A Quest For Cognac (IRE)
A Quest For Cognac is a lightly raced mare with two starts since Jul 2026. By Quest For Peace out of a Beneficial mare, she is from a sire whose progeny have recorded 21 wins from 174 runs since Jan 2008. She led before finishing 10 of 11 in the John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race at Kilbeggan in Aug 2026 on good to soft ground. Her only other run came at Wexford on good ground over 1m5f – 2m.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 29dBetween runs (median)
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 2 | 47C | 32.5 | 2 runs · 47 / 32.5 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 2 figures from 2 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 180 runs since Dec 2020 (26 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −12.8 | — |
| Good | 66 | 13 | 19.7% | +6.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Good to Soft | 39 | 4 | 10.3% | −2.5 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | −6.4 | — |
| Heavy | 27 | 3 | 11.1% | −1.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 41 | 2 | 4.9% | −7.9 | 0 from 2 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 76 | 8 | 10.5% | −2.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 53 | 12 | 22.6% | +9.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 10 | 1 | 10% | −2.8 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Dec 2020 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||||
| 21 Aug 26+29d | Kilbeggan (IRE) | John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race Set the pace early - lost command with 5f left and slipped to fourth soon after as effort was asked for - faded from three furlongs out to finish well beaten | 10/11 | 3½ | 11-7 | 47C | 81C | Mr B J Walsh | 100/1 |
| 23 Jul 26 | Wexford (IRE) | Save The Date Ladies Day At Wexford Races Friday 7th August Flat Race held a handy 2nd to before halfway - began to fade 6f out - faltered - never a threat and well beaten | 14/14 | 14 | 11-0 | 18C | 83C | Mr B J Walsh | 33/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has A Quest For Cognac won?
- A Quest For Cognac (IRE) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains A Quest For Cognac?
- A Quest For Cognac (IRE) is trained by Barry John Walsh, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 August 2026.
- Who is A Quest For Cognac's sire?
- A Quest For Cognac (IRE) is by Quest For Peace (IRE) out of The Geener's Moll (IRE), whose sire is Beneficial.
- What is A Quest For Cognac's sire's record?
- Quest For Peace (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 12.8% of 180 runs since Dec 2020 (26 horses), Flat and jumps together.