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Horse profile

Christmas Day (IRE)

3yo colt · Trainer A P O'Brien · Owner Magniertaborsmithwesterbergbrant
by Camelot (GB) out of Beauly (GB) (Sea The Stars)
10 runs · 8 courses · from Aug 2025
As at 1 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
4 wins · Epsom Downs, Leopardstown & Gowran Park Beaten favourite LTO Last run 12 Sep 2026 · 9th of 11 Last raced off OR 118
KTB Profile

Typically ridden prominently in 7 of 10 analysed runs — Christmas Day (IRE) is 4 from 10, including a Group 1 win. The biggest win we hold: the Betfred Derby at Epsom Downs (Jun 2026). 4 of 6 starts with soft in the ground have ended in wins — 0 from 4 on quicker. Last raced off a career-high mark of 118.

Based on 10 archived runs · run-style from 10 commented runs since Aug 2025 · updated 1 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance Typically prominent OR at career high
Official rating118At career-high mark
118 91–118

KTB Speed and Rating

KTB Speed

Best recent Speed 110 the best of the last 3 graded (A or B) runs · Curragh, 28 Jun 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 10 figures · best 117C · median 105
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4117C1024 runs · 117 / 102
Good to Soft3110A971 run · —
Soft2116A1111 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5110A975 runs · 110 / 97
1m – 1m1f4116A107—
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast

KTB Rating

Best recent KTB Rating 107A the best of the last 3 rated runs · Curragh, 28 Jun 2026 Official rating 118 at the last run, 12 Sep 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 — its best recent day. The KTB Rating on a racecard is a different reading of the same figures: the level the horse has been running to, an average of up to its last six runs with the latest counting most, so the two can differ. A, B or C on a run is how much known form was in that race. What this means →

Flat 10 figures · best 112A · median 96
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
Good4107A95.54 runs · 107 / 95.5
Good to Soft3102A791 run · —
Soft2112A108.51 run · —
Heavy1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 1 Nov 2025
1m2f – 1m4f5112A1025 runs · 112 / 102
1m – 1m1f4105A86.5—
1m5f – 2m1——1 run · —

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 10 figures from 10 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 10 analysed runs since Aug 2025

  • Prominent 7 (70%) · 4 wins
  • Led 3 (30%) · 0 wins

Pedigree intelligence

Sire
Camelot (GB)

Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,709 runs since May 2017 (756 horses).

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm15213.3%+1.6—
Good to Firm8179111.1%−0.6—
Good1,99223711.9%+0.20 from 4
Good to Soft1,09813111.9%+0.21 from 3
Soft1,49519913.3%+1.62 from 2
Heavy5585810.4%−1.31 from 1
Standard (AW)1,73418310.6%−1.1—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f2613.8%−7.9—
6f – 7f714669.2%−2.5—
1m – 1m1f1,61418011.2%−0.52 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f2,88134912.1%+0.42 from 5
1m5f – 2m1,67821813%+1.30 from 1
2m1f – 2m4f5966310.6%−1.1—
2m5f – 3m1712011.7%0—
Over 3m29413.8%+2.1—

Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since May 2017 · as at 31 Oct 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast

Dam
Beauly (GB) (Sea The Stars)

3 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Missed The Cut (USA) (4 wins).

The wins came over 7f–1m3f; the highest grade won is Listed (Missed The Cut (USA)).

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Missed The Cut (USA)741m–1m2fListed
Orange Sky (IRE)727f–1mClass 4
South Pole (IRE)511m3fClass 5

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Good to Soft 3 1 33% +9.00
Soft 2 2 100% +13.50
Heavy 1 1 100% +1.50

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 4 1 25% +4.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
York 2 0 0% −2.00
Leopardstown 2 2 100% +17.50
Doncaster 1 0 0% −1.00
Curragh 1 0 0% −1.00
Epsom Downs 1 1 100% +7.00
Gowran Park 1 1 100% +1.50
Tipperary 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
1m2f – 1m4f 5 2 40% +15.00
1m – 1m1f 4 2 50% +6.00
1m5f – 2m 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Ronan Whelan 3 1 33% +5.00
Jack Cleary 3 1 33% +4.50
Ryan Moore 2 0 0% −2.00
Wayne Lordan 2 2 100% +12.50

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2026 6 2 33% +14.00
2025 4 2 50% +6.00

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 · 6 runs
12 Sep 26+24d Doncaster Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m6½f · Good · 11 ran Sent clear early - lost front spot after a furlong then regained it before 3f out - driven and overtaken approaching 2f out - dropped away in the final furlong to finish 9th 9/11 ¾ 9-3 118117C77C Ronan Whelan 7/4F
19 Aug 26+52d York Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m4f · Good · 6 ran Went straight to the front - quickly overtaken and settled behind the pacesetter - edged back in front just before 3f out - shaken up as rivals came at - lost command inside final 2f then held on for third 3/6 2¼ 9-7 11887A98B Ryan Moore 6/4F
28 Jun 26+22d Curragh Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) 1m4f · Good · 8 ran Sat close up early in second - hit front three furlongs out and asked for effort soon after - challenged hard with two to run - overtaken a furlong and a half from home - held on for second at an even effort late 2/8 1¾ 9-2 118110A107A Ronan Whelan 4/1
06 Jun 26+23d Epsom Downs Betfred Derby (Group 1) Class 1 · 1m4f · Soft · 14 ran Handy early - hit front approaching 3f out - pushed out to open daylight over 2f out while edging off a true line - stayed on well to the finish 1/14 9-2 109106C112A Ronan Whelan 7/1
14 May 26+32d York Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (Group 2) Class 1 · 1m2½f · Good · 8 ran Sat close up early - pressed for effort with 2f to run - kept on without finding extra in final furlong - held for third 3/8 1¾ 9-2 10994A93A Ryan Moore 11/4F
12 Apr 26+176d Leopardstown P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3) 1m2f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Sat behind the front group early - moved into second and roused with two furlongs left - edged in front inside the final furlong - finished strongly for the win 1/9 9-8 10797A102A Wayne Lordan 11/1
2025 · 4 runs
18 Oct 25+28d Leopardstown Mongey Communications Eyrefield Stakes (Group 3) 1m1f · Yielding · 8 ran Sat close to the front pack early - 4th at halfway - urged forward in the early straight - moved into 2nd inside the final furlong and got up to score on the line 1/8 9-5 91116A105A Jack Cleary 13/2
20 Sep 25+20d Gowran Park Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Smullen Series) 1m · Heavy · 9 ran Sat behind the pace early - still second at halfway - urged forward with 2f left - driven to challenge from inside the final furlong - nosed in front with under 200 yards to run before being caught back up - regained the advantage right at the line 1/9 9-5 —104A94A Wayne Lordan 6/4F
31 Aug 25+29d Tipperary Camas Park Irish EBF Maiden 1m1f · Good To Yielding · 12 ran Went straight to front by a whisker early - pace pressed and given the whip approaching 2f out - lost command there and dropped away steadily inside final furlong - eventually beaten home in 5th 5/12 3½ 9-2 —110A79A Jack Cleary 5/1
02 Aug 25 Galway Whiriskey Refrigeration Irish EBF Maiden 1m½f · Good To Yielding · 9 ran Settled off the front group early - 5th at halfway - pressed for effort 2f out but unable to find extra 1f out - stayed on at one gear to finish third 3/9 4 9-2 —63C77A Jack Cleary 11/2

Quick answers

How many races has Christmas Day won?
Christmas Day (IRE) won 4 of 10 archived starts between 2025 and 2026, a strike rate of 40%. Placed 7 times in total (70% of starts).
Who trains Christmas Day?
Christmas Day (IRE) is trained by A P O'Brien, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 12 September 2026.
Who is Christmas Day's sire?
Christmas Day (IRE) is by Camelot (GB) out of Beauly (GB), whose sire is Sea The Stars.
What going does Christmas Day prefer?
Christmas Day (IRE) has the best record on good to soft 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 Christmas Day's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 118, from the run on 12 September 2026. That is also the highest on record.
What is Christmas Day's sire's record?
Camelot (GB)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,709 runs since May 2017 (756 horses), Flat and jumps together.
Who are Christmas Day's siblings?
Out of Beauly (GB), Christmas Day (IRE) has 3 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Missed The Cut (USA) (4). Highest grade won: Listed (Missed The Cut (USA)). The wins came over 7f–1m3f. As at Nov 2026.

Record shown from August 2025. Our archive holds racing in Great Britain, Ireland and France from January 2005. Any runs before that, or in other countries, are not in it. In-running comments are available from 2024 onward.