How many races has Absinthe (IRE) won?

Absinthe (IRE) won 6 of 27 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 18 times in total (66.7% of starts).

Who trained Absinthe (IRE)?

Absinthe (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 21 April 2014.

Who is Absinthe (IRE)'s sire?

Absinthe (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Triple Try (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.

What going does Absinthe (IRE) prefer?

Absinthe (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.

What is Absinthe (IRE)'s official rating?

The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 21 April 2014. The highest on record is 127.

What is Absinthe (IRE)'s sire's record?

King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

Who are Absinthe (IRE)'s siblings?

Out of Triple Try (IRE), Absinthe (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Orangey Red (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Goal For Gold (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

Horse profile

Absinthe (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Apr 2014) · Last trainer Donald McCain · Last owner Paul Clare Rooney

by King's Best (USA) out of Triple Try (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

27 runs · 13 courses · from Oct 2008

As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily

No run recorded since 21 Apr 2014 — 4,565 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.

Last run Apr 2014 · 7th of 7 6 wins · 5 courses Last raced off OR 120

KTB Profile

Absinthe (IRE) is 6 from 27. Hasn't won since May 2012. All 6 wins have come on turf — 0 from 4 on the all-weather.

Based on 27 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB at a glance All wins on turf

6–27Wins / Runs
22.2%Strike rate
18 (66.7%)Placed
−7.11£1 level staken=27 at SP
0.99Fair A/E n=27 · 0.86 incl. margin
127Highest OR
78dAvg between runs

Official rating120↓ 7lb off peak

120 74–127

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 128^A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Perth, 18 Aug 2012 Official rating 120 at the last jumps run, 21 Apr 2014

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 95^B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Chester, 10 May 2012 Official rating 91 at the last flat run, 10 May 2012

What the horse achieved in each race, in pounds on the official-rating scale, from the weight carried, the lengths beaten and the race's own level solved across the archive — never the market, never the official rating as a starting point. The headline is the best of the horse's last three rated runs on that code. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Jumps 10 figures · best 141^A · median 126

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
Good	5	138^A	125	—
Good to Soft	4	141^A	130.5	—
Soft	1	—	—	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m	10	141^A	126	—

Flat 16 figures · best 101^A · median 87

Going	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
Soft	4	101^A	98	—
Standard (AW)	4	82^A	79.5	—
Good	3	94^A	91	—
Good to Firm	3	91^A	75	—
Good to Soft	2	84^A	83.5	—

Distance	Runs	Best	Median	Since 20 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f	12	101^A	91	—
1m – 1m1f	2	90^A	82.5	—
6f – 7f	2	83^A	78.5	—

Of 27 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 26 figures from 27 runs · as at 4 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

Sire

King's Best (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses).

Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Firm	70	14	20%	+10.1	—
Good to Firm	1,154	101	8.8%	−1.1	1 from 3
Good	1,889	167	8.8%	−1.1	1 from 9
Good to Soft	952	116	12.2%	+2.3	2 from 6
Soft	1,216	128	10.5%	+0.6	2 from 5
Heavy	427	39	9.1%	−0.8	—
Standard (AW)	2,053	201	9.8%	−0.1	0 from 4

Distance (all codes)	Runs	Wins	SR	vs sire	This horse
Under 6f	156	14	9%	−0.9	—
6f – 7f	1,605	148	9.2%	−0.7	0 from 2
1m – 1m1f	1,702	179	10.5%	+0.6	0 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f	1,901	196	10.3%	+0.4	3 from 12
1m5f – 2m	1,378	129	9.4%	−0.5	3 from 11
2m1f – 2m4f	718	78	10.9%	+1	—
2m5f – 3m	249	17	6.8%	−3.1	—
Over 3m	54	6	11.1%	+1.2	—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

Triple Try (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)

5 siblings in the archive, 5 winners — best of them Orangey Red (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f–1m2f; the highest grade won is Listed (Goal For Gold (IRE)).

Produce	Runs	Wins	Win trips	Best grade
Orangey Red (IRE)	16	4	6½f–7f	—
Goal For Gold (IRE)	4	2	7f–1m	Listed
Unwritten Rule (IRE)	7	2	1m½f–1m2f	—
Offbeat Fashion (IRE)	5	2	7f	—
Lapis Blue (IRE)	6	1	6f	Class 5

Record by conditions

Going	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Good	9	1	11%	−7.80
Good to Soft	6	2	33%	−1.89
Soft	5	2	40%	+2.58
Standard (AW)	4	0	0%	−4.00
Good to Firm	3	1	33%	+4.00

Class	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Class 4	13	5	38%	+2.56
Class 3	5	0	0%	−5.00
Class 2	4	1	25%	+0.33
Class 5	3	0	0%	−3.00
Class 1	2	0	0%	−2.00

Course	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Sandown	4	1	25%	+3.00
Kempton (AW)	4	0	0%	−4.00
Market Rasen	3	0	0%	−3.00
Bangor-on-Dee	3	2	67%	+1.11
Chester	2	1	50%	+2.33
Kelso	2	0	0%	−2.00
Newmarket	2	0	0%	−2.00
Windsor	2	1	50%	+1.25
Perth	1	0	0%	−1.00
Wetherby	1	1	100%	+0.20
Musselburgh	1	0	0%	−1.00
Nottingham	1	0	0%	−1.00
Goodwood	1	0	0%	−1.00

Distance	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
1m2f – 1m4f	12	3	25%	+2.58
1m5f – 2m	11	3	27%	−5.69
1m – 1m1f	2	0	0%	−2.00
6f – 7f	2	0	0%	−2.00

Jockey	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Adam Kirby	10	2	20%	+0.25
Jason Maguire	7	2	29%	−2.89
Henry Brooke	3	1	33%	−1.80
Timmy Murphy	1	0	0%	−1.00
Graham Lee	1	1	100%	+3.33
Dane O'Neill	1	0	0%	−1.00
Kieren Fallon	1	0	0%	−1.00
John Fahy	1	0	0%	−1.00
Shane Kelly	1	0	0%	−1.00
Ian Mongan	1	0	0%	−1.00

Headgear	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
None	19	3	16%	−6.84
Tongue tie	8	3	38%	−0.27

Season	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
2014	2	0	0%	−2.00
2012	10	4	40%	−0.36
2011	6	0	0%	−6.00
2010	4	2	50%	+6.25
2009	3	0	0%	−3.00
2008	2	0	0%	−2.00

Type	Runs	Wins	SR	£1
Flat	16	3	19%	−1.42
Hurdle	11	3	27%	−5.69

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	KTB	Jockey	SP
21 Apr 14+30d	Market Rasen	racinguk.com/anywhere: 3 Devices, 1 Price Handicap Hurdle Class 3 · 16.5f · Good · 7 ran	7/7	80	11-2	120	90^C	Henry Brooke	9/1
22 Mar 14+539d	Bangor-on-Dee	Anno 1366 Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 6 ran	6/6	3¾	11-12	120	93^C	Henry Brooke	4/1
29 Sep 12+42d	Market Rasen	32Red.com Hurdle (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 15 ran	PU/15	—	10-6	127	—	Jason Maguire	7/2F
18 Aug 12+28d	Perth	totepool Mobile Text tote To 89660 Summer Champion Hurdle (Limited Handicap) Class 2 · 16.5f · Soft · 10 ran	2/10	3	10-13	125	128^A	Jason Maguire	11/4
21 Jul 12+63d	Market Rasen	Betfred 'The Bonus King' Summer Hurdle (Listed Handicap) Class 1 · 16.5f · Good · 16 ran	4/16	nk	10-3	125	138^A	Timmy Murphy	6/1
19 May 12+9d	Bangor-on-Dee	Alfa Aggregates Handicap Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran	1/8		11-12	119	136^A	Jason Maguire	6/5F
10 May 12+41d	Chester	M&s Money Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Soft · 6 ran	1/6		8-11	91	95^B	Graham Lee	10/3
30 Mar 12+27d	Wetherby	Wetherby Racecourse Showground For Outdoor Events Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 4 ran	1/4		11-3	119	125^B	Henry Brooke	1/5F
03 Mar 12+17d	Kelso	Terry Frame Joiners Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good · 8 ran	4/8	hd	11-8	124	127^A	Jason Maguire	4/6F
15 Feb 12+21d	Kelso	Berrymoss Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16f · Good To Soft · 13 ran	3/13	¾	11-9	124	141^A	Jason Maguire	13/2
25 Jan 12+19d	Musselburgh	Tom Mcconnell Trophy Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 15.5f · Good · 10 ran	2/10	16	11-11	—	125^A	Jason Maguire	8/13F
06 Jan 12+86d	Bangor-on-Dee	Matthew Clark Novices' Hurdle Class 4 · 16.5f · Good To Soft · 8 ran	1/8		11-5	—	125^A	Jason Maguire	10/11F
12 Oct 11+62d	Nottingham	Denman - Building For You - Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 14 ran	2/14	3½	9-3	89	94^A	Dane O'Neill	8/1
11 Aug 11+21d	Goodwood	Golf At Goodwood Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 6 ran	2/6	3½	10-0	88	91^B	Adam Kirby	9/4F
21 Jul 11+20d	Sandown	Wisecall Claims Assistance Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 13 ran	2/13	nk	10-0	84	101^A	Adam Kirby	11/4F
01 Jul 11+20d	Sandown	Odgers Berndtson Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Good · 10 ran	3/10	2½	9-7	84	91^A	Kieren Fallon	7/1
11 Jun 11+10d	Chester	Bet At corbettsports.com Handicap Class 2 · 10.5f · Good To Firm · 12 ran	10/12	nk	8-7	87	70^A	John Fahy	11/2
01 Jun 11+242d	Kempton (AW)	Lay Back And Win At Betdaq.com Handicap Class 3 · 10f · Standard To Slow · 14 ran	7/14	¾	9-7	92	79^A	Adam Kirby	8/1
02 Oct 10+40d	Newmarket	totesport.com Cambridgeshire (Heritage Handicap) Class 2 · 9f · Soft · 35 ran	13/35	1	8-12	92	90^A	Adam Kirby	10/1
23 Aug 10+18d	Windsor	Westons Cider Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Soft · 11 ran	1/11		10-0	83	101^A	Adam Kirby	9/4F
05 Aug 10+120d	Sandown	Genepool Personnel Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Firm · 10 ran	1/10		9-13	79	91^A	Adam Kirby	6/1
07 Apr 10+203d	Kempton (AW)	Book Kempton Tickets On 0844 579 3008 Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Standard · 9 ran	3/9	nk	9-0	79	82^A	Adam Kirby	11/4
16 Sep 09+14d	Sandown	Watch Racing UK On Sky Channel 432 Handicap Class 4 · 10f · Good To Soft · 9 ran	2/9	½	9-1	76	84^A	Adam Kirby	11/4F
02 Sep 09+16d	Kempton (AW)	Groomed To Perfection, The Kia Soul Handicap Class 5 · 10f · Standard · 11 ran	2/11	nk	9-3	74	80^A	Adam Kirby	7/2
17 Aug 09+290d	Windsor	Sportingbet.com Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 8f · Good To Firm · 5 ran	3/5	5	9-3	—	75^B	Shane Kelly	12/1
31 Oct 08+30d	Newmarket	E.B.F. Charlie Guest 80th Birthday Maiden Stakes (Div 1) Class 4 · 7f · Good To Soft · 14 ran	3/14	1¾	9-0	—	83^A	Adam Kirby	11/1
01 Oct 08	Kempton (AW)	kempton.co.uk Maiden Auction Stakes Class 5 · 7f · Standard · 13 ran	5/13	nse	9-1	—	74^A	Ian Mongan	7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Absinthe (IRE) won?: Absinthe (IRE) won 6 of 27 archived starts between 2008 and 2014, a strike rate of 22.2%. Placed 18 times in total (66.7% of starts).
Who trained Absinthe (IRE)?: Absinthe (IRE) was trained by Donald McCain on the most recent run on record, at Market Rasen on 21 April 2014.
Who is Absinthe (IRE)'s sire?: Absinthe (IRE) is by King's Best (USA) out of Triple Try (IRE), whose sire is Sadler's Wells.
What going does Absinthe (IRE) prefer?: Absinthe (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 2 wins from 5 starts (40%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Absinthe (IRE)'s official rating?: The most recent official rating on record is 120, from the run on 21 April 2014. The highest on record is 127.
What is Absinthe (IRE)'s sire's record?: King's Best (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 7,763 runs since Jan 2008 (574 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.8% from 249.
Who are Absinthe (IRE)'s siblings?: Out of Triple Try (IRE), Absinthe (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 5 of them winners. Most wins: Orangey Red (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Goal For Gold (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m2f. As at Oct 2026.

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