Charming Gael (IRE)
Charming Gael (IRE) is yet to win from 8 starts. Best effort: 3rd of 7 at Tralee (Aug 2007). Last raced off a career-high mark of 88.
- 0–8Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −8.00£1 level staken=8 at SP
- 0.00Fair A/E n=8 · 0.00 incl. margin
- 88Highest OR
- 15dAvg 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
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
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
Progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 153 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 4 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | — |
| Good to Firm | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | +3.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Good | 70 | 8 | 11.4% | +2.9 | 0 from 3 |
| Good to Soft | 26 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | 0 from 2 |
| Soft | 26 | 2 | 7.7% | −0.8 | — |
| Heavy | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | +4 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 29 | 0 | 0% | −8.5 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 34 | 3 | 8.8% | +0.3 | 0 from 3 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 55 | 7 | 12.7% | +4.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Over 3m | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | +0.1 | — |
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
1 sibling in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always Loose (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Firm | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Heavy | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork (IRE) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Down Royal | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Thurles | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tipperary | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Listowel | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killarney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tralee | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Galway | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T G M Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| A B Joyce | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| R P McNally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Robbie Power | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Peter Toole | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie + blinkers | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| None | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tongue tie | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| NH Flat | 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
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 · 8 runs | |||||||||
| 18 Nov 07+15d | Cork (IRE) | Charleville Handicap Chase | PU/11 | — | 10-9 | 88 | — | T G M Ryan | 5/1 |
| 03 Nov 07+9d | Down Royal | Rainbow Telecom Handicap Chase (0-116) | 4/10 | shd | 9-10 | 81 | 86C | A B Joyce | 14/1 |
| 25 Oct 07+16d | Thurles | www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase (0-109) | F/18 | — | 10-6 | 86 | — | T G M Ryan | 20/1 |
| 09 Oct 07+22d | Tipperary | Nolan Ryan Handicap Chase (0-116) | 6/18 | 1¼ | 9-13 | 88 | 84C | T G M Ryan | 20/1 |
| 17 Sep 07+15d | Listowel | John F.McGuire Beginners Chase | 8/15 | 2 | 11-9 | — | 88C | Kevin Coleman | 25/1 |
| 02 Sep 07+10d | Killarney | Fexco Asset Finance Beginners Chase (Div 2) | 6/12 | 3 | 11-12 | — | 78C | R P McNally | 16/1 |
| 23 Aug 07+19d | Tralee | Meadowlands Hotel Beginners Chase | 3/7 | 30 | 11-12 | — | 68C | Robbie Power | 20/1 |
| 04 Aug 07 | Galway | Kerrymaid Festival Inh Flat Race | 17/19 | ½ | 11-7 | — | 71C | Peter Toole | 20/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Charming Gael won?
- Charming Gael (IRE) has yet to win, from 8 archived starts in 2007.
- Who trained Charming Gael?
- Charming Gael (IRE) was trained by T J Taaffe on the most recent run on record, at Cork (IRE) on 18 November 2007.
- Who is Charming Gael's sire?
- Charming Gael (IRE) is by Charmer (IRE) out of Carney Native (IRE), whose sire is Be My Native.
- What is Charming Gael's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 88, from the run on 18 November 2007. That is also the highest on record.
- What is Charming Gael's sire's record?
- Charmer (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.5% of 153 runs since Jan 2008 (13 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Charming Gael's siblings?
- Out of Carney Native (IRE), Charming Gael (IRE) has 1 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.