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Horse profile

Absolute Grit (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2019) · Last trainer David Harry Kelly · Last owner Sean D Beston
by Tajraasi (USA) out of Dons Pride (IRE) (Sheer Grit)
10 runs · 5 courses · from May 2017
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 13 Jul 2019 — 2,656 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2019 Won at Limerick Last raced off OR 109
KTB Profile

Absolute Grit (IRE) is 1 from 10. Hasn't won since Jul 2017. Last raced off a career-high mark of 109.

Based on 10 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 142 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 27 Jul 2017

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 →

Jumps 6 figures · best 142B · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good4142B94.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3113B109—
2m1f – 2m4f2142B103—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (4).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 118A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 27 Jul 2017 Official rating 109 at the last run, 13 Jul 2019

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 6 figures · best 118A · median 102
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good4118A106.5—
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m3106A98—
2m1f – 2m4f2118A116.5—
2m5f – 3m1———

Of 10 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 10 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
Tajraasi (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 329 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses).

Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.9% from 103.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm100%−8.8—
Good to Firm22313.6%+4.8—
Good163169.8%+11 from 8
Good to Soft3600%−8.80 from 1
Soft78810.3%+1.50 from 1
Heavy2713.7%−5.1—
Standard (AW)2150%+41.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m – 1m1f100%−8.8—
1m2f – 1m4f100%−8.8—
1m5f – 2m10321.9%−6.90 from 5
2m1f – 2m4f10276.9%−1.91 from 3
2m5f – 3m881618.2%+9.40 from 2
Over 3m34411.8%+3—

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
Dons Pride (IRE) (Sheer Grit)

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Optic Measure (IRE)100——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 8 1 13% +7.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Limerick 5 1 20% +10.00
Clonmel 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 5 0 0% −5.00
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +12.00
2m5f – 3m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Patrick Corbett 8 1 13% +7.00
Mr J W Hannon 1 0 0% −1.00
Phillip Enright 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 8 1 13% +7.00
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2019 1 0 0% −1.00
2018 3 0 0% −3.00
2017 6 1 17% +9.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Hurdle 7 1 14% +8.00
Chase 3 0 0% −3.00

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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
13 Jul 19+364d Limerick Follow Limerick Racecourse On Facebook (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (80-109) 22f · Good · 17 ran PU/17 — 11-11 109—— Mr J W Hannon 33/1
14 Jul 18+6d Limerick Twilight Evenings At Limerick Racecourse Beginners Chase 19.5f · Good · 11 ran F/11 — 11-9 ——— Patrick Corbett 20/1
08 Jul 18+30d Limerick Cliona Hagan Plays Live On 26th July Beginners Chase 18f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 nk 11-9 —64A115A Patrick Corbett 20/1
08 Jun 18+286d Clonmel John Kennedy Motors (Toyota) Clonmel Beginners Chase 16f · Good · 14 ran UR/14 — 11-9 ——— Patrick Corbett 14/1
26 Aug 17+30d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms Ebf Novice Hurdle 22f · Good · 7 ran 4/7 29 11-1 —90C93C Patrick Corbett 33/1
27 Jul 17+18d Limerick Keanes Jewellers Ladies Day 8th October (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 20f · Good · 9 ran 1/9 11-9 —142B118A Patrick Corbett 14/1
09 Jul 17+30d Limerick Limerick Racecourse Family Fun Day Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 3/14 19 11-9 —99B98A Patrick Corbett 33/1
09 Jun 17+4d Clonmel BBQ Evening At Clonmel Races Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 8/18 1¼ 11-9 —113B94A Patrick Corbett 14/1
05 Jun 17+10d Listowel John B. Keane (C & G) Maiden Hurdle 16f · Yielding · 17 ran 8/17 5½ 11-9 —109B106A Patrick Corbett 100/1
26 May 17 Down Royal Barclay Communications Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran PU/14 — 11-4 ——— Phillip Enright 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Absolute Grit (IRE) won?
Absolute Grit (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2017 and 2019, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trained Absolute Grit (IRE)?
Absolute Grit (IRE) was trained by David Harry Kelly on the most recent run on record, at Limerick on 13 July 2019.
Who is Absolute Grit (IRE)'s sire?
Absolute Grit (IRE) is by Tajraasi (USA) out of Dons Pride (IRE), whose sire is Sheer Grit.
What going does Absolute Grit (IRE) prefer?
Absolute Grit (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 8 starts (12.5%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Absolute Grit (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 109, from the run on 13 July 2019. That is also the highest on record.
What is Absolute Grit (IRE)'s sire's record?
Tajraasi (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.8% of 329 runs since Jan 2008 (19 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 1.9% from 103.
Who are Absolute Grit (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Dons Pride (IRE), Absolute Grit (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2017. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Runs in other countries are not in it, and earlier runs are not available from our data provider. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.