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Horse profile

Ciao (IRE)

5yo mare (at last run, Jan 2008) · Last trainer John Joseph Murphy · Last owner O Finetto
by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of White Squall (GB) (Caerleon)
18 runs · 12 courses · from Jun 2005
As at 27 Oct 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Jan 2008 — 6,844 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Jan 2008 Won at Killarney Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile

Ciao (IRE) is 1 from 18. Hasn't won since May 2006. Last raced off 81, 11lb below the career-high mark.

Based on 18 archived runs · updated 27 Oct 2026
KTB at a glance OR ↓ 11lb off peak
Official rating81↓ 11lb off peak
81 80–92

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 (jumps) 86C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Clonmel, 5 Apr 2007 Official rating 81 at the last jumps run, 31 Jan 2008

Best recent KTB Rating (flat) 64C the best of the last 3 rated runs · Limerick, 26 May 2006 Official rating 80 at the last flat run, 3 Aug 2006

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 →

Jumps 3 figures · best 86C · median 72
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Good286C79—
Good to Firm1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
1m5f – 2m386C72—
Flat 11 figures · best 83C · median 69
GoingRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
Soft483C70—
Good to Firm381C54—
Heavy269C66.5—
Good to Soft1———
Good1———
DistanceRunsBestMedianSince 27 Oct 2025
6f – 7f783C70—
1m – 1m1f377C63—
1m2f – 1m4f1———

Of 18 runs looked at, 4 have no figure: did not complete (or a non-runner row) (3) · no runner of known ability in the race — the level cannot be solved (1).

KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 14 figures from 18 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
Imperial Ballet (IRE)

Progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses).

Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.

GoingRunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Firm1616.3%−0.9—
Good to Firm20094.5%−2.70 from 6
Good300186%−1.20 from 4
Good to Soft14175%−2.20 from 1
Soft261249.2%+21 from 4
Heavy179137.3%+0.10 from 3
Standard (AW)2452510.2%+3—
Distance (all codes)RunsWinsSRvs sireThis horse
Under 6f1501812%+4.8—
6f – 7f210146.7%−0.50 from 7
1m – 1m1f188158%+0.81 from 4
1m2f – 1m4f13186.1%−1.10 from 1
1m5f – 2m321175.3%−1.90 from 6
2m1f – 2m4f251166.4%−0.8—
2m5f – 3m75912%+4.8—
Over 3m1600%−7.2—

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
White Squall (GB) (Caerleon)

2 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.

ProduceRunsWinsWin tripsBest grade
Jupiter Pearl (IRE)60——
Pamparovo (IRE)150——

Record by conditions

GoingRunsWinsSR£1
Good to Firm 6 0 0% −6.00
Good 4 0 0% −4.00
Soft 4 1 25% +0.00
Heavy 3 0 0% −3.00
Good to Soft 1 0 0% −1.00

ClassRunsWinsSR£1
Class 1 1 0 0% −1.00

CourseRunsWinsSR£1
Cork 3 0 0% −3.00
Tipperary 3 0 0% −3.00
Curragh 3 0 0% −3.00
Thurles 1 0 0% −1.00
Kilbeggan (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Clonmel 1 0 0% −1.00
Galway (IRE) 1 0 0% −1.00
Ascot 1 0 0% −1.00
Limerick 1 0 0% −1.00
Killarney 1 1 100% +3.00
Leopardstown 1 0 0% −1.00
Listowel 1 0 0% −1.00

DistanceRunsWinsSR£1
6f – 7f 7 0 0% −7.00
1m5f – 2m 6 0 0% −6.00
1m – 1m1f 4 1 25% +0.00
1m2f – 1m4f 1 0 0% −1.00

JockeyRunsWinsSR£1
Danny Grant 10 1 10% −6.00
Eddie Power 3 0 0% −3.00
Ms K Ferris 1 0 0% −1.00
Ian McCarthy 1 0 0% −1.00
D F Flannery 1 0 0% −1.00
P Shanahan 1 0 0% −1.00
Keith Maher 1 0 0% −1.00

SeasonRunsWinsSR£1
2008 1 0 0% −1.00
2007 5 0 0% −5.00
2006 6 1 17% −2.00
2005 6 0 0% −6.00

TypeRunsWinsSR£1
Flat 12 1 8% −8.00
Hurdle 6 0 0% −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 ORKTB Jockey SP
2008 · 1 run
31 Jan 08+235d Thurles Tipperary (Ladies) Handicap Hurdle (77-90) 16f · Heavy · 16 ran PU/16 — 10-12 81— Ms K Ferris 16/1
2007 · 5 runs
10 Jun 07+16d Cork Fermoy Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 14 ran 12/14 30 10-9 8168C Ian McCarthy 20/1
25 May 07+6d Tipperary Tipperary Summer Festival 21st & 22nd July Hurdle 16f · Good To Firm · 10 ran F/10 — 10-4 —— D F Flannery 20/1
19 May 07+30d Kilbeggan (IRE) Tullamore All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 14 ran 8/14 7 10-11 —72C Eddie Power 16/1
19 Apr 07+14d Tipperary New Tote Ireland Placepot Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 19 ran BD/19 — 10-11 —— Eddie Power 16/1
05 Apr 07+245d Clonmel Fethard Maiden Hurdle 16f · Good · 18 ran 7/18 1¾ 10-11 —86C Eddie Power 9/1
2006 · 6 runs
03 Aug 06+18d Galway (IRE) Guinness & Oysters European Breeders Fund Fillies Handicap 7f · Good To Firm · 13 ran 7/13 ¾ 8-13 8054C Danny Grant 33/1
16 Jul 06+25d Curragh Kilboy Estate Stakes (Fillies Listed) 9f · Good To Firm · 12 ran 11/12 8 8-12 80— P Shanahan 33/1
21 Jun 06+26d Ascot Sandringham Handicap () (Fillies) Class 1 · 8f · Good To Firm · 19 ran 15/19 ½ 8-7 9152C Danny Grant 66/1
26 May 06+18d Limerick Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Handicap (60-90) 11f · Heavy · 14 ran 6/14 1½ 9-8 8264C Danny Grant 6/1
08 May 06+21d Killarney Irish Stallion Farms EBF Fillies Median Auction Maiden 8.5f · Yielding To Soft · 11 ran 1/11 8-11 8277C Danny Grant 3/1
17 Apr 06+162d Cork Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 6f · Yielding To Soft · 16 ran 2/16 4 8-11 8283C Danny Grant 8/1
2005 · 6 runs
06 Nov 05+14d Leopardstown Premier Nursery Handicap 7f · Soft To Heavy · 16 ran 5/16 ½ 8-10 8469C Danny Grant 25/1
23 Oct 05+31d Curragh Gerrardstown House Stud Silken Glider Stks (Fillies Listed) 8f · Yielding · 13 ran 8/13 2½ 8-11 8763C Danny Grant 25/1
22 Sep 05+7d Listowel Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden 7f · Good To Yielding · 15 ran 2/15 ¾ 8-11 9270C Danny Grant 9/1
15 Sep 05+83d Tipperary Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Fillies) Maiden 7.5f · Yielding · 16 ran 9/16 1½ 8-7 —27C Keith Maher 10/1
24 Jun 05+12d Curragh Blue Square Stakes (Fillies Listed) 7f · Good To Firm · 11 ran 5/11 2 8-11 —81C Danny Grant 25/1
12 Jun 05 Cork Golden Olive Maiden 6f · Good · 12 ran 4/12 ½ 8-11 —82C Danny Grant 20/1

Quick answers

How many races has Ciao won?
Ciao (IRE) won 1 of 18 archived starts between 2005 and 2008, a strike rate of 5.6%. Placed 3 times in total (16.7% of starts).
Who trained Ciao?
Ciao (IRE) was trained by John Joseph Murphy on the most recent run on record, at Thurles on 31 January 2008.
Who is Ciao's sire?
Ciao (IRE) is by Imperial Ballet (IRE) out of White Squall (GB), whose sire is Caerleon.
What going does Ciao prefer?
Ciao (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
What is Ciao's official rating?
The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 31 January 2008. The highest on record is 92.
What is Ciao's sire's record?
Imperial Ballet (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 7.2% of 1,342 runs since Jan 2008 (99 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest on standard (aw) going: 10.2% from 245. Strongest at trips under 6f (all codes): 12% from 150.
Who are Ciao's siblings?
Out of White Squall (GB), Ciao (IRE) has 2 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Oct 2026.

Record shown from June 2005. 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.