How many races has Union (IRE) won?

Union (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).

Who trained Union (IRE)?

Union (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 19 September 2020.

Who is Union (IRE)'s sire?

Union (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Shahnila (FR), whose sire is Elusive City.

What going does Union (IRE) prefer?

Union (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Union (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 19 September 2020. The highest on record is 85.

What is Union (IRE)'s sire's record?

New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

Who are Union (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Shahnila (FR), Union (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Sapphire (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Royal Sapphire (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Union (IRE)

3yo colt (at last run, Sep 2020) · Last trainer Roger Varian · Last owner Highclere Tbred Racing Hannah Stodel

by New Approach (IRE) out of Shahnila (FR) (Elusive City)

9 runs · 8 courses · from Nov 2019

As at 15 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 19 Sep 2020 — 2,216 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Sep 2020 · 1st of 7 Won last time out 2 wins · Newbury & Newcastle (AW) Last raced off OR 80

KTB Profile

Union (IRE) is 2 from 9. Won last time out at Newbury (Class 3).

Based on 9 archived runs · updated 15 Oct 2026

2–9Wins / Runs
22.2%Strike rate
4 (44.4%)Placed
+1.70£1 level staken=9 at SP
0.97Fair A/E n=9 · 0.85 incl. margin
85Highest OR
37dAvg between runs

Official rating80↓ 5lb off peak

80 80–85

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 102 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Wolverhampton (AW), 11 Aug 2020

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.

Flat 9 figures · best 102^A · median 83

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 15 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	4	102^A	80.5	—
Good	3	94^A	93	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 15 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	6	102^A	89.5	—
6f – 7f	3	82^B	79	—

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 79^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Newbury, 19 Sep 2020 Official rating 80 at the last run, 19 Sep 2020

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race.

Flat 9 figures · best 90^A · median 83

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 15 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)	4	88^A	84	—
Good	3	85^B	80	—
Good to Soft	1	—	—	—
Good to Firm	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 15 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	6	90^A	79.5	—
6f – 7f	3	88^A	85	—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 9 figures from 9 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

New Approach (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	27	4	14.8%	+2.2	—
Good to Firm	1,085	166	15.3%	+2.7	0 from 1
Good	1,629	200	12.3%	−0.3	1 from 3
Good to Soft	799	110	13.8%	+1.2	0 from 1
Soft	957	107	11.2%	−1.4	—
Heavy	283	28	9.9%	−2.7	—
Standard (AW)	2,010	241	12%	−0.6	1 from 4

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	98	9	9.2%	−3.4	—
6f – 7f	1,207	156	12.9%	+0.3	1 from 3
1m – 1m1f	1,665	234	14.1%	+1.5	—
1m2f – 1m4f	2,324	303	13%	+0.4	1 from 6
1m5f – 2m	1,064	113	10.6%	−2	—
2m1f – 2m4f	320	33	10.3%	−2.3	—
2m5f – 3m	101	8	7.9%	−4.7	—
Over 3m	11	0	0%	−12.6	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 14 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Shahnila (FR) (Elusive City)

4 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Royal Sapphire (IRE) (2 wins).

The wins came over 1m–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Royal Sapphire (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Royal Sapphire (IRE)	12	2	2m1½f	Class 4
Cervaro (FR)	24	1	1m	—
By Farhh The Best (GB)	8	0	—	—
Star Of Saints (FR)	3	0	—	—

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Standard (AW)	4	1	25%	−1.80
Good	3	1	33%	+5.50
Good to Soft	1	0	0%	−1.00
Good to Firm	1	0	0%	−1.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	5	0	0%	−5.00
Class 5	3	1	33%	−0.80
Class 3	1	1	100%	+7.50

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Newcastle (AW)	2	1	50%	+0.20
Newbury	1	1	100%	+7.50
Leicester	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wolverhampton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ripon	1	0	0%	−1.00
Newmarket	1	0	0%	−1.00
Yarmouth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kempton (AW)	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	6	1	17%	+2.50
6f – 7f	3	1	33%	−0.80

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Jack Mitchell	5	1	20%	−2.80
David Egan	2	1	50%	+6.50
Ray Dawson	1	0	0%	−1.00
Harry Bentley	1	0	0%	−1.00

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2020	8	2	25%	+2.70
2019	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
19 Sep 20+12d	Newbury	Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Handicap Class 3 · 12f · Good · 7 ran	1/7		8-8	80	94^A	79^A	David Egan	15/2
07 Sep 20+27d	Leicester	Welcomm Communications Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Good To Soft · 7 ran	6/7	¾	9-4	82	82^A	71^A	Ray Dawson	13/2
11 Aug 20+18d	Wolverhampton (AW)	Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap Class 4 · 12f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran	5/7	nse	9-4	85	102^A	74^A	Jack Mitchell	4/1
24 Jul 20+34d	Ripon	Slaters Menswear Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 8 ran	4/8	1¼	9-8	83	93^A	80^A	David Egan	13/8F
20 Jun 20+17d	Newmarket	Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good · 5 ran	2/5	1¼	9-3	80	86^C	85^B	Harry Bentley	3/1
03 Jun 20+118d	Yarmouth	Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	6/12	¾	9-6	81	83^A	90^A	Jack Mitchell	10/1
06 Feb 20+29d	Newcastle (AW)	Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 7 ran	2/7	2¼	9-9	—	74^A	85^B	Jack Mitchell	4/9F
08 Jan 20+42d	Newcastle (AW)	Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 9 ran	1/9		9-3	—	79^B	88^A	Jack Mitchell	6/5F
27 Nov 19	Kempton (AW)	100% Profit Boost At 32redsport.com Novice Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	5/14	½	9-2	—	82^B	83^A	Jack Mitchell	33/1

Quick answers

How many races has Union (IRE) won?: Union (IRE) won 2 of 9 archived starts between 2019 and 2020, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 4 times in total (44.4% of starts).
Who trained Union (IRE)?: Union (IRE) was trained by Roger Varian on the most recent run on record, at Newbury on 19 September 2020.
Who is Union (IRE)'s sire?: Union (IRE) is by New Approach (IRE) out of Shahnila (FR), whose sire is Elusive City.
What going does Union (IRE) prefer?: Union (IRE) has the best record on good 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 Union (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 19 September 2020. The highest on record is 85.
What is Union (IRE)'s sire's record?: New Approach (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.6% of 6,790 runs since Jan 2008 (685 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 7.9% from 101.
Who are Union (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Shahnila (FR), Union (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Royal Sapphire (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Royal Sapphire (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–2m1½f. As at Oct 2026.

KTB Speed and Rating

Pedigree intelligence

Record by conditions

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