Horse profile
Tropical Speed (IRE)
by Lucky Speed (IRE) out of Tropical Ocean (IRE) (Anshan)
21 runs · 15 courses · from Sep 2023
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Lingfield, Uttoxeter & Stratford
Last run 13 Apr 2026 · 6th of 8
Last raced off OR 108
KTB Profile
Tropical Speed is a gelding who has won three of 21 starts, all at Class 5 level over 2m5f – 3m on good or good to soft ground. He won a handicap hurdle at Lingfield in Nov 2025 off 102, at Uttoxeter in Sep 2025 off 99 and at Stratford in Mar 2025 off 92. Ridden with patience in most of his races, he last ran at Fakenham in Apr 2026, finishing 6 of 8 off a career-high mark of 108.
Based on 21 archived runs · run-style from 12 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
All wins at Class 5
OR at career high
- 3–21Wins / Runs
- 14.3%Strike rate
- 9 (42.9%)Placed
- −3.00£1 level staken=21 at SP
- 1.26Fair A/E n=21 · 1.07 incl. margin
- 108Highest OR
- 46dAvg 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.
Official rating108At career-high mark
108
87–108
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 116
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 →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 127A | 110.5 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 93B | 93 | 1 run · — |
| Soft | 2 | 47C | 44.5 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 1 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 12 | 127A | 109.5 | 2 runs · 116 / 104.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 47C | 43 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 2 | 75B | 67.5 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Of 21 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 18 figures from 21 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 12 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 6 (50%) · 2 wins
- Held up 4 (33%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (8%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (8%) · 1 win
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Lucky Speed (IRE)
Progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 427 runs since Jun 2020 (61 horses).
Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.3% from 151.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +13.7 | — |
| Good | 152 | 11 | 7.2% | +0.9 | 2 from 13 |
| Good to Soft | 96 | 7 | 7.3% | +1 | 1 from 3 |
| Soft | 128 | 7 | 5.5% | −0.8 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 46 | 1 | 2.2% | −4.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −6.3 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 151 | 5 | 3.3% | −3 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 154 | 8 | 5.2% | −1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 97 | 12 | 12.4% | +6.1 | 3 from 13 |
| Over 3m | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +5.5 | 0 from 1 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2020 · as at 1 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Tropical Ocean (IRE) (Anshan)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Lord Baddesley (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 1m7f–2m4½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Lord Baddesley (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Baddesley (IRE) | 36 | 5 | 2m½f–2m4½f | Class 3 |
| Robins Reef (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 2m–2m½f | Class 4 |
| Tropical Three (IRE) | 10 | 3 | 2m–2m3f | — |
| Don't Mind If I Do (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 1m7f | Class 4 |
| Tropical Way (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 2 | 15% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 12 | 3 | 25% | +6.00 |
| Class 4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 4 | 1 | 25% | +0.50 |
| Lingfield | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Stratford | 2 | 1 | 50% | +2.50 |
| Worcester | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Fakenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Plumpton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ffos Las | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 13 | 3 | 23% | +5.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Bowen | 9 | 2 | 22% | +0.00 |
| Chad Bament | 2 | 1 | 50% | +7.00 |
| Shane O'Callaghan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Richard Condon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Mr Tommie M O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Beau Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lewis Stones | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hugh Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss Charlotte Butler | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 11 | 1 | 9% | −6.50 |
| Blinkers | 8 | 2 | 25% | +5.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 23% | +5.00 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 20 | 3 | 15% | −2.00 |
| Chase | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
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 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 13 Apr 26+137d | Fakenham | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - moved into the leading group after the 4th - untidy over the 6th - urged along after 3 out - squeezed for space and eased right approaching 2 out - lost ground before the last and finished sixth beaten 10.5 lengths | 6/8 | 1¾ | 11-5 | 108 | 116B | 104A | Chad Bament | 18/1 |
| 2025 · 13 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Nov 25+10d | Lingfield | Download The Raceday Ready App Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Hit the front from the start - pushed along late - kept finding more to the line - held on for the win | 1/6 | 11-9 | 102 | 93B | 118B | Chad Bament | 8/1 | |
| 17 Nov 25+30d | Plumpton | BPL Amateur Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Pulled up soon after the off | PU/9 | — | 11-11 | 102 | — | — | Mr Tommie M O'Brien | 12/1 |
| 18 Oct 25+19d | Stratford | Madeleine Wann - Weight Loss Coach Handicap Hurdle Held a handy midfield spot early - jumped awkwardly 6th - improved into contention 3 out and shared 3rd 2 out - stayed on same rhythm approaching last then held on for 4th | 4/7 | hd | 11-9 | 103 | 111A | 118B | Beau Morgan | 9/1 |
| 29 Sep 25+18d | Newton Abbot | Remembering Percy Bishop Novices' Handicap Hurdle Up with the front group on the rail - moved into 2nd with a smooth hold on the bridle at the home turn - under pressure between the final two and unable to quicken - finished 2nd | 2/5 | 3 | 12-0 | 104 | 112C | 123B | Sean Bowen | 9/2 |
| 11 Sep 25+22d | Uttoxeter | Cambion, Jewel In The Peaks Handicap Hurdle Sat close to the pace early - pushed along and in contention before the last where edged ahead - kept finding under pressure to prevail in a tight finish | 1/12 | 12-0 | 99 | 109B | 124A | Sean Bowen | 7/2F | |
| 20 Aug 25+26d | Worcester | Ron Hyett Memorial Handicap Hurdle Jumping awkwardly early - went clear at the front - driven and drifted left approaching two out - clipped the second-last - lost the advantage before the final fence - eased back through the field on the run-in | 3/12 | 4¼ | 11-8 | 99 | 127A | 123A | Sean Bowen | 3/1 |
| 25 Jul 25+23d | Uttoxeter | 4 Oaks Group Handicap Hurdle Tracked the pace - closed in strongly approaching two out - urged along before the last - hit the front momentarily after jumping it then faded into third | 3/12 | 1¼ | 11-1 | 97 | 122A | 117A | Sean Bowen | 15/2 |
| 02 Jul 25+18d | Worcester | Squarcle Consulting Limited Handicap Hurdle Well placed early - driven into 2nd approaching 3 out - kept going but flattened out before last - finished third | 3/10 | 6 | 11-9 | 98 | 112A | 114A | Sean Bowen | 13/2 |
| 14 Jun 25+39d | Uttoxeter | Fairways Garden Centre Novices' Handicap Chase Held up towards back of field - driven into contention around 12th but faded from there - well beaten by the finish | 6/8 | 1½ | 11-13 | 99 | 80B | 99A | Sean Bowen | 5/1 |
| 06 May 25+38d | Ffos Las | Oncourse And Online dragonbet.co.uk Novices' Handicap Hurdle Settled on the rail up front - hit the front early then slipped to third by the 6th - back up to second before four out - regained command soon after - pushed along and overtaken two out - outpaced by winner approaching last - gave way into third on the run-in | 3/6 | 5 | 11-10 | 99 | 110B | 115B | Sean Bowen | 8/11F |
| 29 Mar 25+37d | Stratford | Service With A Smile Oncourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Handy early behind pace-setter - shared front spot from 4 out - edged in front approaching 3 out - opened daylight after 2 out - shaky jump at the last but no rival near - driven out to score | 1/12 | 11-6 | 92 | 100B | 124A | Sean Bowen | 7/2J | |
| 20 Feb 25+26d | Lingfield | Sri Lanka Awaits You Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - under pressure and losing touch by the 7th - pulled up before two out | PU/9 | — | 11-9 | 94 | — | — | Sean Bowen | 15/2 |
| 25 Jan 25+169d | Uttoxeter | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle Held up at back - urged forward before 3 out - made no impression - finished sixth | 6/11 | 4¾ | 11-7 | 96 | 60C | 93C | Lewis Stones | 9/2 |
| 2024 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 09 Aug 24+33d | Wexford | Pat Farrell Memorial Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) Held up towards the back early - still midfield at halfway - improved into 7th by 3 out - up into 4th turning for home - pushed along after 2 out and stayed on late to grab 3rd near the line | 3/14 | 1 | 11-11 | 87 | 83B | 112A | Phillip Enright | 9/2F |
| 07 Jul 24+20d | Sligo | Kilcawley Construction Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 1) | 4/14 | ½ | 11-1 | 87 | 75B | 105A | Shane O'Callaghan | 12/1 |
| 17 Jun 24+16d | Kilbeggan | Belvedere House & Gardens Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 4/16 | 1¼ | 11-4 | 87 | 93B | 90A | Shane O'Callaghan | 40/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+158d | Tramore | Try Racing TV For Free At racingtv.com/freetrial Maiden Hurdle | 12/15 | 2 | 11-4 | — | 47C | 87C | Hugh Morgan | 150/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 23+26d | Limerick | Signsplus Maiden Hurdle | 14/18 | 3¼ | 10-8 | — | 43C | 92C | Richard Condon | 250/1 |
| 30 Nov 23+62d | Thurles | Sign Up To Gavinlynchracing.com Maiden Hurdle | 12/16 | 1 | 10-8 | — | 42C | 91C | Richard Condon | 200/1 |
| 29 Sep 23 | Gowran Park | Xenon Security Maiden Hurdle | UR/20 | — | 11-0 | — | — | — | Miss Charlotte Butler | 300/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Tropical Speed won?
- Tropical Speed (IRE) won 3 of 21 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 14.3%. Placed 9 times in total (42.9% of starts).
- Who trains Tropical Speed?
- Tropical Speed (IRE) is trained by Andy Irvine, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 April 2026.
- Who is Tropical Speed's sire?
- Tropical Speed (IRE) is by Lucky Speed (IRE) out of Tropical Ocean (IRE), whose sire is Anshan.
- What going does Tropical Speed prefer?
- Tropical Speed (IRE) has the best record on good to 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 Tropical Speed's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 108, from the run on 13 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Tropical Speed's sire's record?
- Lucky Speed (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.3% of 427 runs since Jun 2020 (61 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 3.3% from 151.
- Who are Tropical Speed's siblings?
- Out of Tropical Ocean (IRE), Tropical Speed (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Lord Baddesley (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Lord Baddesley (IRE)). The wins came over 1m7f–2m4½f. As at Nov 2026.