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Horse profile

Aoife Costa (IRE)

7yo mare (at last run, Jun 2010) · Last trainer Paul John Gilligan · Last owner Michael Heston
by Blueprint (IRE) out of Architect-Line (IRE) (Architect I)
13 runs · 8 courses · from May 2008
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 7 Jun 2010 — 5,993 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jun 2010 · 12th of 18 Won at Kilbeggan Last raced off OR 85
KTB Profile

Aoife Costa (IRE) is 1 from 13. Hasn't won since Apr 2009. Last raced off 85, 31lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 13 archived runs · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 31lb off peak

Progeny in our archive

Produce record

As a dam, Aoife Costa (IRE) has 1 produce in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Gearoid (IRE)70——
Official rating85↓ 31lb off peak
85 83–116

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 95C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 26 Oct 2009 Official rating 85 at the last run, 7 Jun 2010

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 →

Jumps 13 figures · best 120A · median 95
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
Soft7110B94—
Good3120A99—
Good to Soft1———
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 4 Nov 2025
2m1f – 2m4f6120A106.5—
2m5f – 3m596C93—
1m5f – 2m299A90.5—

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 13 figures from 13 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
Blueprint (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm6116.7%+6.8—
Good to Firm1241512.1%+2.20 from 1
Good5865910.1%+0.20 from 3
Good to Soft2592610%+0.10 from 1
Soft409409.8%−0.11 from 7
Heavy277248.7%−1.20 from 1
Standard (AW)9111.1%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
1m2f – 1m4f400%−9.9—
1m5f – 2m3393510.3%+0.40 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f618609.7%−0.21 from 6
2m5f – 3m5585810.4%+0.50 from 5
Over 3m151138.6%−1.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Architect-Line (IRE) (Architect I)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Doolough Lad (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 2m7½f.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Doolough Lad (IRE)1312m7½f—
Cisro (IRE)50——
Ciara Costa (IRE)20——
Jack Rabbit (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +8.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Sligo 4 0 0% −4.00
Galway 2 0 0% −2.00
Kilbeggan 2 1 50% +13.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Cork 1 0 0% −1.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Roscommon 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
2m1f – 2m4f 6 1 17% +9.00
2m5f – 3m 5 0 0% −5.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
A E Lynch 8 0 0% −8.00
Robbie Colgan 2 1 50% +13.00
Ms N Carberry 1 0 0% −1.00
D G Hogan 1 0 0% −1.00
B M Cash 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Tongue tie 10 1 10% +5.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2010 1 0 0% −1.00
2009 8 1 13% +7.00
2008 4 0 0% −4.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Chase 7 1 14% +8.00
Hurdle 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2010 · 1 run
07 Jun 10+224d Listowel John J. Galvin Handicap Hurdle (81-123) 3m · Good To Yielding · 18 ran 12/18 10 9-10 8582C A E Lynch 12/1
2009 · 8 runs
26 Oct 09+25d Galway Castlegar Handicap Chase 2m6½f · Soft · 17 ran 11/17 30 10-13 11595C A E Lynch 16/1
01 Oct 09+63d Sligo Martin Reilly Hyundai Chase 2m4f · Yielding · 11 ran 7/11 23 11-7 11594C A E Lynch 12/1
30 Jul 09+13d Galway St.james's Gate Novice Chase 2m2f · Yielding To Soft · 8 ran 2/8 10 11-1 115110B A E Lynch 9/1
17 Jul 09+3d Kilbeggan Gigginstown House Midlands National Handicap Chase 2m6f · Good · 14 ran 7/14 12 10-9 11696C A E Lynch 14/1
14 Jul 09+60d Killarney Malton Winners Enclosure Novice Chase 2m6f · Yielding · 13 ran 5/13 24 11-0 11693C Robbie Colgan 6/1
15 May 09+12d Cork Coolagown Stud E.B.F Mares Chase 2m4f · Good · 10 ran 3/10 1¼ 11-2 116120A A E Lynch 14/1
03 May 09+8d Sligo Belfry (q.r.) Handicap Hurdle (80-95) 2m2f · Heavy · 16 ran 3/16 nk 11-6 83118A Ms N Carberry 7/4F
25 Apr 09+125d Kilbeggan Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F Mares Beginners Chase 2m4f · Yielding To Soft · 13 ran 1/13 11-0 116103B Robbie Colgan 14/1
2008 · 4 runs
21 Dec 08+167d Thurles Holy Cross Novice Handicap Hurdle (81-109) 2m6½f · Soft · 16 ran 9/16 30 10-8 8480C A E Lynch 33/1
07 Jul 08+13d Roscommon Ivan Connaughton Auctioneer Maiden Hurdle 2m · Soft · 17 ran 13/17 1 10-13 8482C A E Lynch 20/1
24 Jun 08+34d Sligo Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle 2m · Good · 16 ran 6/16 1¼ 10-11 8399A D G Hogan 14/1
21 May 08 Sligo June 24th At Sligo Mares Maiden Hurdle 2m2f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 9/14 21 10-13 8383C B M Cash 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Aoife Costa won?
Aoife Costa (IRE) won 1 of 13 archived starts between 2008 and 2010, a strike rate of 7.7%. Placed 4 times in total (30.8% of starts).
Who trained Aoife Costa?
Aoife Costa (IRE) was trained by Paul John Gilligan on the most recent run on record, at Listowel on 7 June 2010.
Who is Aoife Costa's sire?
Aoife Costa (IRE) is by Blueprint (IRE) out of Architect-Line (IRE), whose sire is Architect I.
What going does Aoife Costa prefer?
Aoife Costa (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 7 starts (14.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Aoife Costa's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 85, from the run on 7 June 2010. The highest on record is 116.
What is Aoife Costa's sire's record?
Blueprint (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.9% of 1,670 runs since Jan 2008 (137 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Aoife Costa's siblings?
Out of Architect-Line (IRE), Aoife Costa (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Doolough Lad (IRE) (1). The wins came over 2m7½f. As at Nov 2026.
Has Aoife Costa produced winners?
As a dam, Aoife Costa (IRE) has 1 produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from May 2008. 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.