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Horse profile

Belicoso (IRE)

2yo colt · Trainer Joseph Patrick O'Brien · Owner Al Shiraaa Racing Limited
5 runs · 5 courses · from May 2026
As at 29 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
First-time headgear LTO Last run 15 Oct 2026 · 4th of 15 Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Belicoso is a Churchill colt who is yet to win from five starts on turf. His best effort came when third of six at Down Royal in Jul 2026. He has raced over 6f to 7f and 1m to 1m1f, mainly on good ground. He finished fourth of 15 at the Curragh in Oct 2026 on his first run in headgear and last raced off a career-high official rating of 81.

Based on 5 archived runs · run-style from 5 commented runs since May 2026 · updated 29 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance Typically held up

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 70 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Down Royal (IRE), 17 Jul 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 5 figures · best 70C · median 66
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Good470A65.54 runs · 70 / 65.5
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
6f – 7f370A663 runs · 70 / 66
1m – 1m1f270C67.52 runs · 70 / 67.5

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 23 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 80B the best of the last 3 rated runs · Down Royal (IRE), 17 Jul 2026 Official rating 81 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 5 figures · best 80B · median 75
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
Good480B764 runs · 80 / 76
Soft1——1 run · —
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 29 Oct 2025
6f – 7f380B773 runs · 80 / 77
1m – 1m1f270B69.52 runs · 70 / 69.5

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 5 figures from 5 runs · as at 23 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 May 2026

  • Held up 3 (60%) · 0 wins
  • Prominent 1 (20%) · 0 wins
  • Mid-division 1 (20%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,817 runs since Jan 2008 (461 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm9111.1%+0.1—
Good to Firm6477912.2%+1.2—
Good1,37816512%+10 from 4
Good to Soft533519.6%−1.4—
Soft716638.8%−2.20 from 1
Heavy226198.4%−2.6—
Standard (AW)1,30815011.5%+0.5—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1461711.6%+0.6—
6f – 7f1,30614511.1%+0.10 from 3
1m – 1m1f1,12211910.6%−0.40 from 2
1m2f – 1m4f1,30413810.6%−0.4—
1m5f – 2m6468012.4%+1.4—
2m1f – 2m4f2492811.2%+0.2—
2m5f – 3m4412.3%−8.7—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jan 2008 · as at 28 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam

1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Palace Fever (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Curragh (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Down Royal (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 3 0 0% −3.00
1m – 1m1f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Dylan Browne McMonagle 4 0 0% −4.00
J M Sheridan 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 4 0 0% −4.00
Visor 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 ORSpdKTB Jockey SP
2026 · 5 runs
15 Oct 26+55d Curragh (IRE) Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden (Smullen Series) 8f · Soft · 15 ran towards the back of the main group - shaken up and gained ground to lie 5th 2f out - urged soon after - moved into fourth inside the last furlong - stayed on at same speed to finish 4th 4/15 1½ 9-4 8170C70B Dylan Browne McMonagle 11/2
21 Aug 26+35d Killarney (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Nursery Handicap 8f · Good · 6 ran Slow to break - settled last - moved through to hit the front after 2f - driven turning in - overtaken with 2f left - unable to find more in 4th inside final furlong - weakened again close home to finish 5th 5/6 4¼ 9-13 8165A69B Dylan Browne McMonagle 6/4F
17 Jul 26+47d Down Royal (IRE) Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good · 6 ran up with the front-runner - second at halfway - asked for effort 2f out - found nothing more from over 1f out and slipped to third near the finish 3/6 ½ 9-7 —70A80B Dylan Browne McMonagle 9/4
31 May 26+27d Listowel Irish EBF Median Sires Series Maiden 6.5f · Good · 11 ran Settled in the pack early - back in 8th at halfway - moved through the field on the straight - fifth and unable to threaten leaders a furlong out then held on without gaining or losing ground to finish sixth 6/11 nk 9-6 —66A75A J M Sheridan 12/1
04 May 26 Curragh Irish European Breeders Fund Median Sires Series Maiden 6f · Good · 12 ran Held up towards the back - urged to chase in 7th with 2f left - asked for effort but couldn't find extra - well held at the finish 7/12 hd 9-6 —58A77A Dylan Browne McMonagle 7/1

Quick answers

How many races has Belicoso won?
Belicoso (IRE) has yet to win, from 5 archived starts in 2026.
Who trains Belicoso?
Belicoso (IRE) is trained by Joseph Patrick O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 15 October 2026.
Who is Belicoso's sire?
Belicoso (IRE) is by Churchill (IRE) out of Animal Fever (USA), whose sire is Animal Kingdom.
What is Belicoso's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 15 October 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Belicoso's sire's record?
Churchill (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11% of 4,817 runs since Jan 2008 (461 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Belicoso's siblings?
Out of Animal Fever (USA), Belicoso (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from May 2026. 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.