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Horse profile

Can We Dare (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Apr 2013) · Last trainer Edward P Harty · Last owner Mrs Mary Sharkey
by Balmont (USA) out of Dia (IRE) (Astronef)
12 runs · 7 courses · from Jun 2011
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 8 Apr 2013 — 4,950 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Apr 2013 · 10th of 14 Headgear returns LTO Last raced off OR 47
KTB Profile

Can We Dare (IRE) is yet to win from 12 starts, though has placed once. Best effort: 3rd of 14 at Dundalk (AW) (Nov 2012).

Based on 12 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
Official rating47↓ 3lb off peak
47 47–50

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 55A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Dundalk (AW), 7 Dec 2012 Official rating 47 at the last run, 8 Apr 2013

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 11 figures · best 67A · median 54
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Standard (AW)466A57.5—
Soft367A48—
Good261A50—
Good to Soft1———
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m – 1m1f666A47.5—
1m2f – 1m4f361A60—
6f – 7f267A57—

Of 12 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 11 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 is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.

Pedigree intelligence

Sire

Progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.2% from 158.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm4125%+15.4—
Good to Firm67710.4%+0.80 from 1
Good6634.5%−5.10 from 2
Good to Soft2414.2%−5.40 from 2
Soft5411.9%−7.70 from 3
Heavy1100%−9.6—
Standard (AW)1582415.2%+5.60 from 4
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f49612.2%+2.6—
6f – 7f1581710.8%+1.20 from 2
1m – 1m1f6258.1%−1.50 from 7
1m2f – 1m4f9499.6%00 from 3
1m5f – 2m1100%−9.6—
2m1f – 2m4f400%−9.6—
2m5f – 3m600%−9.6—

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
Dia (IRE) (Astronef)

4 siblings in the archive, 1 winner — best of them Mine The Balance (IRE) (1 win).

The wins came over 6f; the highest grade won is Class 6 (Mine The Balance (IRE)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Mine The Balance (IRE)4116fClass 6
Corcoon (IRE)90——
Super Victor (IRE)20——
Cee Ess Jay Vic (IRE)10——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Standard (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 3 0 0% −3.00
Good 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Soft 2 0 0% −2.00
Good to Firm 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Dundalk (AW) 4 0 0% −4.00
Gowran Park 2 0 0% −2.00
Curragh 2 0 0% −2.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 0 0% −1.00
Naas 1 0 0% −1.00
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m – 1m1f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m2f – 1m4f 3 0 0% −3.00
6f – 7f 2 0 0% −2.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Declan McDonogh 6 0 0% −6.00
Ross Coakley 1 0 0% −1.00
Fergal Lynch 1 0 0% −1.00
Darragh Sweeney 1 0 0% −1.00
Pat Smullen 1 0 0% −1.00
Emmet McNamara 1 0 0% −1.00
Shane Foley 1 0 0% −1.00

HeadgearRunsWinsSR£1
None 10 0 0% −10.00
Blinkers 1 0 0% −1.00
Tongue tie 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2013 1 0 0% −1.00
2012 9 0 0% −9.00
2011 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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2013 · 1 run
08 Apr 13+108d Gowran Park Kilkenny Handicap (47-65) 8f · Good · 14 ran 10/14 3¾ 8-10 4739C Declan McDonogh 14/1
2012 · 9 runs
21 Dec 12+14d Dundalk (AW) www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap (47-65) 8f · Standard · 13 ran 7/13 1¾ 8-10 4754A Declan McDonogh 9/1
07 Dec 12+35d Dundalk (AW) Christmas Race & Dine Packages Apprentice Handicap (47-65) (Div 3) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 7/14 nk 8-6 4755A Ross Coakley 8/1
02 Nov 12+109d Dundalk (AW) Crowne Plaza Leading Jockey & Trainer Championship Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Standard · 14 ran 3/14 ¾ 8-13 4766A Fergal Lynch 16/1
16 Jul 12+46d Dundalk (AW) Follow Dundalk On Twitter Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 10.5f · Standard · 14 ran 6/14 hd 8-11 4760A Declan McDonogh 14/1
31 May 12+16d Clonmel Jossestown Handicap (47-65) 10f · Good · 15 ran 5/15 1¼ 8-12 4761A Declan McDonogh 12/1
15 May 12+24d Killarney Killarney Vintners Handicap (47-65) 8.5f · Good To Yielding · 13 ran 9/13 shd 8-11 4847A Declan McDonogh 16/1
21 Apr 12+9d Naas Tipper Road Apprentice Handicap (47-65) 8f · Good To Yielding · 17 ran UR/17 — 8-5 48— Darragh Sweeney 20/1
12 Apr 12+18d Gowran Park Kilkenny Handicap (47-65) (Div 2) 8f · Soft · 16 ran 10/16 1½ 8-13 5046A Pat Smullen 14/1
25 Mar 12+168d Curragh Elusive Pimpernel Maiden 6f · Yielding · 30 ran 16/30 nse 9-10 —67A Emmet McNamara 66/1
2011 · 2 runs
09 Oct 11+130d Curragh Mongey Communications European Breeders Fund Fillies Maiden 9f · Yielding To Soft · 19 ran 13/19 2¾ 9-0 —48C Shane Foley 66/1
01 Jun 11 Tipperary jogforjockeys.ie Maiden 7.5f · Good To Firm · 16 ran 8/16 ½ 9-0 —47A Declan McDonogh 50/1

Quick answers

How many races has Can We Dare won?
Can We Dare (IRE) has yet to win, from 12 archived starts between 2011 and 2013. Placed 1 time in total (8.3% of starts).
Who trained Can We Dare?
Can We Dare (IRE) was trained by Edward P Harty on the most recent run on record, at Gowran Park on 8 April 2013.
Who is Can We Dare's sire?
Can We Dare (IRE) is by Balmont (USA) out of Dia (IRE), whose sire is Astronef.
What is Can We Dare's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 47, from the run on 8 April 2013. The highest on record is 50.
What is Can We Dare's sire's record?
Balmont (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 9.6% of 384 runs since Jan 2008 (29 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 15.2% from 158.
Who are Can We Dare's siblings?
Out of Dia (IRE), Can We Dare (IRE) has 4 other produce in our archive, 1 of them a winner. Most wins: Mine The Balance (IRE) (1). Highest grade won: Class 6 (Mine The Balance (IRE)). The wins came over 6f. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2011. 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.