Western Express (IRE)
Western Express is a gelding by Westerner out of a Presenting mare. He ran four times between Sep 2023 and Feb 2024 without winning or placing. All four starts came on turf, three of them on heavy ground over 2m1f – 2m4f. His last run, at Thurles in Feb 2024, was in the www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle.
- 0–4Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −4.00£1 level staken=4 at SP
- 45dAvg between runs
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed —
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 →
Of 4 runs looked at, 3 have no figure: did not complete (3).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 1 figure from 4 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 12.1% of 11,826 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | +2.2 | — |
| Good to Firm | 234 | 27 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
| Good | 3,406 | 429 | 12.6% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2,108 | 251 | 11.9% | −0.2 | — |
| Soft | 3,778 | 452 | 12% | −0.1 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 2,105 | 259 | 12.3% | +0.2 | 0 from 3 |
| Standard (AW) | 188 | 16 | 8.5% | −3.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 49 | 4 | 8.2% | −3.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 124 | 13 | 10.5% | −1.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 267 | 25 | 9.4% | −2.7 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3,366 | 395 | 11.7% | −0.4 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 4,280 | 535 | 12.5% | +0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,974 | 375 | 12.6% | +0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 766 | 88 | 11.5% | −0.6 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 22 Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Holly (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurles | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Doyle | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor McNamara | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 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 | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 24+46d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-4 | — | — | Ricky Doyle | 150/1 |
| 29 Dec 23+57d | Limerick | Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle | PU/10 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Ricky Doyle | 250/1 |
| 02 Nov 23+33d | Thurles | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle | 9/9 | 75 | 11-4 | 20C | 95C | Conor McNamara | 250/1 |
| 30 Sep 23 | Gowran Park | Join Gowran Park Racing Club Beginners Chase | PU/8 | — | 11-12 | — | — | Conor McNamara | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Western Express (IRE) won?
- Western Express (IRE) has yet to win, from 4 archived starts between 2023 and 2024.
- Who trained Western Express (IRE)?
- Western Express (IRE) was trained by Ronald O'Leary on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 13 February 2024.
- Who is Western Express (IRE)'s sire?
- Western Express (IRE) is by Westerner (GB) out of Native Presenting (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What is Western Express (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Westerner (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.1% of 11,826 runs since Jan 2008 (941 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 8.5% from 188.
- Who are Western Express (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Native Presenting (IRE), Western Express (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.