Horse profile
Andab (IRE)
by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Tickled Pink (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
12 runs · 8 courses · from May 2025
As at 25 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Dundalk (AW) & Curragh
Last run 12 Sep 2026 · 6th of 17
Last raced off OR 103
KTB Profile
Andab (IRE) is 2 from 12, including a Listed win. The biggest win we hold: the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes at Dundalk (AW) (Oct 2025). Last raced off a career-high mark of 103.
Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since May 2025 · updated 25 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance
OR at career high
- 2–12Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 5 (41.7%)Placed
- −0.90£1 level staken=12 at SP
- 1.11Fair A/E n=12 · 0.94 incl. margin
- 103Highest OR
- 45dAvg 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 rating103At career-high mark
103
103–103
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 108
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 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 108A | 96.5 | 3 runs · 108 / 103 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 101A | 77 | 2 runs · 101 / 88.5 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 97A | 93.5 | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 7 | 103C | 82 | 2 runs · 103 / 89.5 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 108A | 101 | 4 runs · 108 / 101 |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 11 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.
Run style from 10 analysed runs since May 2025
- Held up 4 (40%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 3 (30%) · 2 wins
- Mid-division 3 (30%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses).
Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 2 | 40% | +28.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 373 | 47 | 12.6% | +1.1 | 0 from 3 |
| Good | 692 | 65 | 9.4% | −2.1 | 1 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 333 | 34 | 10.2% | −1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 417 | 37 | 8.9% | −2.6 | — |
| Heavy | 136 | 8 | 5.9% | −5.6 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 938 | 140 | 14.9% | +3.4 | 1 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 69 | 3 | 4.3% | −7.2 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 886 | 96 | 10.8% | −0.7 | 2 from 8 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 887 | 104 | 11.7% | +0.2 | 0 from 4 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 796 | 104 | 13.1% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 190 | 22 | 11.6% | +0.1 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 65 | 4 | 6.2% | −5.3 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −11.5 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 25 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Tickled Pink (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Victoria Road (IRE) (3 wins).
The wins came over 6f–1m1f; the highest grade won is Group 3 (Victoria Road (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Road (IRE) | 9 | 3 | 7f–1m1f | Group 3 |
| Corps Des Pages (IRE) | 4 | 1 | 7f | — |
| Eraad (IRE) | 7 | 1 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Missy Perfect (IRE) | 3 | 1 | 6f | — |
| Nom De Plume (IRE) | 8 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 6 | 1 | 17% | +3.00 |
| Good to Firm | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 1 | 50% | +0.10 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Goodwood | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ascot | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Leopardstown (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sandown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newcastle (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 1 | 100% | +1.10 |
| Deauville (FR) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.10 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 8 | 2 | 25% | +3.10 |
| J M Sheridan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Oisin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Christophe Soumillon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 7 | 2 | 29% | +4.10 |
| Visor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% | +5.10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Sep 26+43d | Leopardstown (IRE) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Sovereign Path Handicap Settled just behind the front group - 4th at halfway - pushed along to hit the front approaching 2f out - overtaken close home and unable to find more | 6/17 | ½ | 9-12 | 103 | 103C | 109A | J M Sheridan | 16/1 |
| 31 Jul 26+41d | Goodwood | HKJC World Pool Thoroughbred Stakes (Group 3) Settled towards the back - pushed along with 3f left - unable to close 1f out - stayed on late to finish 5th | 5/7 | 4½ | 9-3 | 103 | 101A | 91A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 20/1 |
| 20 Jun 26+23d | Ascot | Jersey Stakes (Group 3) Settled towards the stands rail in the pack - crept forward 3f out - into contention 2f out - pushed along inside final furlong but unable to find more - held late for 7th | 7/16 | ½ | 9-3 | 103 | 76C | 98A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 14/1 |
| 28 May 26+24d | Sandown | Star Sports Heron Stakes (Listed) Held up in the pack - driven to find space approaching final furlong - improved to challenge for second inside the last - stayed on without further gain to finish third | 3/8 | hd | 9-5 | 103 | 101A | 107A | Oisin Murphy | 8/1 |
| 04 May 26+31d | Curragh | Coolmore Stud Henry Longfellow Irish European Breeders Fund Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) Settled towards back - moved into 4th but boxed in 2f out - asked for effort - hampered once more and eased left approaching final furlong - finished strongly to take 2nd without landing a blow on winner | 2/7 | 2 | 9-5 | 103 | 108A | 103A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 13/2 |
| 03 Apr 26+175d | Newcastle (AW) | BetMGM Burradon Stakes (Listed) Held up in the pack early - progress from 2f out to claim third close home - stayed on to the finish | 3/7 | 2½ | 9-7 | 103 | 97A | 104A | Billy Loughnane | 7/4F |
| 2025 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Oct 25+54d | Dundalk (AW) | Irish Stallion Farms EBF Star Appeal Stakes (Listed) Handy early - settled 6th of the pack by halfway - found room and made progress inside final 2f - hit front early in last furlong and stayed on strongly to prevail | 1/8 | 9-5 | 103 | 90A | 95A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 11/10F | |
| 17 Aug 25+19d | Deauville (FR) | The Aga Khan Studs Prix Francois Boutin (2yo) (Straight Course) (Turf) | 2/7 | 2½ | 9-1 | — | — | — | Christophe Soumillon | 56/10 |
| 29 Jul 25+42d | Goodwood | Coral Vintage Stakes (Group 2) Held up in rear early - improved but boxed in then darted right approaching final furlong - kept on under pressure before effort eased close home | 6/10 | ½ | 9-3 | 103 | 57A | 94A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 9/2 |
| 17 Jun 25+23d | Ascot | Coventry Stakes (Group 2) Settled near the back on the far rail - made ground approaching the final furlong and stuck on - took 4th close home | 4/20 | ½ | 9-3 | — | 77C | 107A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 5/1 |
| 25 May 25+20d | Curragh | GAIN Marble Hill Stakes (Group 3) Sprang forward smartly to command - overtaken before the 1f pole - sat second at halfway - pressed the front-runner with a furlong remaining - stayed on but slipped to third late - unable to make further gains at the line | 3/6 | ¾ | 9-5 | — | 82A | 108B | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 3/1 |
| 05 May 25 | Curragh | Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden Settled just behind the front group - 5th at halfway - moved through to hit the front with a furlong and a half left - edged left under pressure inside the final furlong before pulling away to win | 1/14 | 9-4 | — | 92C | 112A | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 8/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Andab won?
- Andab (IRE) won 2 of 12 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
- Who trains Andab?
- Andab (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 September 2026.
- Who is Andab's sire?
- Andab (IRE) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Tickled Pink (IRE), whose sire is Invincible Spirit.
- What going does Andab prefer?
- Andab (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 6 starts (16.7%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Andab's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 103, from the run on 12 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Andab's sire's record?
- Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,894 runs since Jan 2008 (361 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 938. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 136.
- Who are Andab's siblings?
- Out of Tickled Pink (IRE), Andab (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Victoria Road (IRE) (3). Highest grade won: Group 3 (Victoria Road (IRE)). The wins came over 6f–1m1f. As at Oct 2026.