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April Dancer (GB)

5yo mare (at last run, Oct 2005) · Last trainer T J O'Mara · Last owner J P Oshea
by Zilzal (USA) out of Jadirah (USA) (Deputy Minister)
11 runs · 8 courses · from May 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 16 Oct 2005 — 7,681 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2005 · 16th of 22 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

April Dancer (GB) is yet to win from 11 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 2nd of 10 at Down Royal (Jun 2005). Last raced off a career-high mark of 80.

Based on 11 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating80At career-high mark
80 36–80

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 (jumps) 72C the best of the last 1 rated run · Cork, 16 Oct 2005 Official rating 80 at the last jumps run, 16 Oct 2005

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 82C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Fairyhouse, 22 Jul 2005 Official rating 36 at the last flat run, 24 Sep 2005

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 1 figure · too few for a breakdown
Flat 6 figures · best 82C · median 42.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good to Firm366C38—
Good247C40.5—
Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f482C52—
6f – 7f1———
1m – 1m1f1———

Of 11 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (4).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 7 figures from 11 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
Zilzal (USA)

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 531 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses).

Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.1% from 137.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm500%−9.60 from 2
Good to Firm881011.4%+1.80 from 5
Good154138.4%−1.20 from 3
Good to Soft841315.5%+5.90 from 1
Soft90910%+0.4—
Heavy3438.8%−0.8—
Standard (AW)7633.9%−5.7—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f900%−9.6—
6f – 7f3937.7%−1.90 from 1
1m – 1m1f5024%−5.60 from 1
1m2f – 1m4f8933.4%−6.20 from 8
1m5f – 2m1731810.4%+0.80 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f1371813.1%+3.5—
2m5f – 3m29620.7%+11.1—
Over 3m5120%+10.4—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 27 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Jadirah (USA) (Deputy Minister)

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

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 5 0 0% −5.00
Good 3 0 0% −3.00
Firm 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 2 0 0% −2.00
Fairyhouse 2 0 0% −2.00
Roscommon 2 0 0% −2.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Tramore 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 8 0 0% −8.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00
1m – 1m1f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Wayne Lordan 5 0 0% −5.00
Michael Hussey 3 0 0% −3.00
T G M Ryan 1 0 0% −1.00
Martin Lane 1 0 0% −1.00
Declan Cannon 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
Hood + visor 7 0 0% −7.00
None 3 0 0% −3.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 10 0 0% −10.00
Hurdle 1 0 0% −1.00

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
2005 · 11 runs
16 Oct 05+22d Cork Shaws Cooked Meats Handicap Hurdle (74-95) 16f · Good To Yielding · 22 ran 16/22 3½ 10-10 8072C T G M Ryan 16/1
24 Sep 05+53d Fairyhouse Clonee Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 10f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 16/18 4 8-1 36— Michael Hussey 10/1
02 Aug 05+2d Roscommon White House Handicap (36-60) 7f · Good To Firm · 15 ran 7/15 ¾ 8-4 3638C Wayne Lordan 8/1
31 Jul 05+9d Cork Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (36-60) 12f · Good · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 8-0 3634C Martin Lane 7/1
22 Jul 05+11d Fairyhouse Live Music After Racing Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 12f · Firm · 15 ran 4/15 nk 8-2 3682C Michael Hussey 13/2
11 Jul 05+22d Killarney Bank Of Ireland Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 11f · Firm · 13 ran 4/13 2 8-4 36— Wayne Lordan 7/1
19 Jun 05+3d Down Royal Stanleybet Raceday Handicap (36-60) 10.5f · Good To Firm · 10 ran 2/10 ½ 8-1 36— Michael Hussey 8/1
16 Jun 05+13d Clonmel Slievenamon Claiming Race 10f · Good · 15 ran 7/15 2½ 9-5 36— Wayne Lordan 14/1
03 Jun 05+5d Tramore John Harney Bookmakers Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 12f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 5/13 1 8-5 3766C Wayne Lordan 16/1
29 May 05+13d Gowran Park Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (36-60) (Div 2) 9.5f · Good · 17 ran 10/17 hd 8-0 3947C Declan Cannon 16/1
16 May 05 Roscommon Red Mills Horse Care Tubes Handicap (36-60) (Div 1) 12f · Good To Firm · 18 ran 16/18 1 8-7 3938C Wayne Lordan 16/1

Quick answers

How many races has April Dancer won?
April Dancer (GB) has yet to win, from 11 archived starts in 2005. Placed 1 time in total (9.1% of starts).
Who trained April Dancer?
April Dancer (GB) was trained by T J O'Mara on the most recent run on record, at Cork on 16 October 2005.
Who is April Dancer's sire?
April Dancer (GB) is by Zilzal (USA) out of Jadirah (USA), whose sire is Deputy Minister.
What is April Dancer's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 16 October 2005. That is also the highest on record.
What is April Dancer's sire's record?
Zilzal (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 531 runs since Jan 2008 (42 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 2m1f – 2m4f (all codes): 13.1% from 137.

Record shown from May 2005. 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.