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Horse profile

Avondale (IRE)

6yo gelding · Trainer Barry Connell · Owner Barry Connell
by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Tayara (GB) (Lawman)
12 runs · 9 courses · from Dec 2022
As at 18 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
3 wins · Bellewstown, Galway & Roscommon Off 162 days · 12th of 14 Last raced off OR 80
KTB Profile

Avondale is a gelding with three wins from 12 starts. He won the Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle at Bellewstown over 2m1f – 2m4f on good in Jul 2025, having earlier taken two handicaps over 1m2f – 1m4f on soft at Galway in Sep 2024 and on heavy at Roscommon in Aug 2024. All three turf wins came at different tracks. He finished 12 of 14 at Ballinrobe in May 2026 when last raced off a career-high mark of 80.

Based on 12 archived runs · run-style from 4 commented runs · updated 18 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR at career high
Official rating80At career-high mark
80 62–80

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 104 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Bellewstown, 5 Jul 2025

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 8 figures · best 113C · median 78.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)382B67—
Soft285C76—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f4113C93.5—
1m – 1m1f267C67—
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 3 figures · best 129C · median 104
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good2104B100.5—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3129C104—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 figures from 12 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 93A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Galway, 10 Sep 2024 Official rating 80 at the last flat run, 8 May 2026

Best recent KTB Rating (jumps) 135A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Bellewstown, 5 Jul 2025

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 8 figures · best 93A · median 73.5
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)380A71—
Soft293A75.5—
Good to Soft1——1 · —
Heavy1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
1m2f – 1m4f493A86.5—
1m – 1m1f271A64.5—
1m5f – 2m1——1 · —
6f – 7f1———
Jumps 4 figures · best 135A · median 130
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
Good3135A130—
Good to Soft1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 18 Oct 2025
2m1f – 2m4f3135A130—
1m5f – 2m1———

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 12 figures from 12 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 from 4 analysed runs

  • Held up 3 (75%) · 1 win
  • Prominent 1 (25%) · 1 win

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Gleneagles (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,544 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses).

Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm11218.2%+6.8—
Good to Firm4976312.7%+1.30 from 1
Good1,15813811.9%+0.51 from 3
Good to Soft5565710.3%−1.10 from 2
Soft7448811.8%+0.41 from 2
Heavy2794817.2%+5.81 from 1
Standard (AW)1,2991229.4%−20 from 3
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1401410%−1.4—
6f – 7f94910711.3%−0.10 from 1
1m – 1m1f1,20114912.4%+10 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,29415011.6%+0.22 from 4
1m5f – 2m5916410.8%−0.60 from 2
2m1f – 2m4f237229.3%−2.11 from 3
2m5f – 3m9666.3%−5.1—
Over 3m36616.7%+5.3—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 18 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Tayara (GB) (Lawman)

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

The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f; the highest grade won is Class 5 (Tatateo (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Tatateo (IRE)2641m2f–2m1fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 3 1 33% +1.00
Standard (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Soft 2 1 50% +1.50
Heavy 1 1 100% +6.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 3 0 0% −3.00
Galway 2 1 50% +1.50
Ballinrobe 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan 1 0 0% −1.00
Bellewstown 1 1 100% +3.00
Roscommon 1 1 100% +6.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Punchestown 1 0 0% −1.00
Gowran Park 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 4 2 50% +6.50
2m1f – 2m4f 3 1 33% +1.00
1m5f – 2m 2 0 0% −2.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00
6f – 7f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Sean Flanagan 3 1 33% +1.00
Seamie Heffernan 3 0 0% −3.00
Daniel King 2 1 50% +1.50
W J Lee 1 1 100% +6.00
Miss A B O'Connor 1 0 0% −1.00
E Walsh 1 0 0% −1.00
Rory Cleary 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 1 0 0% −1.00
2025 3 1 33% +1.00
2024 5 2 40% +5.50
2023 2 0 0% −2.00
2022 1 0 0% −1.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 8 2 25% +2.50
Hurdle 4 1 25% +0.00

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
08 May 26+259d Ballinrobe KOG Logistics Handicap 13f · Good To Yielding · 14 ran Held up towards the back - pushed along in 8th with 3f left - unable to quicken from 2f out - well held at the line 12/14 3½ 10-0 8075C76C Daniel King 15/2
22 Aug 25+24d Kilbeggan SIS Supporting Irish Racing Novice Hurdle 19f · Good To Yielding · 5 ran Settled with the pack early - hit a rough patch in 3rd at the 5th - slipped to 4th two out - found more in 3rd turning for home - moved into second at the last - stayed on without troubling the winner 2/5 6½ 11-12 —129C130B Sean Flanagan 11/4
29 Jul 25+24d Galway COLM QUINN BMW Novice Hurdle (Listed) 16.5f · Good · 7 ran Settled off the pace early - 5th at halfway - pushed along before two out and 6th turning for home - stayed on to finish fourth beaten 3 lengths 4/7 hd 11-6 ——130A Sean Flanagan 5/1
05 Jul 25+298d Bellewstown Grimme Ireland Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 15 ran Sat close up early - stumbled at 2nd - held 3rd spot at halfway - blundered 2 out - moved through to hit front turning in - errored at last then driven clear and stayed on strongly 1/15 11-12 —104B135A Sean Flanagan 3/1
10 Sep 24+21d Galway Galway Apprentice Handicap (47-70) 12f · Yielding · 15 ran Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - went ahead approaching final 2f - pushed clear inside final furlong - held on despite gap narrowing at the line 1/15 10-2 7085C93A Daniel King 5/2F
20 Aug 24+11d Roscommon Sean Cleary Memorial Handicap (47-70) 12f · Heavy · 15 ran Settled behind pace early - hit front after 3f - narrowed margin turning into straight - pushed clear inside final two furlongs - stayed on to score though gap shortened late 1/15 9-10 64102C93A W J Lee 6/1
09 Aug 24+28d Tipperary GAIN The Advantage Series (Ladies) Handicap 12.5f · Good To Firm · 14 ran Held up towards the back at halfway - improved on the inside to loom into 5th over 2f out but denied room briefly inside the final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 8th 8/14 1 10-11 65113C70A Miss A B O'Connor 4/1
12 Jul 24+34d Dundalk (AW) Family Fun Day Coming To Dundalk 15th August Handicap (47-75) 12f · Standard · 14 ran 2/14 ½ 9-3 6282B80A Seamie Heffernan 10/1
08 Jun 24+402d Punchestown Ladbrokes '2UP&Win' Maiden Hurdle 17f · Good · 22 ran 5/22 1 11-7 —97B115A E Walsh 80/1
03 May 23+119d Gowran Park Open Singles Thursdays At Gowran Park Maiden 8f · Yielding · 15 ran 8/15 1¾ 9-8 —67C58A Seamie Heffernan 33/1
04 Jan 23+21d Dundalk (AW) Wednesday Racing At Dundalk Maiden 6f · Standard · 9 ran 7/9 1¼ 9-8 —61A52A Rory Cleary 5/1
14 Dec 22 Dundalk (AW) Irish Stallion Farms EBF (C & G) Maiden 8f · Standard · 9 ran 5/9 ½ 9-5 —67A71A Seamie Heffernan 6/1

Quick answers

How many races has Avondale (IRE) won?
Avondale (IRE) won 3 of 12 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 25%. Placed 5 times in total (41.7% of starts).
Who trains Avondale (IRE)?
Avondale (IRE) is trained by Barry Connell, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 8 May 2026.
Who is Avondale (IRE)'s sire?
Avondale (IRE) is by Gleneagles (IRE) out of Tayara (GB), whose sire is Lawman.
What going does Avondale (IRE) prefer?
Avondale (IRE) has the best record on good going: 1 win from 3 starts (33.3%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Avondale (IRE)'s official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 80, from the run on 8 May 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Avondale (IRE)'s sire's record?
Gleneagles (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.4% of 4,544 runs since Jan 2008 (444 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on heavy going: 17.2% from 279.
Who are Avondale (IRE)'s siblings?
Out of Tayara (GB), Avondale (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Tatateo (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 5 (Tatateo (IRE)). The wins came over 1m2f–2m1f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from December 2022. 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.