |
| Class 2 | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 5 | 2 | 1 | 50% | −0.09 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 10 | 3 | 30% | +24.00 |
| Newcastle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +16.00 |
| Kelso | 5 | 2 | 40% | −0.99 |
| Carlisle | 5 | 2 | 40% | +7.50 |
| Wetherby | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Aintree | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Doncaster | 2 | 1 | 50% | +39.00 |
| Haydock | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Catterick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 7 | 33% | +59.51 |
| Over 3m | 8 | 2 | 25% | +24.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Quinlan | 10 | 4 | 40% | +84.50 |
| Ryan Day | 10 | 2 | 20% | −3.90 |
| Brian Harding | 8 | 2 | 25% | −0.09 |
| Danny McMenamin | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| Mr Lyall Hodgins | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Craig Nichol | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 26 | 6 | 23% | +13.01 |
| Cheekpieces | 9 | 3 | 33% | +64.50 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +36.00 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3 | 60% | +48.50 |
| 2018 | 9 | 2 | 22% | −1.00 |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −3.90 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +2.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 33% | −1.09 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 24 | 6 | 25% | +76.60 |
| Hurdle | 12 | 3 | 25% | −0.09 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has Takingrisks (IRE) won?
- Takingrisks (IRE) won 9 of 36 archived starts between 2015 and 2021, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 16 times in total (44.4% of starts).
- Who trained Takingrisks (IRE)?
- Takingrisks (IRE) was trained by Nicky Richards on the most recent run on record, at Wetherby on 26 December 2021.
- Who is Takingrisks (IRE)'s sire?
- Takingrisks (IRE) is by Golden Tornado (IRE) out of Downtown Rosie (IRE), whose sire is Good Thyne.
- What going does Takingrisks (IRE) prefer?
- Takingrisks (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 5 wins from 14 starts (35.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Takingrisks (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 145, from the run on 26 December 2021. The highest on record is 150.
- What is Takingrisks (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Golden Tornado (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 739 runs since Jan 2008 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 15.3% from 248. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.8% from 157.
- Who are Takingrisks (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Downtown Rosie (IRE), Takingrisks (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.