The Apprentice (IRE)
The Apprentice (IRE) is 2 from 15. Hasn't won since Dec 2007. Last raced off 106, 14lb below the career-high mark.
- 2–15Wins / Runs
- 13.3%Strike rate
- 5 (33.3%)Placed
- −5.50£1 level staken=15 at SP
- 1.08Fair A/E n=15 · 0.91 incl. margin
- 120Highest OR
- 105dAvg 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
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · 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 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 14 | 2 | 14.3% | +5.6 | — |
| Good to Firm | 141 | 12 | 8.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 388 | 33 | 8.5% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 205 | 22 | 10.7% | +2 | 0 from 5 |
| Soft | 427 | 41 | 9.6% | +0.9 | 1 from 3 |
| Heavy | 281 | 17 | 6% | −2.7 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 11 | 0 | 0% | −8.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 350 | 34 | 9.7% | +1 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 598 | 52 | 8.7% | 0 | 1 from 4 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 420 | 34 | 8.1% | −0.6 | 0 from 9 |
| Over 3m | 81 | 7 | 8.6% | −0.1 | — |
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
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Class 4 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.00 |
| Class 6 | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chepstow | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Newton Abbot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Newbury | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Uttoxeter | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Doncaster | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +3.00 |
| Kempton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joshua Guerriero | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| James White | 5 | 2 | 40% | +4.50 |
| Jack Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Edward Glassonbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christian Williams | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 13 | 2 | 15% | −3.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 67% | +6.50 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.00 |
| Chase | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| NH Flat | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
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 The Apprentice won?
- The Apprentice (IRE) won 2 of 15 archived starts between 2007 and 2011, a strike rate of 13.3%. Placed 5 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trained The Apprentice?
- The Apprentice (IRE) was trained by M J Vanstone on the most recent run on record, at Newton Abbot on 7 March 2011.
- Who is The Apprentice's sire?
- The Apprentice (IRE) is by Shernazar (GB) out of Kate Farly (IRE), whose sire is Phardante.
- What going does The Apprentice prefer?
- The Apprentice (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 3 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 The Apprentice's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 106, from the run on 7 March 2011. The highest on record is 120.
- What is The Apprentice's sire's record?
- Shernazar (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.7% of 1,462 runs since Jan 2008 (150 horses), Flat and jumps together.