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Apothic Red (IRE)

3yo gelding · Trainer T G McCourt · Owner Mrs Pauline Mccourtdonal Olearydont Ask The Wife Synd
by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Cherry Wine (IRE) (Dream Ahead)
10 runs · 4 courses · from Sep 2025
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
Won at Curragh (IRE) Ran 2 days ago · 12th of 17 Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile

Apothic Red (IRE) is 1 from 10. Last raced off a career-high mark of 69.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 6 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating69At career-high mark
69 59–69

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 106 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Sligo (IRE), 5 Aug 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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 106A · median 74.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft7106A686 · 106 / 77
Good to Soft293C871 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f9106A817 · 106 / 86
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 98A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh (IRE), 29 Aug 2026 Official rating 69 at the last run, 15 Oct 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 →

Flat 10 figures · best 98A · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Soft798A596 · 98 / 66
Good to Soft281A77.51 · —
Heavy1——1 · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
6f – 7f998A737 · 98 / 73
Under 6f1——1 · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 18 Oct 2026 · 1 recent figure provisional (may move for 7 days) · 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 6 analysed runs

  • Prominent 3 (50%) · 1 win
  • Held up 3 (50%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,871 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 928. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 135.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm5240%+28.5—
Good to Firm3734712.6%+1.1—
Good688659.4%−2.1—
Good to Soft3323410.2%−1.30 from 2
Soft410379%−2.51 from 7
Heavy13585.9%−5.60 from 1
Standard (AW)92813814.9%+3.4—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f6934.3%−7.20 from 1
6f – 7f8809610.9%−0.61 from 9
1m – 1m1f87810311.7%+0.2—
1m2f – 1m4f79210313%+1.5—
1m5f – 2m1872211.8%+0.3—
2m1f – 2m4f6446.3%−5.2—
2m5f – 3m100%−11.5—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 17 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Cherry Wine (IRE) (Dream Ahead)

1 sibling in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Rosato (IRE) (4 wins).

The wins came over 6f.

Family form: Rosato (IRE) won at Navan (IRE), 7 Oct 2026.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Rosato (IRE)2946f—

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Soft 7 1 14% +3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Heavy 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh 4 0 0% −4.00
Curragh (IRE) 3 1 33% +7.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Sligo (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 9 1 11% +1.00
Under 6f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sadhbh Tormey 5 1 20% +5.00
James Ryan 5 0 0% −5.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 6 0 0% −6.00
Visor 4 1 25% +6.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 8 1 13% +2.00
2025 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
15 Oct 26+11d Curragh (IRE) October Racing With 1xBet.ie Apprentice Handicap 5f · Soft · 17 ran Prominent early - 6th 2f out under pressure - faded away to finish 12th 12/17 1½ 9-6 6960C59A Sadhbh Tormey 9/1
04 Oct 26+36d Curragh (IRE) Business Plus Handicap 6f · Soft · 22 ran Raced in the pack - struggled to respond when asked at halfway - dropped away to finish 22nd 22/22 5 8-11 69-8C50C Sadhbh Tormey 7/1
29 Aug 26+24d Curragh (IRE) Holden Plant Rentals Apprentice Handicap 6f · Yielding · 19 ran Sat close up early - disputed second at halfway - pushed into command 1 1/2f out and stayed strong to the line for victory 1/19 8-9 6190C98A Sadhbh Tormey 9/1
05 Aug 26+54d Sligo (IRE) Baader - Eddie Carr PBR 2000 Handicap 6f · Yielding · 12 ran Settled just behind the pace in 3rd - asked for effort approaching the straight - moved into 2nd with 200 yards left - pressed home the bid to the line - held on for second beaten half a length 2/12 ½ 10-1 59106A89A James Ryan 5/1
12 Jun 26+9d Gowran Park Golf At Gowran Park Handicap 7f · Yielding · 12 ran Sat close to the front group early - 5th at halfway - driven into contention 2f out to lead the chasing pack a furlong later - flattened out in the closing stages to finish 7th 7/12 shd 8-12 6168A59A Sadhbh Tormey 5/1
03 Jun 26+45d Curragh Sky Bet Extra Places Handicap 6.5f · Good To Yielding · 18 ran Away slowly - settled handy on the near rail - found extra 1f out into 6th - stayed on well through the finish to take 5th 5/18 nk 9-5 6193C81A James Ryan 10/1
19 Apr 26+35d Curragh Final Furlong Podcast With 1xBet.ie Handicap 6f · Soft · 21 ran Sat close to the front group early - pushed along with 2f to run and down in 9th a furlong out - stayed on at one speed to the line finishing sixth 6/21 nk 8-4 6486C73A Sadhbh Tormey 50/1
15 Mar 26+169d Curragh Nua CLaD Hub Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Heavy · 16 ran Held up at the back - still 13th at halfway - shaped up late but couldn't threaten the leaders inside the closing furlong 8/16 3¾ 9-7 —48C55A James Ryan 125/1
27 Sep 25+25d Curragh Kildare House Hotel Irish European Breeders Fund Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran Held up towards the back - urged forward around halfway - unable to find more inside the final two furlongs and dropped away 15/16 3¾ 9-7 —38C47C James Ryan 80/1
02 Sep 25 Gowran Park Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Settled with the pack early - fourth heading into the final 3f - pushed along and fifth 2f out - slipped to sixth entering the last furlong - unable to find more and edged out of that spot right at the line 7/12 ½ 9-5 —81A74A James Ryan 150/1

Quick answers

How many races has Apothic Red (IRE) won?
Apothic Red (IRE) won 1 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 10%. Placed 2 times in total (20% of starts).
Who trains Apothic Red (IRE)?
Apothic Red (IRE) is trained by T G McCourt, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
Who is Apothic Red (IRE)'s sire?
Apothic Red (IRE) is by Saxon Warrior (JPN) out of Cherry Wine (IRE), whose sire is Dream Ahead.
What going does Apothic Red (IRE) prefer?
Apothic Red (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 Apothic Red (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 15 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Apothic Red (IRE)'s sire's record?
Saxon Warrior (JPN)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.5% of 2,871 runs since Jan 2008 (357 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 14.9% from 928. Weakest on heavy going: 5.9% from 135.
Who are Apothic Red (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Cherry Wine (IRE), Apothic Red (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Rosato (IRE) (4). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from September 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.