Acanto (IRE)
Acanto is a maiden who has placed twice from six starts on turf. She showed her best effort when third of 16 at Roscommon in Oct 2026. The filly, by Churchill out of Gift Dancer, was held up in four of her six analysed runs and last raced off her career-high official rating of 54.
- 0–6Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 2 (33.3%)Placed
- −6.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=6 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 54Highest OR
- 42dAvg 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 104
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 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 82C | 79.5 | 2 · 82 / 79.5 |
| Heavy | 2 | 104A | 88.5 | 2 · 104 / 88.5 |
| Good | 2 | 85A | 70.5 | 2 · 85 / 70.5 |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 104A | 82 | 3 · 104 / 82 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 runs · as at 20 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 4 (67%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 2 (33%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,781 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | +0.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 644 | 79 | 12.3% | +1.3 | — |
| Good | 1,376 | 165 | 12% | +1 | 0 from 2 |
| Good to Soft | 533 | 51 | 9.6% | −1.4 | — |
| Soft | 702 | 62 | 8.8% | −2.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Heavy | 224 | 19 | 8.5% | −2.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,293 | 150 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 146 | 17 | 11.6% | +0.6 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,293 | 145 | 11.2% | +0.2 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,115 | 118 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 1,297 | 138 | 10.6% | −0.4 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 643 | 80 | 12.4% | +1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 244 | 28 | 11.5% | +0.5 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | −8.7 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 19 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
6 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Smiling Eliza (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m2f–2m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Sixties Groove (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiling Eliza (IRE) | 35 | 4 | 1m2f–2m | — |
| Sixties Groove (IRE) | 12 | 3 | 1m2f–1m3f | Class 2 |
| Sister Eliza (IRE) | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| Chartbuster (IRE) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Belleplaine (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Nozomi (IRE) | 3 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bellewstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Curragh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Caffrey | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Joshua Halford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Colin Keane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 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 | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 26+11d | Roscommon (IRE) | Thank You For Your Support Handicap Prominent early - second by 3f - level with the front runner at halfway - in front 4f out - overtaken 1f out and rallied to finish third | 3/16 | ½ | 9-11 | 54 | 77C | 78A | Adam Caffrey | 12/1 |
| 01 Oct 26+27d | Bellewstown (IRE) | BOYLE Sports Handicap (Div II) Prominent early and second at halfway - shoved into 5th 4f out - urged 2f out but made no dent in 6th over 1f out - finished strongly inside final 150 yards to take 4th | 4/11 | hd | 9-10 | 54 | 104A | 72A | Adam Caffrey | 4/1 |
| 04 Sep 26+35d | Down Royal (IRE) | Grant Thornton Handicap (Div II) Held up towards the back - urged forward with 2f left - moved to the wide side approaching the furlong pole - stayed on to snatch third right at the line | 3/12 | 1 | 9-9 | 53 | 85A | 74A | Adam Caffrey | 20/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+17d | Galway (IRE) | Guinness Irish EBF Fillies Maiden Held up towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway from 3f out - stayed on same speed to the line but well held throughout | 9/16 | 1¼ | 9-7 | — | 82C | 51C | Joshua Halford | 50/1 |
| 14 Jul 26+121d | Killarney (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Maiden restrained in a handy 4th - shaken up at the back entering the straight - driven over 2f out without finding more | 4/5 | 7½ | 9-4 | — | 56C | 52C | Adam Caffrey | 28/1 |
| 15 Mar 26 | Curragh | Mental Health Matters Fillies Maiden Held up early - into 7th by halfway then chasing on into 5th inside final two furlongs - unable to find more up the straight and finished 5th | 5/11 | 2½ | 10-2 | — | 73A | 67A | Colin Keane | 14/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Acanto (IRE) won?
- Acanto (IRE) has yet to win, from 6 archived starts in 2026. Placed 2 times in total (33.3% of starts).
- Who trains Acanto (IRE)?
- Acanto (IRE) is trained by Noel Meade, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 October 2026.
- Who is Acanto (IRE)'s sire?
- Acanto (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Gift Dancer (GB), whose sire is Imperial Dancer.
- What is Acanto (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 54, from the run on 12 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Acanto (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,781 runs since Jan 2008 (458 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Acanto (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Gift Dancer (GB), Acanto (IRE) has 6 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Smiling Eliza (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Sixties Groove (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m. As at Oct 2026.