Alliteration (IRE)
Alliteration is a mare who has won two of her six starts on turf, both over 1m5f – 2m. She won the Galway Plastic Surgery 4-Y-O Fillies Flat Race at Galway in Oct 2025 on good to soft and the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle at Fairyhouse in Apr 2026 on soft. She finished second of five in the Close Brothers Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle at Punchestown in Apr 2026, last raced off her career-high mark of 117. By Poet's Word out of a Presenting mare, she has placed on all six starts.
- 2–6Wins / Runs
- 33.3%Strike rate
- 6 (100%)Placed
- +8.50£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.61Fair A/E n=6 · 2.11 incl. margin
- 117Highest OR
- 37dAvg 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 112
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 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 2 | 72A | 70.5 | 2 · 72 / 70.5 |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 18 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 112A | 101 | 3 · 112 / 101 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | — | — | 1 · — |
Of 6 runs looked at, 2 have no figure: obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 4 figures from 6 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
Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 698 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 47 | 7 | 14.9% | +5 | — |
| Good | 201 | 15 | 7.5% | −2.4 | — |
| Good to Soft | 123 | 11 | 8.9% | −1 | 1 from 1 |
| Soft | 158 | 12 | 7.6% | −2.3 | 1 from 4 |
| Heavy | 61 | 9 | 14.8% | +4.9 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 106 | 15 | 14.2% | +4.3 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 5 | 0 | 0% | −9.9 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 78 | 8 | 10.3% | +0.4 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 65 | 8 | 12.3% | +2.4 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 96 | 9 | 9.4% | −0.5 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 236 | 23 | 9.7% | −0.2 | 2 from 4 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 180 | 17 | 9.4% | −0.5 | 0 from 1 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 36 | 3 | 8.3% | −1.6 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 2 | 1 | 50% | +40.1 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
No other produce in our archive. It holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from 2005, so siblings racing elsewhere won’t appear here.
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +2.50 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Leopardstown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 2 | 50% | +10.50 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Donoghue | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Donagh Meyler | 1 | 1 | 100% | +4.50 |
| Mr J H Williamson | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | +3.50 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| NH Flat | 1 | 1 | 100% | +8.00 |
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 Apr 26+26d | Punchestown | Close Brothers Irish EBF Mares Novice Hurdle (Listed) Shared front spot from early on - hit the front approaching 2nd - challenged 2 out and pushed along before losing top spot near last - contested runner-up spot at the final fence - held that position to the line without extra gain | 2/5 | 4½ | 11-4 | 117 | 69C | 122B | Keith Donoghue | 10/1 |
| 04 Apr 26+32d | Fairyhouse | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Maiden Hurdle Sent to the front early - driven on turning into the straight - drifted a touch left two out and asked for effort - headed approaching the last then rallied - back in command in final 100 yards to hold on gamely | 1/16 | 11-7 | 111 | — | 137A | Donagh Meyler | 9/2 | |
| 03 Mar 26+28d | Leopardstown | 1888 Restaurant Mares Maiden Hurdle Settled just behind the front runner early - hit the front from the start - a touch untidy at the second - overtaken at the fourth - improved to fight for third spot three out - driven into second before the last - couldn't quicken and held that spot to the line | 2/8 | ¾ | 11-7 | — | — | 121A | Keith Donoghue | 3/1 |
| 03 Feb 26+20d | Fairyhouse | Treo Eile Supporting Racehorse Aftercare Mares Maiden Hurdle Sat close to the front pair early - pushed along in second turning for home - slipped to third approaching final two furlongs - unable to threaten those ahead and stayed on at one gear to finish third | 3/15 | 6½ | 11-7 | — | 101B | 117A | Keith Donoghue | 10/3 |
| 14 Jan 26+80d | Fairyhouse | Download The Tote App Mares Maiden Hurdle Handy early - settled 3rd then 5th - back to 4th two out - pushed along into 3rd before last and stayed one-dimensional to the line | 3/12 | 11 | 11-7 | — | 72A | 106A | Keith Donoghue | 11/1 |
| 26 Oct 25 | Galway | Galway Plastic Surgery 4-Y-O Fillies (Pro/Am) Flat Race Tracked the pack early - 4th at halfway - pushed along with two to go and edged into contention with a furlong left - fought back on the inside before getting up in the shadow of the line and wandered left | 1/9 | 11-0 | — | 112A | 114A | Mr J H Williamson | 8/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Alliteration (IRE) won?
- Alliteration (IRE) won 2 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 33.3%. Placed 6 times in total (100% of starts).
- Who trains Alliteration (IRE)?
- Alliteration (IRE) is trained by J P Dempsey, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 30 April 2026.
- Who is Alliteration (IRE)'s sire?
- Alliteration (IRE) is by Poet's Word (IRE) out of Caravation (IRE), whose sire is Presenting.
- What going does Alliteration (IRE) prefer?
- Alliteration (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Alliteration (IRE)'s official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 117, from the run on 30 April 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Alliteration (IRE)'s sire's record?
- Poet's Word (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 698 runs since Jan 2008 (132 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.2% from 106.