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Ace In The Pack (IRE)

4yo gelding (at last run, Nov 2025) · Trainer Alan McIntyre · Owner Gerard Anthony Oneill
by Acclamation (GB) out of Dawn Affair (GB) (Dawn Approach)
8 runs · 6 courses · from May 2024
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
New yard Headgear returns LTO Last run 21 Nov 2025 · 14th of 14 Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile

Ace In The Pack is a maiden who has failed to win in eight starts and has placed once. His best effort came when third of nine at Bellewstown in Jul 2024. He has raced five times over 6f to 7f and three times on standard going without success. His last run at Dundalk in Nov 2025 was his first for the yard and saw him finish 14th of 14 while wearing headgear. He last raced off an official rating of 48 which was 17lb below his highest ever mark.

Based on 8 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR ↓ 17lb off peak
Official rating48↓ 17lb off peak
48 48–65

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 96 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 5 Jul 2024

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 →

Flat 7 figures · best 96A · median 79
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good496A88—
Standard (AW)264A621 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f492C71.51 run · —
Under 6f296A64—
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 8 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: no standard for this course, surface and code on the window (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 8 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 52A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 27 Sep 2024 Official rating 48 at the last run, 21 Nov 2025

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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 8 figures · best 75A · median 48
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good475A62.5—
Standard (AW)352A411 run · —
Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
6f – 7f562A441 run · —
Under 6f275A59—
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 8 figures from 8 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 from 5 analysed runs since Aug 2024

  • Prominent 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 2 (40%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,702 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses).

Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1512315.2%+5.2—
Good to Firm3,91744611.4%+1.4—
Good4,4094009.1%−0.90 from 4
Good to Soft1,95221411%+1—
Soft2,1321848.6%−1.40 from 1
Heavy563468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,57766310.1%+0.10 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75940910.9%+0.90 from 2
6f – 7f10,5071,07810.3%+0.30 from 5
1m – 1m1f3,5103319.4%−0.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f1,2091068.8%−1.2—
1m5f – 2m481377.7%−2.3—
2m1f – 2m4f194136.7%−3.3—
2m5f – 3m4224.8%−5.2—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Ace King Queen (IRE)30——
Lightupthesky (IRE)140——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 0 0% −2.00
Laytown (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Sligo 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 5 0 0% −5.00
Under 6f 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Jack Cleary 3 0 0% −3.00
Gary Halpin 2 0 0% −2.00
Ben Coen 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00
Chris Hayes 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Hood + tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2025 2 0 0% −2.00
2024 6 0 0% −6.00

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
2025 · 2 runs
21 Nov 25+78d Dundalk (AW) Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (0-60) 6f · Standard · 14 ran Held up in the pack - checked and lost momentum 2f out - no more to offer from there 14/14 1¼ 9-5 4860B31A Ben Coen 50/1
04 Sep 25+342d Laytown (AW) Gilna's Cottage Inn Handicap (0-60) 6f · Standard · 10 ran Sat close to pace in 2nd - pushed along 2f out - slipped back through the field a furlong out - faded and eventually finished 9th 9/10 4½ 10-5 51—41A Shane Foley 6/1
2024 · 6 runs
27 Sep 24+36d Dundalk (AW) Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Claiming Maiden 6f · Standard · 9 ran Sat close to the pace early - pushed along with 2f left - lost ground inside final furlong - finished sixth 6/9 2¼ 8-13 5864A52A Chris Hayes 17/2
22 Aug 24+15d Leopardstown Aer Lingus College Football Handicap 7f · Good · 18 ran Held up in the pack - fighting the bridle early - pushed along inside final furlong but flattened out late 13/18 2¾ 8-7 6179C44A Jack Cleary 25/1
07 Aug 24+33d Sligo Carlsberg Handicap (47-65) 5½f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran Sat close to pace early - 4th at halfway then dropped back entering the straight under pressure - held no finishing effort in the last furlong 11/13 2½ 10-2 6532C43A Gary Halpin 11/1
05 Jul 24+30d Bellewstown Landy, Muldoon & Co Maiden 5f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 3¾ 9-8 —96A75A Gary Halpin 22/1
05 Jun 24+19d Curragh Manguard Plus Maiden 6½f · Good · 18 ran 8/18 ½ 9-1 —92C62A Jack Cleary 66/1
17 May 24 Leopardstown Irish Stallion Farms EBF Median Auction Maiden 1m · Good · 13 ran 10/13 nk 9-1 —84C63A Jack Cleary 66/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ace In The Pack won?
Ace In The Pack (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts between 2024 and 2025. Placed 1 time in total (12.5% of starts).
Who trains Ace In The Pack?
Ace In The Pack (IRE) is trained by Alan McIntyre, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 21 November 2025.
Who is Ace In The Pack's sire?
Ace In The Pack (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Dawn Affair (GB), whose sire is Dawn Approach.
What is Ace In The Pack's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 21 November 2025. The highest on record is 65.
What is Ace In The Pack's sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,702 runs since Jan 2008 (1,327 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on firm going: 15.2% from 151. Weakest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 6.7% from 194.
Who are Ace In The Pack's siblings?
Out of Dawn Affair (GB), Ace In The Pack (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2024. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.