Horse profile
Action Motion (IRE)
5yo gelding (at last run, Oct 2024) · Last trainer Denis Gerard Hogan · Last owner Winning Chance Syndicate
by Gutaifan (IRE) out of Portico (GB) (Pivotal)
36 runs · 20 courses · from Oct 2021
As at 20 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 30 Oct 2024 — 720 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2024 · 8th of 13
Won at Cork
Last raced off OR 48
KTB Profile
Action Motion won once from 36 starts, the success coming in the Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle in Jan 2023 over 1m5f – 2m on soft. All wins were on turf, with 0 from 9 on the all-weather. He last ran at Dundalk in Oct 2024, finishing 8 of 13 in the Happy Halloween Handicap off an official rating of 48, 77lb below his highest ever mark.
Based on 36 archived runs · run-style from 1 commented run · updated 20 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
Won on turf, 0 on AW
OR ↓ 77lb off peak
- 1–36Wins / Runs
- 2.8%Strike rate
- 3 (8.3%)Placed
- −15.00£1 level staken=36 at SP
- 0.47Fair A/E n=36 · 0.39 incl. margin
- 125Highest OR
- 32dAvg 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.
Official rating48↓ 77lb off peak
48
48–125
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 93
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
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 90B | 84 | — |
| Soft | 6 | 83C | 80 | — |
| Good | 5 | 93A | 88 | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 93A | 83.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 88C | 83 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 6 | 137B | 61.5 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 87A | 42 | — |
| Good | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 20 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 6 | 137B | 76 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 5 | 73C | 42 | — |
Of 36 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 32 figures from 36 runs · as at 3 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.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,748 runs since Jan 2008 (301 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 11 | 3 | 27.3% | +18.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 463 | 52 | 11.2% | +2.3 | — |
| Good | 728 | 64 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 7 |
| Good to Soft | 366 | 23 | 6.3% | −2.6 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 547 | 39 | 7.1% | −1.8 | 1 from 13 |
| Heavy | 205 | 15 | 7.3% | −1.6 | 0 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,428 | 139 | 9.7% | +0.8 | 0 from 9 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 630 | 56 | 8.9% | 0 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 1,958 | 192 | 9.8% | +0.9 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 718 | 54 | 7.5% | −1.4 | 0 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 289 | 23 | 8% | −0.9 | 0 from 16 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 114 | 8 | 7% | −1.9 | 1 from 9 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 37 | 2 | 5.4% | −3.5 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.9 | — |
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
Portico (GB) (Pivotal)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Look Back Smiling (IRE) (5 wins).
The wins came over 5f–1m; the highest grade won is Class 2 (Look Back Smiling (IRE)).
Family form: Pivotal Voyage (IRE) finished 3rd of 11 at Leicester, 13 Oct 2026.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look Back Smiling (IRE) | 54 | 5 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Flashcard (IRE) | 8 | 3 | 6f–1m | Class 2 |
| Pivotal Voyage (IRE) | 2 | 1 | 5f | Class 4 |
| Lady Vega (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 7f | Class 4 |
| Live Like The Boss (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 13 | 1 | 8% | +8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Good | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundalk (AW) | 9 | 0 | 0% | −9.00 |
| Cork | 3 | 1 | 33% | +18.00 |
| Killarney | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Clonmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Gowran Park | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Punchestown | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Down Royal | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Limerick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ballinrobe | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sligo | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 16 | 0 | 0% | −16.00 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 9 | 1 | 11% | +12.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel King | 11 | 1 | 9% | +10.00 |
| J M Sheridan | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Ronan Whelan | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Sean D Bowen | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leigh Roche | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alex Harvey | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ricky Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Phillip Enright | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mr H C Swan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chris Hayes | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robert Whearty | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| W J Lee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mikey Sheehy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Shane Foley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wayne Lordan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ben Coen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 12 | 1 | 8% | +9.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 12 | 0 | 0% | −12.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Blinkers | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Visor | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0% | −11.00 |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +9.00 |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 21 | 0 | 0% | −21.00 |
| Hurdle | 13 | 1 | 8% | +8.00 |
| Chase | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 24+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Happy Halloween Handicap (47-70) Sat close behind pace-setter early - pushed along inside final two furlongs - slipped back to 5th before fading out of contention | 8/13 | 1¼ | 8-10 | 48 | 90B | 56A | J M Sheridan | 16/1 |
| 10 Oct 24+15d | Thurles | Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap (47-65) Sent to the front early - urged on with over 2f left - kept up the effort inside the final furlong but found little more - slipped back to finish fourth | 4/13 | nk | 8-13 | 48 | 90C | 67A | Leigh Roche | 40/1 |
| 25 Sep 24+58d | Listowel | Brandon Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-109) Settled in the pack early - urged forward without response then slipped to the back before 2 out - well beaten at the finish | 12/15 | 50 | 11-12 | 107 | -1C | 104C | Daniel King | 100/1 |
| 29 Jul 24+12d | Galway | Easyfix Handicap Hurdle (95-109) | 12/20 | 1½ | 11-7 | 109 | — | 103A | Alex Harvey | 80/1 |
| 17 Jul 24+15d | Killarney | Irish Examiner Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 10/12 | nk | 9-3 | 52 | 93A | 63A | J M Sheridan | 20/1 |
| 02 Jul 24+25d | Tipperary | Baileys Hotel Cashel Beginners Chase | PU/16 | — | 11-12 | — | — | — | Daniel King | 50/1 |
| 07 Jun 24+21d | Clonmel | Powerstown Park Beginners Chase | 7/10 | 23 | 11-12 | — | 58C | 94C | Ricky Doyle | 16/1 |
| 17 May 24+29d | Kilbeggan | William Hill Epic Boost Handicap Hurdle (80-109) | 4/14 | 1¼ | 12-0 | 109 | 90B | 127A | Daniel King | 33/1 |
| 18 Apr 24+84d | Clonmel | Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle | 6/10 | ½ | 11-4 | 111 | 38A | 100A | Daniel King | 11/1 |
| 25 Jan 24+9d | Gowran Park | Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-123) | 6/7 | ¾ | 11-6 | 113 | 87A | 105B | Daniel King | 18/1 |
| 16 Jan 24+18d | Dundalk (AW) | One Of The Only Dual Racetracks In Europe Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 9/14 | 1¼ | 9-9 | 54 | 89B | 65A | Killian Leonard | 20/1 |
| 29 Dec 23+17d | Limerick | QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (Listed) | F/10 | — | 10-12 | 113 | — | — | Daniel King | 40/1 |
| 12 Dec 23+11d | Punchestown | William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Hurdle | 5/6 | 9½ | 11-9 | 113 | 42C | 106C | Daniel King | 50/1 |
| 01 Dec 23+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) | 5/14 | 2¼ | 9-4 | 56 | 85B | 67A | Sean D Bowen | 14/1 |
| 17 Nov 23+9d | Dundalk (AW) | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts Across All Channels' Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 8/13 | ½ | 9-10 | 58 | 84B | 69A | Sean D Bowen | 11/1 |
| 08 Nov 23+72d | Dundalk (AW) | Now Racing Every Wednesday At Dundalk Handicap (47-65) (Div 1) | 7/13 | 1¼ | 9-11 | 60 | 82B | 67A | J M Sheridan | 28/1 |
| 28 Aug 23+6d | Ballinrobe | Hollymount Nursing Home Handicap Hurdle | 8/9 | 32 | 10-9 | 116 | 73C | 96C | Daniel King | 20/1 |
| 22 Aug 23+34d | Roscommon | Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap (47-70) | 10/14 | ½ | 9-11 | 63 | 83C | 63A | J M Sheridan | 6/1 |
| 19 Jul 23+100d | Killarney | Plaza Hotel Handicap (47-65) | 5/15 | ¾ | 10-0 | 63 | 77C | 83A | J M Sheridan | 11/1 |
| 10 Apr 23+27d | Fairyhouse | Farmhouse Foods Novice Handicap Hurdle | PU/19 | — | 10-13 | 118 | — | — | Phillip Enright | 50/1 |
| 14 Mar 23+43d | Cheltenham | Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle (Registered As The Fred Winter) (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) | 15/21 | 4 | 10-4 | 125 | 51B | 102A | Mr H C Swan | 125/1 |
| 30 Jan 23+23d | Punchestown | Bar One Racing 'Price Boosts Across All Channels' Handicap Hurdle | 4/9 | ½ | 11-9 | 118 | 65A | 120A | Daniel King | 9/2 |
| 07 Jan 23+27d | Cork | Happy New Year From All At Cork Maiden Hurdle | 1/19 | 10-8 | — | 137B | 127A | Daniel King | 20/1 | |
| 11 Dec 22+58d | Cork | Bar One Racing 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle | 7/20 | 6½ | 10-9 | — | 58B | 106A | Daniel King | 80/1 |
| 14 Oct 22+27d | Dundalk (AW) | View Restaurant At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (47-70) | 5/13 | 1¾ | 9-7 | 65 | 84B | 69A | Chris Hayes | 12/1 |
| 17 Sep 22+15d | Gowran Park | Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Apprentice Handicap (50-75) | 14/17 | nk | 8-13 | 66 | 83C | 56A | Robert Whearty | 14/1 |
| 02 Sep 22+8d | Down Royal | BBFC Handicap (50-70) | 3/12 | 2¾ | 9-7 | 67 | 77A | 78A | W J Lee | 7/1 |
| 25 Aug 22+68d | Navan | www.navanracecourse.ie Handicap | 5/16 | 1½ | 8-7 | 68 | 88C | 66A | Mikey Sheehy | 16/1 |
| 18 Jun 22+26d | Down Royal | Barclay Communications Handicap | 6/9 | 12 | 9-6 | 69 | 54C | 56C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 13/2 |
| 23 May 22+6d | Roscommon | Racing Here Again June 14th Handicap (47-75) | 6/9 | 1¾ | 9-10 | 72 | 83A | 70A | Ronan Whelan | 9/2 |
| 17 May 22+31d | Sligo | Rosses Point Caravan Park Handicap | 5/11 | ½ | 9-9 | 72 | 91A | 73A | Ronan Whelan | 7/1 |
| 16 Apr 22+14d | Cork | GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap (47-70) | 2/14 | 2 | 9-12 | 70 | 69C | 76A | Ronan Whelan | 3/1F |
| 02 Apr 22+120d | Leopardstown | Leopardstown Members Handicap | 8/10 | ¾ | 8-11 | 71 | 74A | 63A | Shane Foley | 18/1 |
| 03 Dec 21+28d | Dundalk (AW) | Irishinjuredjockeys.com Maiden | 8/13 | 1½ | 9-7 | — | 72B | 56A | Wayne Lordan | 11/2 |
| 05 Nov 21+14d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden | 8/14 | shd | 9-5 | — | 85B | 66A | Ben Coen | 15/2 |
| 22 Oct 21 | Dundalk (AW) | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden | 6/14 | nk | 9-0 | — | 82B | 69A | Ronan Whelan | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Action Motion (IRE) won?
- Action Motion (IRE) won 1 of 36 archived starts between 2021 and 2024, a strike rate of 2.8%. Placed 3 times in total (8.3% of starts).
- Who trained Action Motion (IRE)?
- Action Motion (IRE) was trained by Denis Gerard Hogan on the most recent run on record, at Dundalk (AW) on 30 October 2024.
- Who is Action Motion (IRE)'s sire?
- Action Motion (IRE) is by Gutaifan (IRE) out of Portico (GB), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Action Motion (IRE) prefer?
- Action Motion (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 13 starts (7.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Action Motion (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 48, from the run on 30 October 2024. The highest on record is 125.
- What is Action Motion (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Gutaifan (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 3,748 runs since Jan 2008 (301 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Action Motion (IRE)'s siblings?
- Out of Portico (GB), Action Motion (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Look Back Smiling (IRE) (5). Highest grade won: Class 2 (Look Back Smiling (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–1m. As at Oct 2026.