Arctic Assassin (IRE)
Arctic Assassin won the 1m – 1m1f handicap at Curragh in Apr 2026 on soft ground off an official rating of 68. The gelding has one win and one place from six runs, all bar one on soft turf. He last ran at Gowran Park in Jun 2026, finishing fifth of five off 76. By Australia out of a Pivotal mare, he has raced at five different courses.
- 1–6Wins / Runs
- 16.7%Strike rate
- 1 (16.7%)Placed
- +7.00£1 level staken=6 at SP
- 2.44Fair A/E n=6 · 2.06 incl. margin
- 77Highest OR
- 49dAvg 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.
KTB Speed and Rating
Best recent Speed 82
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 →
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 82A | 67 | 3 runs · 82 / 69 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 25 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 82A | 67 | 3 runs · 82 / 69 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 6 figures from 6 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 6 analysed runs since Oct 2025
- Held up 5 (83%) · 1 win
- Prominent 1 (17%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses).
Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 13 | 3 | 23.1% | +11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 664 | 81 | 12.2% | +1 | — |
| Good | 1,505 | 165 | 11% | −0.2 | — |
| Good to Soft | 659 | 67 | 10.2% | −1 | — |
| Soft | 960 | 121 | 12.6% | +1.4 | 1 from 5 |
| Heavy | 324 | 29 | 9% | −2.2 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 1,522 | 164 | 10.8% | −0.4 | 0 from 1 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | −5.1 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 643 | 63 | 9.8% | −1.4 | 0 from 1 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 1,243 | 136 | 10.9% | −0.3 | 1 from 5 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,086 | 266 | 12.8% | +1.6 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,170 | 129 | 11% | −0.2 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 354 | 26 | 7.3% | −3.9 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 108 | 7 | 6.5% | −4.7 | — |
| Over 3m | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | −2.1 | — |
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
2 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Easy (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 5f–6f; the highest grade won is Listed (Easy (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy (IRE) | 7 | 2 | 5f–6f | Listed |
| Saji (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curragh | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Gowran Park | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cork | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m – 1m1f | 5 | 1 | 20% | +8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J M Sheridan | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| Julian Pietropaolo | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hugh Horgan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Cheekpieces | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 33% | +10.00 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Jun 26+40d | Gowran Park | Ladies Day July 25th Apprentice Handicap Sat close to pace early - second at halfway then driven into contention entering straight - unable to land a blow 2f out - faded through final furlong to finish well held | 5/5 | 3½ | 9-6 | 76 | 67C | 61C | Julian Pietropaolo | 17/2 |
| 03 May 26+14d | Cork | Racing Again Sunday, May 10th Apprentice Handicap Settled towards the back of the field early - up to 4th at halfway - boxed in on the rails 3f out - driven with a furlong to go but unable to close and well held at the finish | 8/8 | 1¼ | 9-8 | 77 | 82A | 57A | Julian Pietropaolo | 7/2 |
| 19 Apr 26+165d | Curragh | Your Game, Your Odds, Your 1xBet.ie Handicap Held up towards the back - improved into 6th with two furlongs left - urged forward to 4th approaching the final furlong - burst clear to win going away | 1/13 | 9-1 | 68 | 69C | 86A | J M Sheridan | 12/1 | |
| 2025 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 05 Nov 25+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Celebrate Your Special Occasion At Dundalk Stadium Median Auction Maiden Held up at back of field - driven to keep tabs approaching halfway - unable to make headway inside final 2f - stayed on same speed to finish 9th | 9/11 | 1¾ | 9-4 | — | 69A | 54A | J M Sheridan | 40/1 |
| 16 Oct 25+8d | Curragh | Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series) Held up towards back of pack - still down in 11th with 3 1/2f left - made progress from 2 1/2f out to reach 7th inside final furlong - stayed on same pace to finish 7th | 7/16 | 1 | 8-13 | — | 67C | 66A | Hugh Horgan | 125/1 |
| 08 Oct 25 | Navan | Navan Racecourse Welcomes Our Local Community Maiden Sluggish start - stayed at the back throughout - made no impression on the leaders - held no chance from 2f out - finished well beaten in 11th | 11/13 | 4¼ | 9-7 | — | 40C | 55A | J M Sheridan | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Arctic Assassin won?
- Arctic Assassin (IRE) won 1 of 6 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 16.7%. Placed 1 time in total (16.7% of starts).
- Who trains Arctic Assassin?
- Arctic Assassin (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 June 2026.
- Who is Arctic Assassin's sire?
- Arctic Assassin (IRE) is by Australia (GB) out of Gharaaneej (IRE), whose sire is Pivotal.
- What going does Arctic Assassin prefer?
- Arctic Assassin (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 5 starts (20%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Arctic Assassin's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 76, from the run on 12 June 2026. The highest on record is 77.
- What is Arctic Assassin's sire's record?
- Australia (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.2% of 5,648 runs since Jan 2008 (563 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 2m5f – 3m (all codes): 6.5% from 108.
- Who are Arctic Assassin's siblings?
- Out of Gharaaneej (IRE), Arctic Assassin (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Easy (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Listed (Easy (IRE)). The wins came over 5f–6f. As at Oct 2026.