Volcanology (IRE)
Volcanology is a filly who won one of ten starts, the success coming at Class 5 level at Brighton in Oct 2023 over 1m – 1m1f on good to firm. All wins at Class 5. She has recorded no wins from four starts on all-weather and no wins from three starts on soft or slower. Aged 3 at her last run in Nov 2024 she finished 8 of 10 at Newcastle (AW) off an official rating of 57, 11lb below her highest ever mark.
- 1–10Wins / Runs
- 10%Strike rate
- 2 (20%)Placed
- −3.50£1 level staken=10 at SP
- 0.98Fair A/E n=10 · 0.85 incl. margin
- 68Highest OR
- 48dAvg 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 81
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 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 73C | 67.5 | — |
| Soft | 2 | 76B | 50 | — |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 87A | 81.5 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 28 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 87A | 64 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 76B | 76 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 4 analysed runs since Sep 2024
- Mid-division 2 (50%) · 0 wins
- Led 2 (50%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,344 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses).
Weakest on good to soft going: 9.7% from 134. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.6% from 102.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −13.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 172 | 21 | 12.2% | −1 | 1 from 2 |
| Good | 351 | 50 | 14.2% | +1 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 134 | 13 | 9.7% | −3.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 206 | 25 | 12.1% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 67 | 7 | 10.4% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 410 | 62 | 15.1% | +1.9 | 0 from 4 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 31 | 2 | 6.5% | −6.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 441 | 56 | 12.7% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 466 | 55 | 11.8% | −1.4 | 1 from 7 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 265 | 35 | 13.2% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 102 | 20 | 19.6% | +6.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 9 | 24.3% | +11.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +36.8 | — |
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
3 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Felix Somary (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f.
Family form: Felix Somary (IRE) finished 2nd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (IRE), 16 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix Somary (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Golden Chain (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| Amica (IRE) | 10 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 1 | 50% | +4.50 |
| Good | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 5 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +0.50 |
| Class 6 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ayr | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ripon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Yarmouth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 7 | 1 | 14% | −0.50 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franny Norton | 3 | 1 | 33% | +3.50 |
| Joe Fanning | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Oliver Stammers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Andrew Breslin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rossa Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Nov 24+12d | Newcastle (AW) | Know Your Limits With BetMGM Fillies' Handicap Settled around midpack early - lost touch approaching 2f out - dropped away through the finish - came home well behind in 8th | 8/10 | 6 | 9-3 | 57 | 73C | 42C | Joe Fanning | 10/1 |
| 11 Nov 24+28d | Newcastle (AW) | Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap Set the pace early - pushed along approaching 2f out and lost the advantage - dropped away inside the final furlong to finish fourth | 4/7 | 7 | 9-0 | 59 | 73A | 53A | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 |
| 14 Oct 24+14d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap Settled in the pack early - slipped towards the back after 2 furlongs - urged forward but lost touch 3 out - held no chance and allowed to finish steadily in the last furlong | 12/14 | ¾ | 9-8 | 62 | 60C | 52C | Oliver Stammers | 33/1 |
| 30 Sep 24+63d | Hamilton | Bardykes Farm Nursery School Handicap Went straight to front early - lost the advantage approaching 3f out - dropped away over 2f out - well held at the line | 11/11 | 1¼ | 9-7 | 64 | 24C | 48C | Joe Fanning | 17/2 |
| 29 Jul 24+21d | Ayr | Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap | 3/9 | 1½ | 9-5 | 65 | 81B | 77A | Andrew Breslin | 15/2 |
| 08 Jul 24+19d | Ayr | Book For The Ayr Gold Cup Handicap | 7/11 | ¾ | 9-8 | 67 | 76B | 66A | Billy Loughnane | 7/1 |
| 19 Jun 24+236d | Ripon | Ripon Farm Services Fillies' Handicap | 5/8 | 1½ | 9-7 | 68 | 76B | 62A | Franny Norton | 25/1 |
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 27 Oct 23+17d | Wolverhampton (AW) | BetMGM: It's Showtime Nursery | 8/8 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 68 | 62A | 49A | Franny Norton | 7/2C |
| 10 Oct 23+19d | Brighton | Champions Day On Sky Sports Racing EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 1/7 | 9-2 | — | 87A | 68A | Franny Norton | 11/2 | |
| 21 Sep 23 | Yarmouth | British Stallion Studs EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/7 | 3 | 9-0 | — | 64A | 47A | Rossa Ryan | 4/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Volcanology won?
- Volcanology (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2023 and 2024, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
- Who trained Volcanology?
- Volcanology (IRE) was trained by Charlie Johnston on the most recent run on record, at Newcastle (AW) on 23 November 2024.
- Who is Volcanology's sire?
- Volcanology (IRE) is by Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) out of Kiltara (IRE), whose sire is Lawman.
- What is Volcanology's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 57, from the run on 23 November 2024. The highest on record is 68.
- What is Volcanology's sire's record?
- Phoenix Of Spain (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.2% of 1,344 runs since Jan 2008 (140 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on good to soft going: 9.7% from 134. Strongest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 19.6% from 102.
- Who are Volcanology's siblings?
- Out of Kiltara (IRE), Volcanology (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Felix Somary (IRE) (1). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.