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Horse profile

Apache Peak (IRE)

4yo gelding · Trainer Ross O'Sullivan · Owner Over The Sticks Syndicate
by Arizona (IRE) out of Mountain Melody (GER) (Refuse To Bend)
5 runs · 4 courses · from Nov 2025
As at 23 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Last run 14 Oct 2026 · 4th of 15
KTB Profile

Apache Peak is a maiden who has shown placed form in three of five starts on turf. His best effort came when second of five at Naas in Feb 2026. The gelding was prominent when fourth of 15 in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown in Oct 2026. By Arizona out of a Refuse To Bend mare, he has raced over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f on good, soft and heavy ground.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since Nov 2025 · updated 23 Oct 2026

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 129 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Limerick, 22 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 129A · median 73
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 23 Oct 2025
Heavy3129A733 · 129 / 73
Good1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 23 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4129A724 · 129 / 72
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 22 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 125B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 22 Mar 2026

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 →

Jumps 5 figures · best 125B · median 123
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 23 Oct 2025
Heavy3125B1223 · 125 / 122
Good1——1 · —
Soft1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 23 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m4125B123.54 · 125 / 123.5
2m1f – 2m4f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 22 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 5 analysed runs since Nov 2025

  • Prominent 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Held up 2 (40%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Arizona (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 6.4% of 484 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Good to Firm4648.7%+2.3—
Good151127.9%+1.50 from 1
Good to Soft3113.2%−3.2—
Soft10243.9%−2.50 from 1
Heavy2300%−6.40 from 3
Standard (AW)131107.6%+1.2—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f3313%−3.4—
6f – 7f197105.1%−1.3—
1m – 1m1f137128.8%+2.4—
1m2f – 1m4f7667.9%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m3013.3%−3.10 from 4
2m1f – 2m4f1119.1%+2.70 from 1

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 23 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Mountain Melody (GER) (Refuse To Bend)

3 siblings in the archive, 2 winners — best of them Mackenberg (GER) (9 wins).

The wins came over 1m3½f–2m5f; the highest grade won is Class 3 (Mackenberg (GER)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mackenberg (GER)3192m–2m5fClass 3
Mind The Crack (IRE)821m3½f–1m4fClass 3
Octopus (IRE)90——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 1 0 0% −1.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Naas 2 0 0% −2.00
Punchestown (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Fairyhouse 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m5f – 2m 4 0 0% −4.00
2m1f – 2m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Gilligan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr L P Shanahan 2 0 0% −2.00
Mr J L Gleeson 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 4 0 0% −4.00
2025 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
NH Flat 3 0 0% −3.00
Hurdle 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

DateCourseRace PosBtn Wgt SpdKTB Jockey SP
14 Oct 26+206d Punchestown (IRE) Matchbook €50,000 Graduation Series Maiden Hurdle 16.5f · Good · 15 ran handy early in 3rd - leapt left at the 2nd and the 3rd - small error 4 out - niggled along before the straight - made no dent before the last - plodded on to finish 4th 4/15 1½ 11-11 68B123B Danny Gilligan 15/8
22 Mar 26+43d Limerick Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Listed) 16f · Soft To Heavy · 7 ran Sat behind the front pair early - hit the front beyond 2f out and had to be niggled for effort - driven approaching the final furlong but couldn't shake off rival - overtaken inside the last - unable to find more - stayed on same gait to finish third 3/7 ½ 11-7 129A125B Mr J L Gleeson 2/1F
07 Feb 26+29d Naas Cheltenham Trials Day At Naas Racecourse (Pro/Am) Flat Race 15.5f · Soft To Heavy · 5 ran Hesitant start - settled just behind the front group in 3rd - moved up into 2nd going strongly 2f out - pressed for effort and slipped back to 3rd 1 1/2f out - regained 2nd inside final furlong and held on for the runner-up spot 2/5 3½ 11-3 -15C114B Mr L P Shanahan 15/8
09 Jan 26+66d Naas Fifty Stars At Sunnyhill Stud (Pro/Am) Flat Race 16f · Soft · 9 ran Held up early - improved to sit behind the front runners entering the straight - urged into 3rd 2f out - into 2nd inside final furlong - unable to threaten the winner - stayed on at one speed to finish 2nd 2/9 9 11-3 76C124A Mr L P Shanahan 10/1
04 Nov 25 Fairyhouse Irish Stallion Farms EBF Academy Hurdle 17f · Soft To Heavy · 14 ran Settled with the pack early - up to 6th before moving into 5th - made headway into contention entering the straight - up to 2nd two out - asked for more before the last - stayed on to the line but never able to land the blow 2/14 5 11-0 73B122A Danny Gilligan 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Apache Peak (IRE) won?
Apache Peak (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts between 2025 and 2026. Placed 3 times in total (60% of starts).
Who trains Apache Peak (IRE)?
Apache Peak (IRE) is trained by Ross O'Sullivan, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 14 October 2026.
Who is Apache Peak (IRE)'s sire?
Apache Peak (IRE) is by Arizona (IRE) out of Mountain Melody (GER), whose sire is Refuse To Bend.
What is Apache Peak (IRE)'s sire's record?
Arizona (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 6.4% of 484 runs since Jan 2008 (72 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Apache Peak (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Mountain Melody (GER), Apache Peak (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 2 of them winners. Most wins: Mackenberg (GER) (9). Highest grade won: Class 3 (Mackenberg (GER)). The wins came over 1m3½f–2m5f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from November 2025. 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.