Vorfreude (IRE)
Vorfreude is a gelding who won one of eight starts on turf. His success came in the BoyleSports Ulster Derby at Down Royal in Jun 2025 over 1m5f – 2m on good going from an official rating of 83. He has six places from those eight runs and recorded his last start when third of eight at Roscommon in Sep 2025, having raced prominently off a mark of 92. The horse last ran off his career-high mark.
- 1–8Wins / Runs
- 12.5%Strike rate
- 6 (75%)Placed
- −4.25£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.81Fair A/E n=8 · 0.67 incl. margin
- 92Highest 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 118
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.
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 118A | 109 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 104C | 88 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 15 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 109A | 96 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 118A | 115.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 98C | 89.5 | — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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
- Held up 3 (75%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (25%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,110 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses).
Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 841.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 34 | 7 | 20.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,293 | 149 | 11.5% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 1,663 | 201 | 12.1% | +1.3 | 1 from 5 |
| Good to Soft | 810 | 81 | 10% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 841 | 65 | 7.7% | −3.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Heavy | 261 | 21 | 8% | −2.8 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 3,208 | 349 | 10.9% | +0.1 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 1,019 | 118 | 11.6% | +0.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 4,032 | 469 | 11.6% | +0.8 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,863 | 178 | 9.6% | −1.2 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 873 | 81 | 9.3% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 256 | 25 | 9.8% | −1 | 1 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 60 | 1 | 1.7% | −9.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +3.5 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Alpe d'Huez (IRE) (1 win).
The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Alpe d'Huez (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpe d'Huez (IRE) | 5 | 1 | 6f | Class 5 |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.25 |
| Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Navan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Curragh | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 1 | 100% | +2.75 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +1.75 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Carroll | 7 | 1 | 14% | −3.25 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 17% | −2.25 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 25+11d | Roscommon | Lecarrow Race Sat close up in 3rd - pressed for effort 2f out and slipped to 4th briefly - rallied into 3rd late but only one gear finishing | 3/8 | 4½ | 9-4 | 92 | 88A | 85A | Ben Coen | 4/1 |
| 21 Aug 25+61d | Leopardstown | TOTE Irish EBF Vinnie Roe Stakes (Listed) Sat close to the pace early - fourth and steady at halfway - driven up approaching the straight but made no dent on the front pair inside the final furlong - held on for fifth without finding more | 5/8 | 4½ | 9-7 | 92 | 113A | 81A | Gary Carroll | 6/1 |
| 21 Jun 25+41d | Down Royal | BoyleSports Ulster Derby (Premier Handicap) Sat behind pace early - disputed second at halfway before edging in front approaching final two furlongs - pushed along and finished strongly to win | 1/6 | 8-10 | 83 | 118A | 88B | Gary Carroll | 11/4 | |
| 11 May 25+15d | Leopardstown | Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden Held up at the back of the pack - 5th at halfway - moved into contention 2f out - up to 4th inside the final furlong - stayed on to finish 3rd without threatening the front two | 3/8 | 2 | 9-8 | 85 | 48A | 76A | Gary Carroll | 10/3 |
| 26 Apr 25+18d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 3yo Spring Series Median Auction Maiden Went straight to front - urged forward approaching 2f out before giving up advantage inside final 2f - unable to threaten winner in closing stages - held on for second without further progress | 2/20 | 5 | 9-8 | 84 | 104C | 88A | Gary Carroll | 7/2 |
| 08 Apr 25+173d | Navan | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 3yo Spring Series Median Auction Maiden Shared front spot early - hit front at halfway - challenged and driven 3f out - lost command at the furlong-and-a-half marker - battled for second inside final furlong - stayed on but couldn't trouble winner - edged into second close home | 2/11 | 1¾ | 9-8 | — | 109A | 88A | Gary Carroll | 5/1 |
| 17 Oct 24+18d | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden (Div 1) Settled with the pack early - 5th at halfway - pushed into 4th approaching 2f out but unable to reach the front pair - kept on late to snatch 3rd right at the line | 3/13 | 1¾ | 9-4 | — | 81C | 92A | Gary Carroll | 3/1 |
| 29 Sep 24 | Curragh | Trainor Stone And Tile Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden Slow to start - held up at back through halfway - boxed for space approaching 2f out and moved wide - pushed along inside final furlong to finish 5th | 5/14 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 98C | 81A | Gary Carroll | 80/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Vorfreude (IRE) won?
- Vorfreude (IRE) won 1 of 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025, a strike rate of 12.5%. Placed 6 times in total (75% of starts).
- Who trained Vorfreude (IRE)?
- Vorfreude (IRE) was trained by Joseph G Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Roscommon on 1 September 2025.
- Who is Vorfreude (IRE)'s sire?
- Vorfreude (IRE) is by Bated Breath (GB) out of Sea Of Joy (IRE), whose sire is Galileo.
- What going does Vorfreude (IRE) prefer?
- Vorfreude (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Vorfreude (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 92, from the run on 1 September 2025. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Vorfreude (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Bated Breath (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10.8% of 8,110 runs since Jan 2008 (669 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on soft going: 7.7% from 841.
- Who are Vorfreude (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Sea Of Joy (IRE), Vorfreude (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Alpe d'Huez (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Alpe d'Huez (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.