The Church Gate (IRE)
The Church Gate (IRE) is 3 from 33. Hasn't won since Dec 2018. Last raced off a career-high mark of 116.
- 3–33Wins / Runs
- 9.1%Strike rate
- 14 (42.4%)Placed
- −5.00£1 level staken=33 at SP
- 0.87Fair A/E n=33 · 0.69 incl. margin
- 116Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 334 d
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 124
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 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 10 | 148C | 84 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 142B | 62 | — |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 105A | 71.5 | — |
| Good | 2 | 124B | 123 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 148C | 75 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 124B | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 26 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · did not complete (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 23 figures from 26 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 | 1 from 4 |
| Good to Soft | 82 | 7 | 8.5% | −1.5 | 1 from 4 |
| Soft | 232 | 24 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 1 from 8 |
| Heavy | 175 | 18 | 10.3% | +0.3 | 0 from 17 |
| 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 6 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 273 | 22 | 8.1% | −1.9 | 2 from 13 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 248 | 38 | 15.3% | +5.3 | 1 from 14 |
| Over 3m | 60 | 8 | 13.3% | +3.3 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cluain Na Pairc (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 17 | 0 | 0% | −17.00 |
| Soft | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Good | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 6 | 1 | 17% | +6.00 |
| Limerick | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Leopardstown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Navan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Thurles | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Wexford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Clonmel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 14 | 1 | 7% | −7.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 13 | 2 | 15% | +8.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E Lynch | 9 | 1 | 11% | −2.00 |
| Robbie Colgan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Keith Donoghue | 4 | 1 | 25% | +8.00 |
| Robbie Power | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Adam Short | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dillon Maxwell | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oakley Brown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms K Ferris | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Conor Orr | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ryan Treacy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ger Fox | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Smith | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| B M Cash | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| John Cullen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 18 | 2 | 11% | +3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 11 | 1 | 9% | −4.00 |
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +14.00 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.00 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 24 | 3 | 13% | +4.00 |
| Chase | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
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
Quick answers
- How many races has The Church Gate won?
- The Church Gate (IRE) won 3 of 33 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 9.1%. Placed 14 times in total (42.4% of starts).
- Who trained The Church Gate?
- The Church Gate (IRE) was trained by Matthew J Smith on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 15 February 2020.
- Who is The Church Gate's sire?
- The Church Gate (IRE) is by Golden Tornado (IRE) out of Machaba (USA), whose sire is Giant's Causeway.
- What going does The Church Gate prefer?
- The Church Gate (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 The Church Gate's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 116, from the run on 15 February 2020. That is also the highest on record.
- What is The Church Gate'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 The Church Gate's siblings?
- Out of Machaba (USA), The Church Gate (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.