Without Exception (IRE)
Without Exception is a gelding who has won one of 16 starts on turf. He landed a handicap hurdle at Punchestown in Feb 2025 over 2m1f – 2m4f on heavy ground off a mark of 78. Typically held up, he finished fourth of 15 at Limerick in Mar 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 89. He has raced four times at both Punchestown, where he has a win, and Limerick.
- 1–16Wins / Runs
- 6.3%Strike rate
- 4 (25%)Placed
- −11.00£1 level staken=16 at SP
- 1.07Fair A/E n=16 · 0.82 incl. margin
- 89Highest OR
- 57dAvg 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 99
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 6 | 99B | 91.5 | 4 · 99 / 96.5 |
| Soft | 5 | 61C | 51 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 99B | 73 | 3 · 99 / 98 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 51C | 45 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 16 runs looked at, 5 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2) · did not complete (2) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 16 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 6 analysed runs
- Held up 6 (100%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,251 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses).
Strongest on heavy going: 14.2% from 183.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.1 | — |
| Good | 419 | 40 | 9.5% | +0.5 | — |
| Good to Soft | 259 | 21 | 8.1% | −0.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 364 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.7 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 183 | 26 | 14.2% | +5.2 | 1 from 10 |
| Standard (AW) | 8 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 5 | 2 | 40% | +31 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 399 | 30 | 7.5% | −1.5 | 0 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 480 | 39 | 8.1% | −0.9 | 1 from 8 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 317 | 35 | 11% | +2 | 0 from 4 |
| Over 3m | 48 | 6 | 12.5% | +3.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them The Big Cloud (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Big Cloud (IRE) | 15 | 2 | 2m | — |
| Valentines Jewel (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | 10 | 1 | 10% | −5.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Punchestown | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Naas | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 8 | 1 | 13% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Torrens | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Tiernan Power Roche | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| James O'Sullivan | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Conor Owens | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dylan Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Miss P Elvin | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean O'Keeffe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| P J O'Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 7 | 1 | 14% | −2.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 14 | 1 | 7% | −9.00 |
| Chase | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 26+30d | Limerick | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Settled towards rear early - moved into 6th after 3 out - pushed into 3rd before 2 out - unable to find extra to trouble front pair after 2 out and stayed on same gear to finish 4th | 4/15 | 4½ | 11-3 | 89 | 88B | 95A | Simon Torrens | 20/1 |
| 10 Feb 26+45d | Limerick | Munster Suite At Limerick Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - still 11th after 6th - improved into 6th entering the straight - lost touch and pulled up before 2 out | PU/14 | — | 11-3 | 89 | — | — | Dylan Robinson | 9/2J |
| 27 Dec 25+44d | Limerick | BOYLE Sports Home Of The Early Payout Ladies Handicap Hurdle Held up towards the back - crept into contention on the outside from 5 out and pushed along to loom dangerous for 2nd approaching 2 out - slipped to 3rd on the run-in and could not find more late | 3/11 | 2¼ | 10-1 | 87 | 99B | 108A | Miss P Elvin | 15/2 |
| 13 Nov 25+9d | Punchestown | Matchbook Best Odds On Horse Racing Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up at the back - still down the field midfield stages - crept into contention approaching final two hurdles but unable to close in the closing stages | 13/21 | shd | 10-12 | 87 | 95C | 93A | Tiernan Power Roche | 7/2F |
| 04 Nov 25+253d | Fairyhouse | William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Handicap Hurdle (0-100) Held up towards the back - awkward and hesitant over 3rd - still held up in 8th - began to make progress from there - moved into 2nd 2 out - stayed on to the line but no match for winner | 2/13 | 1½ | 10-7 | 84 | 98B | 110A | Tiernan Power Roche | 11/1 |
| 24 Feb 25+60d | Punchestown | Festival 2025 Group Tickets From 27 Euros Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - still 7th two out and asked for effort - urged on entering the straight - moved into second by the last - edged clear inside the final furlong - kept going to the line | 1/15 | 10-1 | 78 | 73B | 109A | Tiernan Power Roche | 4/1 | |
| 26 Dec 24+30d | Down Royal | Metcollect Handicap Chase (0-102) Settled in the pack - made no headway from halfway - eased out of contention before 4 out | PU/13 | — | 10-0 | 81 | — | — | Tiernan Power Roche | 5/1 |
| 26 Nov 24+221d | Tramore | Ladies Cove Handicap Chase (0-95) Settled towards rear early - improving into 6th by halfway - moved up into 4th but wandered 4 out - pushed along after the following fence - shared second before 2 out - unable to quicken approaching last - dropped away | 7/13 | 4½ | 11-0 | 81 | — | 83A | James O'Sullivan | 22/1 |
| 19 Apr 24+33d | Limerick | Parade Ring Bar Handicap Hurdle (80-102) | 5/10 | nk | 10-8 | 82 | 69A | 92A | Sean O'Keeffe | 10/1 |
| 17 Mar 24+48d | Down Royal | Powered By Bluegrass Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2) | 3/14 | 13 | 11-1 | 82 | 55B | 102A | Simon Torrens | 66/1 |
| 29 Jan 24+17d | Punchestown | Punchestown Party At Festival 2024 Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | PU/12 | — | 11-6 | 86 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 66/1 |
| 12 Jan 24+34d | Naas | Naas Racecourse Handicap Hurdle (80-95) | 18/21 | 2¼ | 10-13 | 87 | 51C | 78C | Conor Owens | 80/1 |
| 09 Dec 23+7d | Navan | Mervyn Gray Construction Maiden Hurdle | 21/26 | 6 | 11-0 | — | — | 97C | Conor Owens | 250/1 |
| 02 Dec 23+7d | Fairyhouse | Kettles Country House Hotel Supporting Fingal Ravens GFC Raceday Maiden Hurdle | 21/24 | 12 | 11-9 | — | 23C | 103C | James O'Sullivan | 200/1 |
| 25 Nov 23+20d | Punchestown | CourtClinic.ie Chartered Physiotherapists Supporting Kilmacud Crokes GAA Maiden Hurdle | 17/19 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 61C | 101C | Simon Torrens | 250/1 |
| 05 Nov 23 | Cork | Paddy Power From The Horse's Mouth Podcast Maiden Hurdle (Div 2) | 14/18 | 11 | 11-4 | — | 45C | 97C | P J O'Hanlon | 125/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Without Exception (IRE) won?
- Without Exception (IRE) won 1 of 16 archived starts between 2023 and 2026, a strike rate of 6.3%. Placed 4 times in total (25% of starts).
- Who trains Without Exception (IRE)?
- Without Exception (IRE) is trained by P J Rothwell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 March 2026.
- Who is Without Exception (IRE)'s sire?
- Without Exception (IRE) is by Sans Frontieres (IRE) out of The Big Nun (GB), whose sire is Beat All.
- What going does Without Exception (IRE) prefer?
- Without Exception (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 10 starts (10%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Without Exception (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 89, from the run on 12 March 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Without Exception (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Sans Frontieres (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9% of 1,251 runs since Jan 2008 (155 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 14.2% from 183.
- Who are Without Exception (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of The Big Nun (GB), Without Exception (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: The Big Cloud (IRE) (2). The wins came over 2m. As at Oct 2026.