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Horse profile

Acolyte (IRE)

8yo gelding (at last run, Jul 2020) · Last trainer James McAuley · Last owner James Mcauley
by Acclamation (GB) out of Obsara (GB) (Observatory)
15 runs · 10 courses · from Aug 2014
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 19 Jul 2020 — 2,284 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jul 2020 · 13th of 14 3 wins · Wolverhampton (AW) & Kempton (AW) Last raced off OR 79
KTB Profile

Acolyte (IRE) is 3 from 15. Hasn't won since Jul 2015. All 3 wins have come on the all-weather — 0 from 9 on turf. All 3 wins have come over 6f – 7f. Last raced off 79, 16lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 15 archived runs · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance All wins on AW OR ↓ 16lb off peak
Official rating79↓ 16lb off peak
79 76–95

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed — no A or B graded figure in the last 3 runs; the figures below carry grade C

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 4 figures · best 82C · median 62.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Good to Soft1———
Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
Standard (AW)1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
6f – 7f282C61—
Under 6f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 4 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 68A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Navan, 10 Jun 2020 Official rating 79 at the last run, 19 Jul 2020

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 →

Flat 15 figures · best 105A · median 83
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)6105A93—
Soft386A68—
Good387A86—
Good to Firm279A73.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 20 Oct 2025
6f – 7f13105A86—
Under 6f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 15 figures from 15 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
Acclamation (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 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%+1.40 from 2
Good4,4094009.1%−0.90 from 3
Good to Soft1,95121411%+10 from 1
Soft2,1311848.6%−1.40 from 3
Heavy562468.2%−1.8—
Standard (AW)6,56366310.1%+0.13 from 6
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3,75840910.9%+0.90 from 1
6f – 7f10,4951,07810.3%+0.33 from 13
1m – 1m1f3,5063319.4%−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 20 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Obsara (GB) (Observatory)

5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Amplify (IRE) (3 wins).

The wins came over 5f–1m½f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Amplify (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Amplify (IRE)1935f–6fClass 3
Arcara (IRE)515f—
Zizi (IRE)711m½fClass 5
Moonshiner (IRE)1315fClass 5
Antique Store (IRE)30——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 6 3 50% +1.42
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 4 6 2 33% −0.20
Class 3 3 0 0% −3.00
Class 2 1 0 0% −1.00
Class 5 1 1 100% +0.62

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Kempton (AW) 3 2 67% +2.62
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Wolverhampton (AW) 2 1 50% −0.20
Windsor 2 0 0% −2.00
Navan 1 0 0% −1.00
Dundalk (AW) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Lingfield 1 0 0% −1.00
York 1 0 0% −1.00
Newbury 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 13 3 23% −5.58
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
J M Sheridan 3 0 0% −3.00
James Doyle 3 0 0% −3.00
William Buick 3 2 67% +2.62
George Baker 2 1 50% −0.20
Joe Doyle 1 0 0% −1.00
Vincent Cheminaud 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Cosgrave 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Kelly 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 11 3 27% −3.58
Tongue tie 2 0 0% −2.00
Tongue tie + blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Cheekpieces 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2020 4 0 0% −4.00
2015 8 2 25% −2.20
2014 3 1 33% −1.38

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
19 Jul 20+9d Curragh Big Picture Communications Handicap (50-80) 5f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran 13/14 1¾ 9-9 7958C57A J M Sheridan 50/1
10 Jul 20+30d Curragh Sporting Life Fast Results Handicap 6f · Yielding · 18 ran 13/18 nk 8-13 8282C60A J M Sheridan 80/1
10 Jun 20+103d Navan Proudstown Handicap 8f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 17/18 hd 10-5 8367C68A Joe Doyle 100/1
28 Feb 20+1609d Dundalk (AW) European Road To The Kentucky Derby Race Night Claiming Race 6f · Standard · 14 ran 13/14 7½ 9-2 8640C34C J M Sheridan 9/1
03 Oct 15+12d Wolverhampton (AW) Post Your Winners At bookies.com Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard · 13 ran 4/13 hd 9-6 95—97A George Baker 2/1F
21 Sep 15+44d Kempton (AW) Betdaq - We're Serious About Horses Handicap Class 3 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 11 ran 2/11 hd 9-5 93—95A James Doyle 5/2F
08 Aug 15+16d Ascot Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Sprint (Handicap) Class 2 · 6f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 5/10 nk 9-2 93—79A Vincent Cheminaud 4/1F
23 Jul 15+15d Wolverhampton (AW) #FollowUs On Twitter At WolvesRaces Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 7 ran 1/7 9-7 85—105A George Baker 4/5F
08 Jul 15+16d Kempton (AW) 32Red Casino Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Standard · 11 ran 1/11 9-3 79—91A William Buick 3/1
22 Jun 15+45d Windsor Asset Finance Solutions Funding UK Businesses Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 7 ran 2/7 1 8-13 77—87A Pat Cosgrave 11/4J
08 May 15+25d Lingfield Centrepoint Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 9 ran 3/9 2¼ 9-6 77—86A James Doyle 2/1F
13 Apr 15+185d Windsor Download The New Unibet Racing App Handicap Class 4 · 6f · Good · 8 ran 2/8 1¼ 9-0 76—79A James Doyle 11/4
10 Oct 14+35d York TSG Nursery Class 3 · 6f · Soft · 10 ran 7/10 nk 8-7 78—68A William Buick 7/4F
05 Sep 14+21d Kempton (AW) Irish EBF Maiden Stakes Class 5 · 6f · Standard · 8 ran 1/8 9-5 ——83A William Buick 8/13F
15 Aug 14 Newbury Don Deadman Memorial European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Str) Class 4 · 7f · Soft · 13 ran 3/13 1¼ 9-5 ——86A Shane Kelly 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Acolyte (IRE) won?
Acolyte (IRE) won 3 of 15 archived starts between 2014 and 2020, a strike rate of 20%. Placed 8 times in total (53.3% of starts).
Who trained Acolyte (IRE)?
Acolyte (IRE) was trained by James McAuley on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 19 July 2020.
Who is Acolyte (IRE)'s sire?
Acolyte (IRE) is by Acclamation (GB) out of Obsara (GB), whose sire is Observatory.
What going does Acolyte (IRE) prefer?
Acolyte (IRE) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 3 wins from 6 starts (50%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Acolyte (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 79, from the run on 19 July 2020. The highest on record is 95.
What is Acolyte (IRE)'s sire's record?
Acclamation (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 10% of 19,685 runs since Jan 2008 (1,326 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 Acolyte (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Obsara (GB), Acolyte (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Amplify (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Amplify (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m½f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from August 2014. 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.